Netherlands vs North America: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita
Netherlands
48,124 current US$ per person
in 2025
North America
10,652 current US$ per person
in 2025
Netherlands rank
5th
North America rank
6th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time
- Netherlands
- North America
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 48,124 current US$ per person against 10,652 current US$ per person in North America, a difference of 37,472 current US$ per person.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 4.5 times North America's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 5th 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 | 696.51 current US$ per person | 154.45 current US$ per person | 542.06 current US$ per person | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 2,923 current US$ per person | 610.84 current US$ per person | 2,312 current US$ per person | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 5,297 current US$ per person | 1,643 current US$ per person | 3,654 current US$ per person | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 10,567 current US$ per person | 3,048 current US$ per person | 7,519 current US$ per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 21,623 current US$ per person | 5,785 current US$ per person | 15,838 current US$ per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 33,906 current US$ per person | 7,857 current US$ per person | 26,048 current US$ per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 44,779 current US$ per person | 9,742 current US$ per person | 35,037 current US$ per person | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Netherlands or North America?
- Netherlands, at 48,124 current US$ per person against 10,652 current US$ per person in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Netherlands and North America?
- 37,472 current US$ per person, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and North America?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and North America rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 5th and North America ranks 6th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.