Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Netherlands
Netherlands: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.4988 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.4988 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 10.4%
World rank
39th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.6525 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
All-time low
0.2681 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1968
Years of data
58
1967–2024
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Netherlands, 1967–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Netherlands is 0.4988 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Netherlands peaked at 0.6525 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2681 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1968.
That places Netherlands 39th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 0.2722 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1968 | 0.2681 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2823 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2926 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2757 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2907 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3419 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3194 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3146 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2999 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3329 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3518 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.3594 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3507 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3556 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.377 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3949 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 1987 | 0.33 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3392 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3601 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3505 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3411 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3242 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.297 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3644 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3662 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3852 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3875 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.389 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3904 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3818 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4514 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4605 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4699 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3889 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.2% |
| 2010 | 0.454 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4986 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5242 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4885 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4908 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5549 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6525 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5568 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4988 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.4988 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.4988 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3919 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2742 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2681 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2823 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1970s | 0.3084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2757 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3419 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3547 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3949 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3514 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.297 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.389 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3818 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4699 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.454 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5242 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5507 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4908 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6525 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 36 Lithuania 0.5078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Czechia 0.5036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4991 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 Moldova 0.4969 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 41 Namibia 0.4964 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 42 Belarus 0.4921 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Netherlands
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -5.93 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -329.49 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -17.06 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 95.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -948.01 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 49.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0886 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 6,527 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Netherlands?
- Goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Netherlands was 0.4988 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6525 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2681 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1968.
- How does Netherlands rank for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Netherlands ranks 39th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.