The number of visitor arrivals in New Zealand rose by 3.8 percent year-on-year in November of 2021, as pandemic-related travel restrictions started to ease allowing a rebound in the tourism sector, coinciding with the opening of quarantine-free travel from New Zealand to Australia on 1 November 2021. Historically, travel numbers tend to increase toward the end of the year, and provisional data for December 2021 shows a further increase in the number of border crossings, although levels overall are well below those before the COVID-19 pandemic. source: Statistics New Zealand

Tourist Arrivals in New Zealand averaged 65538.73 from 1921 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 529255 in December of 2018 and a record low of 40 in April of 1942. This page provides the latest reported value for - New Zealand Tourist Arrivals - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. New Zealand Tourist Arrivals - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on January of 2022.

Tourist Arrivals in New Zealand is expected to be 250000.00 by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the New Zealand Tourist Arrivals is projected to trend around 250000.00 in 2023 and 295000.00 in 2024, according to our econometric models.

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New Zealand Tourist Arrivals


Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2021-12-12 09:45 PM Oct -27.3% -58.1% -56.7%
2022-01-20 09:45 PM Nov 3.8% -27.3% 1.4%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -864.00 -1302.00 NZD Million Nov/21
Current Account -8300.00 -1396.00 NZD Million Sep/21
Current Account to GDP -2.70 -3.60 percent of GDP Dec/20
Exports 5860.00 5360.00 NZD Million Nov/21
Imports 6730.00 6660.00 NZD Million Nov/21
Terms of Trade 1536.00 1525.00 points Sep/21
Foreign Direct Investment -1021.00 1717.00 NZD Million Sep/21
Capital Flows 9346.00 -277.00 NZD Million Sep/21
Tourist Arrivals 5309.00 3687.00 Nov/21

News Stream
New Zealand Tourist Arrivals Rise
The number of visitor arrivals in New Zealand rose by 3.8 percent year-on-year in November of 2021, as pandemic-related travel restrictions started to ease allowing a rebound in the tourism sector, coinciding with the opening of quarantine-free travel from New Zealand to Australia on 1 November 2021. Historically, travel numbers tend to increase toward the end of the year, and provisional data for December 2021 shows a further increase in the number of border crossings, although levels overall are well below those before the COVID-19 pandemic.
2022-01-20
New Zealand Tourist Arrivals Decline
The number of visitor arrivals in New Zealand fell by 27.3 percent year-on-year in October of 2021, as pandemic related travel restrictions continue to hurt the tourism sector. Declines were seen in visitors from Australia (-800), the United States (-300), and the United Kingdom (-100). On the other hand, overseas visitor arrivals increased by 1400 in October 2021 compared with September 2021, which had 2300 visitor arrivals.
2021-12-12
New Zealand Tourist Arrivals Lowest in Over a Year
The number of visitor arrivals in New Zealand fell by 58.1% yoy to 2,310 in September of 2021, the lowest reading since May of 2021, as travel restrictions related with the coronavirus spread continue to hurt the tourism sector. Declines were mostly seen in visitors from Australia (down 1,400), the United Kingdom (down 500) and the United States (down 300). Overseas visitor arrivals decreased by 400 in September 2021 compared with August 2021, which had 2,700 overseas visitor arrivals.
2021-11-14

New Zealand Tourist Arrivals
In New Zealand, visitor arrivals measure the total number of overseas visitors which intended length of stay is less than 12 months.