External balance on goods and services in Netherlands
Netherlands: External balance on goods and services was 11.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
External balance on goods and services in Netherlands, 1969–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external balance on goods and services in Netherlands is 11.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external balance on goods and services in Netherlands peaked at 11.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1970.
That places Netherlands 22nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
External balance on goods and services in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 1.8% | — |
| 1970 | 0.5% | -71.5% |
| 1971 | 2.1% | +311.1% |
| 1972 | 4.7% | +122.3% |
| 1973 | 5.3% | +14.1% |
| 1974 | 5.5% | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 5.2% | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 5.1% | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 2.9% | -42.4% |
| 1978 | 2.0% | -32.4% |
| 1979 | 1.9% | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 1.8% | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 5.7% | +220.1% |
| 1982 | 6.1% | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 5.2% | -15.2% |
| 1984 | 7.1% | +37.3% |
| 1985 | 6.2% | -12.6% |
| 1986 | 5.2% | -16.4% |
| 1987 | 4.0% | -23.5% |
| 1988 | 4.3% | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 4.9% | +13.7% |
| 1990 | 5.6% | +15.6% |
| 1991 | 5.9% | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 5.6% | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 7.1% | +27.2% |
| 1994 | 7.3% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 7.5% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 6.9% | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 7.2% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 6.3% | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 7.2% | +15.2% |
| 2001 | 7.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +18.9% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | -30.7% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | +41.7% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | +13.2% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | +11.0% |
| 2025 | 11.2% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
| 1970s | 3.5% | 0.5% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 1.8% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 5.6% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 7.2% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 7.7% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 8.8% | 11.2% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Netherlands
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7139 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 52,603 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6118 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 45,077 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 9.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.198 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 14,588 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1752 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external balance on goods and services in Netherlands?
- External balance on goods and services in Netherlands was 11.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest external balance on goods and services recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest external balance on goods and services recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1970.
- How does Netherlands rank for external balance on goods and services?
- Netherlands ranks 22nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is external balance on goods and services rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of External balance on goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.