Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Netherlands
Netherlands: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 1.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Netherlands, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Netherlands stood at 1.9%.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Netherlands peaked at 2.8% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2021.
Netherlands ranks 119th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.3% | — |
| 1996 | 2.5% | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -16.2% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -38.1% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +39.8% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Netherlands
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.141 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,390 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 6.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6945 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 51,174 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6146 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 45,287 current LCU per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Netherlands?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Netherlands was 1.9% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 1997.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2021.
- How does Netherlands rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Netherlands ranks 119th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.