Netherlands vs Upper middle income: Merchandise exports to high-income economies

Netherlands
90.5%
in 2023
Upper middle income
64.7%
in 2023
Netherlands rank
22nd
Upper middle income rank
20th

Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time

  • Netherlands
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 90.5% against 64.7% in Upper middle income, a difference of 25.8%.

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

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

Netherlands ranks 22nd and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 6 and Upper middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 87.8% 89.2% 1.4% Upper middle income
1970s 90.5% 87.6% 2.9% Netherlands
1980s 91.5% 83.8% 7.7% Netherlands
1990s 93.1% 84.7% 8.4% Netherlands
2000s 93.5% 79.5% 14.1% Netherlands
2010s 90.6% 69.2% 21.3% Netherlands
2020s 90.6% 66.1% 24.5% Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Netherlands or Upper middle income?
Netherlands, at 90.5% against 64.7% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Netherlands and Upper middle income?
25.8%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Upper middle income?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
Netherlands ranks 22nd and Upper middle income ranks 20th 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.