Travel services in Netherlands
Netherlands: Travel services was 11.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Netherlands, 1967–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 11.0% for travel services in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Netherlands peaked at 28.3% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2020.
That places Netherlands 143rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Travel services in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 24.3% | — |
| 1968 | 24.2% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 26.6% | +9.7% |
| 1970 | 26.1% | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 20.5% | -21.5% |
| 1972 | 22.1% | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 22.3% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 19.5% | -12.4% |
| 1975 | 20.9% | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 23.0% | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 24.8% | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 27.4% | +10.4% |
| 1979 | 26.4% | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 25.6% | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 22.1% | -13.7% |
| 1982 | 22.0% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 23.4% | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 22.2% | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 22.0% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 25.4% | +15.1% |
| 1987 | 28.3% | +11.7% |
| 1988 | 27.0% | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 25.1% | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 24.5% | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 23.8% | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 24.8% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 23.2% | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 22.4% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 25.9% | +15.7% |
| 1996 | 26.9% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 24.6% | -8.5% |
| 1998 | 25.4% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 24.4% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 23.9% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 22.4% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 22.7% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 23.9% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | -43.8% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | +20.8% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | -21.9% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | +19.5% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -61.6% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +30.3% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | +80.5% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | +10.9% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.0% | 24.2% | 26.6% | 3 |
| 1970s | 23.3% | 19.5% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.3% | 22.0% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.6% | 22.4% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 13.4% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 9.5% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 3.9% | 11.0% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Netherlands
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 15.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.024 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,772 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 10.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2587 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 19,063 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.2289 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 16,870 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Netherlands?
- Travel services in Netherlands was 11.0% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 1987.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2020.
- How does Netherlands rank for travel services?
- Netherlands ranks 143rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.