Netherlands vs North America: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Netherlands
46,876 current US$ per person
in 2023
North America
9,741 current US$ per person
in 2023
Netherlands rank
6th
North America rank
6th

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

  • Netherlands
  • North America
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 46,876 current US$ per person against 9,741 current US$ per person in North America, a difference of 37,135 current US$ per person.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 4.8 times North America's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 6th and North America ranks 6th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands North America Difference Ahead
1960s 463.11 current US$ per person 149.12 current US$ per person 313.99 current US$ per person Netherlands
1970s 2,125 current US$ per person 600.8 current US$ per person 1,524 current US$ per person Netherlands
1980s 4,423 current US$ per person 1,631 current US$ per person 2,792 current US$ per person Netherlands
1990s 8,471 current US$ per person 3,045 current US$ per person 5,426 current US$ per person Netherlands
2000s 21,512 current US$ per person 5,798 current US$ per person 15,714 current US$ per person Netherlands
2010s 33,709 current US$ per person 7,718 current US$ per person 25,991 current US$ per person Netherlands
2020s 43,447 current US$ per person 9,132 current US$ per person 34,315 current US$ per person Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Netherlands or North America?
Netherlands, at 46,876 current US$ per person against 9,741 current US$ per person in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Netherlands and North America?
37,135 current US$ per person, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and North America?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and North America rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Netherlands ranks 6th and North America ranks 6th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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.