Services, value added in Netherlands
Netherlands: Services, value added was 1.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in Netherlands, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 1.7% for services, value added in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Netherlands peaked at 7.8% in 1970 and was at its lowest, -4.7%, in 2020.
Netherlands ranks 153rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Services, value added in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.8% | — |
| 1971 | 6.8% | -13.7% |
| 1972 | 4.9% | -27.3% |
| 1973 | 6.7% | +36.7% |
| 1974 | 5.7% | -15.7% |
| 1975 | 2.3% | -59.1% |
| 1976 | 4.8% | +106.1% |
| 1977 | 3.8% | -21.4% |
| 1978 | 4.4% | +18.6% |
| 1979 | 3.5% | -21.4% |
| 1980 | 2.2% | -36.9% |
| 1981 | 1.3% | -41.9% |
| 1982 | -0.2% | -115.9% |
| 1983 | 2.4% | -1259.1% |
| 1984 | 2.7% | +15.3% |
| 1985 | 2.3% | -13.8% |
| 1986 | 2.6% | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 2.4% | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 2.4% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 4.2% | +76.6% |
| 1990 | 4.5% | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 2.7% | -38.9% |
| 1992 | 1.9% | -31.7% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | +47.7% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | +26.8% |
| 1996 | 3.6% | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 5.5% | +51.0% |
| 1998 | 5.2% | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 4.9% | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -46.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -83.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +54.3% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +197.9% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +85.7% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -34.0% |
| 2009 | -2.2% | -186.0% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -175.1% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +38.2% |
| 2012 | -0.3% | -114.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -234.8% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +385.9% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +28.9% |
| 2020 | -4.7% | -280.6% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -242.2% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -98.8% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | +2144.1% |
| 2025 | 1.7% | -2.7% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 1.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.2%, 78% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 1.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.2%, 78% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +2144.1% | 0.1% | 1.7% |
| 1983 | +1259.1% | -0.2% | 2.4% |
| 2014 | +385.9% | 0.4% | 2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.1% | 2.3% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | -0.2% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 1.8% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | -2.2% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | -0.3% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | -4.7% | 6.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 150 Denmark 1.8% compare
- 151 South Korea 1.7% compare
- 152 Australia 1.7% compare
- 154 Latvia 1.6% compare
- 155 Montenegro 1.6% compare
- 156 United Kingdom 1.6% 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 services, value added in Netherlands?
- Services, value added in Netherlands was 1.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 1970.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.7% in 2020.
- How does Netherlands rank for services, value added?
- Netherlands ranks 153rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.