European Union vs Netherlands: Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita

European Union
16,988 current US$ per person
in 2025
Netherlands
54,691 current US$ per person
in 2025
European Union rank
2nd
Netherlands rank
5th

Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita over time

  • European Union
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 54,691 current US$ per person against 16,988 current US$ per person in European Union, a difference of 37,703 current US$ per person.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 3.2 times European Union's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

European Union ranks 2nd and Netherlands ranks 5th of 2 groups.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 180.35 current US$ per person 581.87 current US$ per person 401.51 current US$ per person Netherlands
1970s 814.98 current US$ per person 2,771 current US$ per person 1,956 current US$ per person Netherlands
1980s 1,949 current US$ per person 5,459 current US$ per person 3,510 current US$ per person Netherlands
1990s 4,066 current US$ per person 11,391 current US$ per person 7,326 current US$ per person Netherlands
2000s 8,144 current US$ per person 24,013 current US$ per person 15,868 current US$ per person Netherlands
2010s 12,182 current US$ per person 38,174 current US$ per person 25,992 current US$ per person Netherlands
2020s 15,368 current US$ per person 49,863 current US$ per person 34,495 current US$ per person Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per capita, European Union or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 54,691 current US$ per person against 16,988 current US$ per person in European Union as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per capita between European Union and Netherlands?
37,703 current US$ per person, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Netherlands?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do European Union and Netherlands rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita?
European Union ranks 2nd and Netherlands ranks 5th of 2 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 14,893 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.