Current account balance as a proportion of GDP in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Current account balance as a proportion of GDP was 9.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) recorded 9.1% for current account balance as a proportion of gdp in 2024.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 10.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2000.
That places Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 18th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +30.6% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | +121.2% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | +30.6% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | +28.4% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | -24.4% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -30.6% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -17.8% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +91.5% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | -43.3% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +47.4% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -23.1% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | +79.6% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -33.6% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | +38.0% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 1.7% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 4.8% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 5.7% | 10.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- 15 Turks and Caicos Islands 13.1% compare
- 16 Denmark 12.3% compare
- 17 Congo 11.6% compare
- 19 South Sudan 7.9% compare
- 20 Faroe Islands 7.8% compare
- 21 Switzerland 7.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices -0.5188 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 4.42 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local -0.5188 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local Currency 4.31 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 20.32 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 19.76 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 20.32 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 19.76 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 188,221 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 169,643 million SLC (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 9.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest current account balance as a proportion of gdp recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest current account balance as a proportion of gdp recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
- How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for current account balance as a proportion of gdp?
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 18th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current account balance as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands (Kingdom of the) data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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