Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in New Zealand
New Zealand: Import unit values, Mean, US dollar was 0.9956 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in New Zealand, 1963–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for import unit values, mean, us dollar in New Zealand is 0.9956, measured in 2014.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit values, mean, us dollar in New Zealand peaked at 1 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.703, in 1968.
New Zealand ranks 21st of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.7838 | — |
| 1964 | 0.846 | +7.9% |
| 1965 | 0.8229 | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.8247 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.7482 | -9.3% |
| 1968 | 0.703 | -6.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7562 | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 0.7449 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.7922 | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8278 | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.8605 | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.8454 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.7528 | -11.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8051 | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7825 | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7927 | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.8171 | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8186 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.8477 | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.831 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8307 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8209 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8412 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8023 | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8346 | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8708 | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8624 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8454 | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8562 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8206 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8817 | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8896 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8553 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.903 | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9349 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9075 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9604 | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 1 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9773 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9936 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9652 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9766 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.939 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9662 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9579 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9902 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9562 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9629 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9714 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9678 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.968 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9956 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7835 | 0.703 | 0.846 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.8021 | 0.7449 | 0.8605 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.836 | 0.8023 | 0.8708 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8855 | 0.8206 | 0.9604 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9722 | 0.939 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9732 | 0.9629 | 0.9956 | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 0.9988 compare
- 19 Sweden 0.9962 compare
- 20 Cameroon 0.9958 compare
- 22 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.9925 compare
- 23 Sierra Leone 0.9907 compare
- 24 Republic of Korea 0.9907 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import unit values, mean, us dollar in New Zealand?
- Import unit values, mean, us dollar in New Zealand was 0.9956 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2000.
- What is the lowest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.703 in 1968.
- How does New Zealand rank for import unit values, mean, us dollar?
- New Zealand ranks 21st out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is import unit values, mean, us dollar rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Import unit values, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.