New Zealand's r&d spending rose from 1.1 % in 1997 to 1.5 % in 2023.
New Zealand · Innovation, research & technology
R&D, patents, publications, researchers and high-tech.
9 indicators · 9 with data
Research
New Zealand's researchers in r&d (per million people) rose from 2,200.1 /M in 1997 to 5,435.5 /M in 2023.
New Zealand's scientific and technical journal articles rose from 3,749 in 1996 to 8,096 in 2023.
Patents
New Zealand's patent applications, residents fell from 1,031 in 1992 to 330 in 2021.
New Zealand's patent applications, nonresidents rose from 3,390 in 1992 to 6,522 in 2021.
New Zealand's trademark applications, total rose from 13,030 in 2004 to 24,096 in 2021.
Technology
New Zealand's high-tech exports rose from 10.1 % in 2007 to 13.0 % in 2024.
New Zealand's high-technology exports (current us$) rose from US$667M in 2007 to US$840M in 2024.
Economy
ICT service exports (% of service exports)
% of service exports
63rd of 94 · 8th in East Asia & Pacific
New Zealand's ict service exports (% of service exports) rose from 4.9 % in 2000 to 5.7 % in 2025.