Share of imports that come from China in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of imports that come from China was 14.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Netherlands, 1948–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 14.8% for share of imports that come from china in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Netherlands peaked at 17.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1949.
Netherlands ranks 107th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 0.2% | — |
| 1949 | 0.1% | -54.5% |
| 1950 | 0.9% | +1121.7% |
| 1951 | 1.1% | +12.4% |
| 1952 | 0.3% | -68.1% |
| 1953 | 1.0% | +207.5% |
| 1954 | 0.4% | -65.1% |
| 1955 | 0.4% | +17.4% |
| 1956 | 0.5% | +22.1% |
| 1957 | 0.4% | -22.7% |
| 1958 | 0.8% | +91.2% |
| 1959 | 1.0% | +22.7% |
| 1960 | 0.8% | -16.1% |
| 1961 | 0.5% | -34.5% |
| 1962 | 0.5% | -11.9% |
| 1963 | 0.5% | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.5% | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 0.6% | +19.4% |
| 1966 | 0.7% | +11.5% |
| 1967 | 0.6% | -11.4% |
| 1968 | 0.5% | -11.4% |
| 1969 | 0.5% | -13.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4% | -22.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4% | +13.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5% | +15.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5% | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | -23.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | -5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | -8.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4% | +17.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | +47.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | -17.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | +10.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | +35.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | +21.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | -14.4% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | +41.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | +90.1% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | +19.6% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | +20.7% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | +51.9% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | +24.4% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | +21.4% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +18.8% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 14.8% | +1.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 14.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 1.6× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 14.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.8%, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +1121.7% | 0.1% | 0.9% |
| 1953 | +207.5% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 0.7% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 3.7% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 12.0% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 14.6% | 17.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More economy & growth data for Netherlands
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 71.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in Netherlands?
- Share of imports that come from china in Netherlands was 14.8% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1949.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Netherlands ranks 107th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.