What is the price of bananas in New Zealand?

As of May 2026, bananas in New Zealand is US$ 2.61 per kg (4.16 NZD), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is New Zealand's world rank in banana exports?

New Zealand ranks #88 out of 107 banana exporters.

Bananas Price in New Zealand - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Bananas Prices in New Zealand

US$ 2.61 / kg

4.16 NZD / kg

MoM ▲ 9.3% YoY ▲ 9.3%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: May 2026

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (NZD)	MoM	YoY	Source
US	Global benchmark	1.12	1.78	▼ 2.6%	▲ 2.8%	World Bank Pink Sheet
Europe	Global benchmark	1.14	1.81	▲ 1.8%	▲ 0.0%	World Bank Pink Sheet
-	Export (unit value)	2.61	4.16	▲ 9.3%	▲ 9.3%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the bananas price in New Zealand available is US$ 2.61 per kg (4.16 NZD), up 9.3% year-on-year.

In 2024, New Zealand exported 9 tonnes of bananas valued at US$22,233, ranking #88 out of 107 global exporters and accounting for 0.0% of world exports. Banana exports decreased by 10.2% year-on-year. The latest export unit value is US$2.6126 per kg.

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Bananas Price History & Trend

We are building a dedicated bananas price series for New Zealand history. The trend line shown is the closest commodity benchmark, for reference only.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - bananas in New Zealand

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, New Zealand exported $22.2K (9.3 t) of bananas▼ 10.2% YoY. That ranks #88 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$22.2K

Export value

9.3 t

Export volume

#88 / 107

World rank

Global share

$2.39

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top bananas exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Ecuador $3.35B · 26.9%
#2 Philippines $1.23B · 9.9%
#3 Costa Rica $1.2B · 9.6%
#4 Colombia $1.08B · 8.7%
#5 Guatemala $1.02B · 8.1%

Annual export data New Zealand · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$22.2K	9.3 t	$2.39
2023	$24.8K	11.7 t	$2.12
2022	$22.8K	9.3 t	$2.44
2021	$76.2K	23.6 t	$3.23
2020	$42.9K	18.8 t	$2.28

HS Code

bananas is traded under Harmonized System code 0803.90. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade; harvest season - FAO GIEWS Crop Calendar. Values are official reported figures.

New Zealand bananas - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The quantity of bananas shipped by New Zealand in 2020 was 24 tons. In 2019 New Zealand shipped 15 tonnes of bananas. In 2019 alone, the interest in New Zealand bananas (fruits category) has decreased, flactuating by -74.138 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, bananas' exports increased by 200 pc earning the exporter US$0.03m for the year 2019. New Zealand's bananas exports are categorised as:

Bananas, incl. plantains, fresh or dried (HS code 080300)
Fresh or dried bananas (excluding plantains) (HS code 080390)

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New Zealand bananas export values

In 2019, New Zealand shipped bananas valued at 0.03m USD, a contraction of -26.83% from 2018's total bananas export of 0.041m USD. The annual change in value of New Zealand bananas between 2017 to 2018 was 272.727 percent.

The yearly variation in the amount of New Zealand's bananas exports between 2017 and 2019 was 200 per cent in comparison to a variation of -74.138% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

New Zealand's share of the world's total bananas' exports in 2019 was 2.6%. The country is ranked position 9 in world exports of bananas.

Export markets for New Zealand bananas ( in '000$ )

New Zealand's top destinations for bananas are Tonga, Fiji, Singapore, French Polynesia and China.

Import/Export Trends

New Zealand is a net exporter of bananas. The annual growth of New Zealand bananas in value between 2015 to 2019 was 16%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was 7%, per annum.

New Zealand brought in 93,217 tonnes of bananas in 2019.

Bananas Prices Across Oceania

Compare the latest bananas prices in other Oceania countries:

Australia$1.25/kg Papua New Guinea$1.14/kg Cooks Islands$3.28/kg French Polynesia$1.74/kg Tonga$2.04/kg Fiji$0.88/kg New Caledonia$5.11/kg Samoa$0.72/kg

Other Fruits Prices in New Zealand

Latest prices for other fruits in New Zealand:

Oranges$2.17/kg Avocados$2.78/kg Mangoes$11.32/kg Apples$0.44/kg Watermelon$2.62/kg Dates$5.34/kg Passion fruit$5.33/kg Strawberries$10.93/kg Kiwifruit$1.99/kg Pumpkins, squash and gourds$0.59/kg Breadfruit$9.24/kg Durian$25.12/kg Horned melon (Kiwano)$16.04/kg Lychee$16.04/kg Rambutan$16.04/kg

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