European Union vs Netherlands: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita

European Union
16,418 current US$ per person
in 2025
Netherlands
48,124 current US$ per person
in 2025
European Union rank
2nd
Netherlands rank
5th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time

  • European Union
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 48,124 current US$ per person against 16,418 current US$ per person in European Union, a difference of 31,706 current US$ per person.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 2.9 times European Union's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

European Union ranks 2nd and Netherlands ranks 5th of 2 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 196.19 current US$ per person 696.51 current US$ per person 500.32 current US$ per person Netherlands
1970s 860.82 current US$ per person 2,923 current US$ per person 2,062 current US$ per person Netherlands
1980s 1,972 current US$ per person 5,297 current US$ per person 3,325 current US$ per person Netherlands
1990s 3,961 current US$ per person 10,567 current US$ per person 6,606 current US$ per person Netherlands
2000s 8,052 current US$ per person 21,623 current US$ per person 13,571 current US$ per person Netherlands
2010s 11,662 current US$ per person 33,906 current US$ per person 22,243 current US$ per person Netherlands
2020s 15,063 current US$ per person 44,779 current US$ per person 29,716 current US$ per person Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, European Union or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 48,124 current US$ per person against 16,418 current US$ per person in European Union as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between European Union and Netherlands?
31,706 current US$ per person, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Netherlands?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do European Union and Netherlands rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
European Union ranks 2nd and Netherlands ranks 5th of 2 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (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, 14,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (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.