Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Netherlands
Netherlands: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP was 66.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Netherlands, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Netherlands stood at 66.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Netherlands peaked at 85.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 1968.
Netherlands ranks 23rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20.1% | — |
| 1961 | 19.8% | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 19.1% | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 19.4% | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 19.6% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 18.5% | -5.3% |
| 1966 | 18.1% | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 17.2% | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 17.1% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 17.9% | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 19.5% | +9.4% |
| 1971 | 19.5% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 17.7% | -9.4% |
| 1973 | 19.1% | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 22.6% | +18.1% |
| 1975 | 21.3% | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 22.9% | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 22.8% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 21.1% | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 23.8% | +12.8% |
| 1980 | 25.9% | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 26.9% | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 26.4% | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 26.5% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 28.8% | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 29.5% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 22.3% | -24.6% |
| 1987 | 21.9% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 22.4% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 24.2% | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 33.2% | +37.2% |
| 1991 | 32.5% | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 30.2% | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 28.5% | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 30.5% | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 30.9% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 31.9% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 34.2% | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 32.8% | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 45.1% | +37.5% |
| 2000 | 51.0% | +13.1% |
| 2001 | 46.7% | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 45.9% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 45.2% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 48.2% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 52.7% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 56.5% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 57.7% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 60.6% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 50.4% | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 65.0% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 69.3% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 66.5% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 65.1% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 65.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 62.4% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 67.3% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 68.8% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 67.8% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 63.2% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 71.1% | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 85.1% | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 73.8% | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 66.6% | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.7% | 17.1% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.0% | 17.7% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.5% | 21.9% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.0% | 28.5% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 45.2% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.8% | 60.0% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.0% | 63.2% | 85.1% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Netherlands
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 35,958 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8878 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 65,418 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7857 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 57,893 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.629 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 46,347 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Netherlands?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Netherlands was 66.6% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 1968.
- How does Netherlands rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Netherlands ranks 23rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).