Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) was -1.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) stood at -1.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 95.4% on the previous year and down 108.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 86.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -30.7%, in 2018.
That places Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 202nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.1% | — |
| 2001 | 12.0% | -20.4% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | -55.4% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -34.5% |
| 2004 | 21.2% | +502.5% |
| 2005 | 30.5% | +44.1% |
| 2006 | 50.9% | +66.9% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | +68.9% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | -76.3% |
| 2009 | 23.1% | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -72.0% |
| 2011 | 39.0% | +502.7% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | -20.8% |
| 2013 | 36.7% | +18.7% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | -56.4% |
| 2015 | 48.5% | +203.2% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | -28.2% |
| 2017 | 23.7% | -31.8% |
| 2018 | -30.7% | -229.3% |
| 2019 | -13.8% | -55.1% |
| 2020 | -23.7% | +72.2% |
| 2021 | -11.0% | -53.7% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -113.5% |
| 2023 | -30.2% | -2147.6% |
| 2024 | -1.4% | -95.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -2147.6% | 1.5% | -30.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.8% | 3.5% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | -30.7% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -13.0% | -30.2% | 1.5% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- GDP Deflator — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, annual 5.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value Standard Local 4.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth 6.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate 6.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 0.9797 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 0.9796 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, annual 4.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was -1.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The lowest recorded value was -30.7% in 2018.
- How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 202nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 108.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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