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As of 2022, New Zealand's merchandise exports totaled approximately **US\$45.6 billion**, reflecting a diverse economy with strong contributions from the agriculture, forestry, and manufacturing sectors. ([World Integrated Trade Solution][1])
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### 🇳🇿 Top 20 Export Products of New Zealand (2022)
| Rank | Product Category | Export Value (US\$ Billion) | Share of Total Exports | |
| ---- | --------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- | ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| 1 | **Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible products** | \$12.47 | 27.0% | |
| 2 | **Meat and edible meat offal** | \$5.22 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | **Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal** | \$2.89 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | **Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons** | \$2.88 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | **Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products** | \$1.65 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | **Beverages, spirits and vinegar** | \$1.51 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | **Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers** | \$1.51 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | **Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates** | \$1.22 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | **Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes** | \$1.18 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | **Electrical, electronic equipment** | \$0.96 | 2.1% | |
| 11 | **Miscellaneous edible preparations** | \$0.92 | 2.0% | |
| 12 | **Aluminum** | \$0.91 | 2.0% | |
| 13 | **Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus** | \$0.83 | 1.8% | |
| 14 | **Commodities not specified according to kind** | \$0.78 | 1.7% | |
| 15 | **Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins** | \$0.74 | 1.6% | |
| 16 | **Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products** | \$0.47 | 1.0% | |
| 17 | **Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste** | \$0.43 | 0.9% | |
| 18 | **Pharmaceutical products** | \$0.40 | 0.9% | |
| 19 | **Products of animal origin** | \$0.37 | 0.8% | |
| 20 | **Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder** | \$0.35 | 0.8% | ([Trading Economics][2], [MFAT][3], [TrendEconomy][4]) |
*Note: The above figures are based on available trade data and may be subject to revisions.*
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### 🌍 Top Export Destinations
In 2022, New Zealand's primary export partners were:
* **China**: \$12.7 billion (27.9% of total exports)
* **Australia**: \$5.5 billion (12.1%)
* **United States**: \$4.9 billion (10.8%)
* **Japan**: \$2.6 billion (5.8%)
* **South Korea**: \$1.7 billion (3.7%)([TrendEconomy][5])
These figures highlight New Zealand's strong trade relationships within the Asia-Pacific region and with North America. ([World Integrated Trade Solution][6])
If you need more detailed information on specific export categories or trade partners, feel free to ask!
[1]: https://wits.worldbank.org/CountryProfile/en/Country/NZL/Year/2022/Summary?utm_source=chatgpt.com "New Zealand Trade Summary 2022 | WITS Data"
[2]: https://tradingeconomics.com/new-zealand/exports-by-category?utm_source=chatgpt.com "New Zealand Exports By Category - TRADING ECONOMICS"
[3]: https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/trade/mfat-market-reports/nz-economic-performance-in-2022-and-future-prospects?utm_source=chatgpt.com "NZ economic performance in 2022, and future prospects | New Zealand ..."
[4]: https://trendeconomy.com/data/h2/NewZealand/TOTAL?utm_source=chatgpt.com "New Zealand | Imports and Exports | World | ALL COMMODITIES | Value (US ..."
[5]: https://trendeconomy.com/data/export_h2/NewZealand?utm_source=chatgpt.com "New Zealand | Exports | ALL COMMODITIES | 2022 - TrendEconomy"
[6]: https://wits.worldbank.org/CountryProfile/en/Country/NZL/Year/2022/TradeFlow/Export?utm_source=chatgpt.com "New Zealand Exports by country and region 2022 | WITS Data"
