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October 2025 - September 2026
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New Zealand’s cost-per-app-install moved with modest momentum across the 12 months observed, running below the global benchmark for most of the period but showing a few months of above-market spikes. This analysis is based on $3B worth of advertising data from our dataset, which provides strong directional benchmarks. This analysis explores ad performance trends for All industries in New Zealand compared to the global benchmark.
Across July 2025–June 2026 New Zealand’s median cost per app install averaged about $10.91, starting the period at $12.05 (Jul 2025) and ending at $10.04 (Jun 2026) — an overall decline of roughly 16.7% from start to finish. The local high was $13.62 in August 2025 and the low $8.81 in February 2026, a peak-to-trough swing of $4.81 (about 44% of the low).
By contrast the global baseline averaged roughly $15.58 over the same months, driven by a pronounced spike to $30.13 in February 2026 and a low of $9.36 in December 2025. New Zealand ran about 30% below the global median on average, though the gap varied month to month: New Zealand exceeded baseline levels in July (+21%), August (+9%), and December (+43%), while trailing substantially in February (about 71% below the global spike) and most other months.
Volatility in New Zealand measured roughly $1.5 standard deviation around the mean (≈13.7% of the mean). Average month-to-month movement was about $1.7 (≈15.6% of the mean), indicating moderate month-to-month swings but far less dramatic churn than the global set.
Momentum began with a small lift into August, then a multi-month decline into October and a surge back toward year-end. December showed a notable local lift (to $13.38), then costs fell into a February trough ($8.81). March produced a rebound to $11.36 and the series settled in the $9–$11 band through spring into June. The baseline pattern was noisier: a deep spike in February pushed the global median well above the seasonal band that otherwise centers in the mid-teens.
The rhythm shows pockets of lift (Aug, Dec, Mar) and softer periods (Oct, Feb, May), with the February divergence being the most extreme relative to the global benchmark.
Relative to the global benchmark, New Zealand’s cost-per-app-install was generally below average (≈30% lower overall) and materially less volatile. The global series had a much larger standard deviation (~$5.4, ~35% of its mean) driven by a singular, large February spike; New Zealand’s movements were steadier and concentrated in a narrower range. At its narrowest gap New Zealand was roughly on par or slightly above global median (Aug); at its widest it trailed by roughly 70% (Feb).
This contrast highlights a quieter, lower-cost market for cost per app install in New Zealand during the 12-month window versus the more turbulent global benchmark.
Understanding cost-per-app-install benchmarks for All industries in New Zealand helps advertisers orient to Facebook Ads benchmarks, CPC trends, CPM analysis, CTR performance context, country-specific ad costs, and industry ad performance comparisons.
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