Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) was 0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Netherlands, 1970–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.3% for foreign direct investment, net inflows in 2025.
That represents a change of up 163.8% on the previous year and down 99.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Netherlands peaked at 86.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -36.4%, in 2018.
That places Netherlands 169th out of 201 countries with data for 2025, 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 (% of GDP) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.7% | — |
| 1971 | 1.7% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 1.4% | -18.3% |
| 1973 | 1.6% | +12.9% |
| 1974 | 1.3% | -18.8% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | -56.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5% | -10.5% |
| 1978 | 0.7% | +45.7% |
| 1979 | 1.0% | +37.5% |
| 1980 | 1.2% | +22.3% |
| 1981 | 1.1% | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | -29.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | +14.3% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | +34.8% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | -12.3% |
| 1986 | 1.6% | +48.9% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | -20.7% |
| 1988 | 1.8% | +47.7% |
| 1989 | 3.3% | +81.5% |
| 1990 | 3.3% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 1.7% | -48.8% |
| 1992 | 1.7% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | +43.6% |
| 1996 | 3.7% | +36.5% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | -28.2% |
| 1998 | 8.6% | +224.5% |
| 1999 | 9.2% | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 15.1% | +64.4% |
| 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 | 6.7% | -71.1% |
| 2011 | 39.2% | +487.1% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | -19.5% |
| 2013 | 36.7% | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | -56.4% |
| 2015 | 48.5% | +203.1% |
| 2016 | 34.9% | -28.1% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | -31.8% |
| 2018 | -36.4% | -253.1% |
| 2019 | -13.7% | -62.4% |
| 2020 | -23.6% | +72.4% |
| 2021 | -11.2% | -52.7% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -115.0% |
| 2023 | -30.3% | -1911.6% |
| 2024 | -0.5% | -98.4% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | -163.8% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 14% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.9%, 16% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Netherlands 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 | -1911.6% | 1.7% | -30.3% |
| 2004 | +502.5% | 3.5% | 21.2% |
| 2011 | +487.1% | 6.7% | 39.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 1.7% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 3.5% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | -36.4% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -10.6% | -30.3% | 1.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More economy & growth data for Netherlands
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0141 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,040 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.4115 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 759.51 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 487.58 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Netherlands?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Netherlands was 0.3% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was -36.4% in 2018.
- How does Netherlands rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Netherlands ranks 169th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.