Information and communication technology supply survey: 2019
The information and communication technology supply survey collects sales data from New Zealand businesses that are involved in producing or supplying information and communication technology (ICT) software and services.
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Key facts
In 2019 compared with 2017:
- sales of ICT software and services were worth $9.8 billion, up 31 percent
- sales of published software rose 49 percent to $3.1 billion
- sales of IT services increased 24 percent to $6.8 billion
- exports of IT software and services were 21 percent of the total sales of ICT software and services, up from 19 percent.
Note: The ICT supply survey does not measure imports of ICT software and services to New Zealand.
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Revisions
We revised some data as a result of updated information from respondents for the 2017 ICT supply survey. The revisions are noted in the table below.
| Component | Level | Published | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 June 2018 | 5 March 2020 | ||
| NZ$(million) | |||
| Published software | Export | 404 | 574 |
| Domestic | 1,415 | 1,508 | |
| Information technology services | Export | 834 | 848 |
| Domestic | 4,754 | 4,602 | |
| Total | Export | 1,238 | 1,422 |
| Domestic | 6,169 | 6,110 | |
Definitions and metadata
Information and communication technology supply survey – DataInfo+ details the methodology used for this release.
Information and communication technology supply survey concepts – DataInfo+ provides the definitions of terms used in this release.
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Diagram shows the sales of ICT goods and services in 2019. Total sales of ICT software and services rose 31 percent from 2017 to reach $9,849 million in 2019. Total export sales of ICT software and services rose 47 percent from 2017 to reach $2,084 million in 2019. Published software exports rose 70 percent from 2017 to reach $976 million in 2019. Export sales of IT services rose 31 percent from 2017 to reach $1,108 million in 2019. Total domestic sales rose 27 percent from 2017 to reach $7,766 million in 2019. Domestic sales of published software rose 41 percent from 2017 to reach $2,123 million in 2019. Domestic sales of IT services rose 23 percent to reach $5,642 million in 2019.
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Next release
The information and communication technology (ICT) supply survey is run every 2–3 years. The next survey is due to be run in 2021.
