Low income vs Netherlands: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Low income
0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Netherlands
0.6531 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Low income rank
17th
Netherlands rank
18th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Low income
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.6531 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income, a difference of 0.4158 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 2.8 times Low income's.

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

Low income ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 18th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1146 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3941 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2795 current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands
1970s 0.1368 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4106 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2738 current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands
1980s 0.1913 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4026 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2114 current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands
1990s 0.1844 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4098 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2253 current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands
2000s 0.2308 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5186 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2878 current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands
2010s 0.2522 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6616 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4094 current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands
2020s 0.2313 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7137 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4823 current US$ per US$ of GDP Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Low income or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 0.6531 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Low income and Netherlands?
0.4158 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Netherlands?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Low income and Netherlands rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Low income ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 18th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.