Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP in Netherlands
Netherlands: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.6945 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP in Netherlands, 1969–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp in Netherlands is 0.6945 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp in Netherlands peaked at 0.8766 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3904 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1972.
Netherlands ranks 38th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 0.3959 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1970 | 0.4299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 1971 | 0.4166 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3904 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4532 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4264 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.4389 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4341 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4226 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4634 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4904 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4961 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4924 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4986 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5418 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4601 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4588 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4789 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4925 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4963 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4827 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4599 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4786 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5087 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5353 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5403 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5922 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.561 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5207 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5436 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5667 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5905 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6109 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5351 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6658 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6982 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7633 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7447 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.765 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7536 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7099 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7671 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8766 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7754 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7146 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2025 | 0.6945 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3959 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3959 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3959 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.428 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3904 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4634 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4941 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4588 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5418 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4599 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5403 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5653 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5207 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6109 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7105 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.765 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7564 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6945 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8766 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 35 Northern Mariana Islands 0.7089 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Solomon Islands 0.7078 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Bahrain 0.6999 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Lithuania 0.6912 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 Switzerland 0.6911 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 41 Hungary 0.6815 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 imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp in Netherlands?
- Imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp in Netherlands was 0.6945 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8766 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3904 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1972.
- How does Netherlands rank for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Netherlands ranks 38th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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 Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Imports of goods and services (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Imports of goods and services (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Imports of goods and services (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.