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Snapshot
New Zealand
Ranked 13 of 27 for comprehensive power, with an overall score of 16.8 out of 100.
Gained 0.6 points (+3% change) in overall score in 2025.
Measure
Analysis
New Zealand is a middle power in Asia.
New Zealand's score rose by 0.5 points to 16.8 in 2025.
New Zealand performs best in the defence networks measure, where it ranks fifth, an increase of one place from 2024, due to increasing cooperation with the United States and Australia. New Zealand’s ranking for diplomatic influence also increased by one place, after having steadily declined between 2021 and 2024.
New Zealand’s weakest performance is in the future resources measure, where it ranks 18th, dropping one place.
New Zealand exerts slightly more influence in the region than expected given its available resources, as indicated by the country's positive Power Gap score, which grew since 2024.
Read more analysis in the Key Findings report. Explore further results in the Scores section.
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Bilateral Influence
Bilateral trade, current dollars (2024)
Countries that influence New Zealand
Globally, which countries does New Zealand do most of its trade with?
Countries influenced by New Zealand
Which countries in the region rely most on trade with New Zealand?
Scores
Comprehensive power
A country’s weighted average across eight measures of power
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