Japan vs Netherlands: Imports of goods, services and primary income

Japan
1.17 trillion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Netherlands
1.30 trillion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Japan rank
8th
Netherlands rank
6th

Imports of goods, services and primary income over time

  • Japan
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1.30 trillion BoP, current US$ against 1.17 trillion BoP, current US$ in Japan, a difference of 126.06 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 8th and Netherlands ranks 6th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Netherlands Difference Ahead
1990s 452.70 billion BoP, current US$ 250.23 billion BoP, current US$ 202.46 billion BoP, current US$ Japan
2000s 616.34 billion BoP, current US$ 547.78 billion BoP, current US$ 68.56 billion BoP, current US$ Japan
2010s 974.81 billion BoP, current US$ 949.01 billion BoP, current US$ 25.79 billion BoP, current US$ Japan
2020s 1.09 trillion BoP, current US$ 1.20 trillion BoP, current US$ 111.78 billion BoP, current US$ Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods, services and primary income, Japan or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 1.30 trillion BoP, current US$ against 1.17 trillion BoP, current US$ in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income between Japan and Netherlands?
126.06 billion BoP, current US$, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income?
Japan ranks 8th and Netherlands ranks 6th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,801 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. Primary income represents the return that accrues to institutional units for their contribution to the production process or for the provision of financial assets and renting natural resources to other institutional units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.