Netherlands vs Upper middle income: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP
Netherlands
0.6945 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Upper middle income
0.2376 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Netherlands rank
38th
Upper middle income rank
40th
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Netherlands
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.6945 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2376 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.4569 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 2.9 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 57 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 38th and Upper middle income ranks 40th of 193 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3959 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2858 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.428 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1508 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2772 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.4941 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1867 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3074 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.5024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2934 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.5653 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2684 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2968 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.7105 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2414 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4691 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.7564 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2327 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5237 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp, Netherlands or Upper middle income?
- Netherlands, at 0.6945 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2376 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Netherlands and Upper middle income?
- 0.4569 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Upper middle income?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Upper middle income rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Netherlands ranks 38th and Upper middle income ranks 40th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports of goods and services (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.