Services, value added (% of GDP) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Services, value added (% of GDP) was 70.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Netherlands, 1969–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Netherlands is 70.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Netherlands peaked at 70.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 53.6%, in 1969.
Netherlands ranks 34th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Services, value added (% of GDP) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 53.6% | — |
| 1970 | 54.6% | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 54.9% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 55.5% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 56.2% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 55.7% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 58.0% | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 57.7% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 59.0% | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 60.2% | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 60.4% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 60.1% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 59.6% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 60.5% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 61.3% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 60.1% | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 60.0% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 62.0% | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 63.4% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 63.2% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 63.0% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 62.9% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 63.5% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 64.4% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 65.1% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 65.1% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 64.4% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 64.5% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 65.2% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 65.9% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 66.3% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 66.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 65.6% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 66.7% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 67.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 67.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 66.8% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 66.4% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 66.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 66.6% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 68.4% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 68.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 68.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 69.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 69.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 70.3% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 70.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 70.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 70.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 70.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 70.3% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 69.8% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 69.4% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 69.1% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 70.1% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 70.5% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 70.4% | -0.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 70.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 66.2%, 1.1× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 70.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61.4%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.6% | 53.6% | 53.6% | 1 |
| 1970s | 57.2% | 54.6% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.3% | 59.6% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.7% | 62.9% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.8% | 65.6% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.9% | 68.8% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 69.1% | 70.5% | 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 services, value added in Netherlands?
- Services, value added in Netherlands was 70.4% 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 70.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.6% in 1969.
- How does Netherlands rank for services, value added?
- Netherlands ranks 34th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.