Ireland vs Netherlands: Merchandise exports to high-income economies

Ireland
90.2%
in 2023
Netherlands
90.5%
in 2023
Ireland rank
24th
Netherlands rank
22nd

Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time

  • Ireland
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 90.5% against 90.2% in Ireland, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 24th and Netherlands ranks 22nd of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 97.8% 87.8% 10.0% Ireland
1970s 95.3% 90.5% 4.9% Ireland
1980s 93.0% 91.5% 1.5% Ireland
1990s 95.3% 93.1% 2.2% Ireland
2000s 94.4% 93.5% 0.8% Ireland
2010s 92.6% 90.6% 2.1% Ireland
2020s 89.5% 90.6% 1.1% Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Ireland or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 90.5% against 90.2% in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Ireland and Netherlands?
0.3%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Netherlands?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Netherlands rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
Ireland ranks 24th and Netherlands ranks 22nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,486 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.