Low & middle income vs Netherlands: Merchandise exports to high-income economies

Low & middle income
64.0%
in 2023
Netherlands
90.5%
in 2023
Low & middle income rank
22nd
Netherlands rank
22nd

Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time

  • Low & middle income
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 90.5% against 64.0% in Low & middle income, a difference of 26.5%.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.4 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Low & middle income ahead.

Low & middle income ranks 22nd and Netherlands ranks 22nd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 86.7% 87.8% 1.1% Netherlands
1970s 86.3% 90.5% 4.1% Netherlands
1980s 83.9% 91.5% 7.6% Netherlands
1990s 83.7% 93.1% 9.3% Netherlands
2000s 76.8% 93.5% 16.7% Netherlands
2010s 67.4% 90.6% 23.1% Netherlands
2020s 65.1% 90.6% 25.5% Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Low & middle income or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 90.5% against 64.0% in Low & middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Low & middle income and Netherlands?
26.5%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Netherlands?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Low & middle income and Netherlands rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
Low & middle income ranks 22nd and Netherlands ranks 22nd of 47 groups.
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.