China vs Netherlands: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps

China
2.46 trillion current US$
in 2023
Netherlands
838.01 billion current US$
in 2023
China rank
2nd
Netherlands rank
4th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps over time

  • China
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

China currently reports 2.46 trillion current US$ against 838.01 billion current US$ in Netherlands, a difference of 1.62 trillion current US$.

That makes China's figure about 2.9 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.

China ranks 2nd and Netherlands ranks 4th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 657.90 million current US$ 3.97 billion current US$ 3.31 billion current US$ Netherlands
1970s 11.84 billion current US$ 51.48 billion current US$ 39.63 billion current US$ Netherlands
1980s 32.36 billion current US$ 64.19 billion current US$ 31.84 billion current US$ Netherlands
1990s 110.73 billion current US$ 130.85 billion current US$ 20.11 billion current US$ Netherlands
2000s 579.33 billion current US$ 351.00 billion current US$ 228.32 billion current US$ China
2010s 1.66 trillion current US$ 571.23 billion current US$ 1.09 trillion current US$ China
2020s 2.37 trillion current US$ 767.13 billion current US$ 1.61 trillion current US$ China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, China or Netherlands?
China, at 2.46 trillion current US$ against 838.01 billion current US$ in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between China and Netherlands?
1.62 trillion current US$, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Netherlands?
47 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Netherlands rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
China ranks 2nd and Netherlands ranks 4th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled
Unit
current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,570 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) with 55 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.