Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Netherlands
Netherlands: Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports was 70.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in Netherlands, 1967–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for computer, communications and other services in Netherlands is 70.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Netherlands peaked at 70.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 1971.
That places Netherlands 17th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 24.0% | — |
| 1968 | 24.6% | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 26.8% | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 26.8% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 23.8% | -11.2% |
| 1972 | 25.0% | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 24.8% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 24.5% | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 33.5% | +36.7% |
| 1976 | 34.4% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 33.8% | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 36.4% | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 34.5% | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 32.4% | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 32.9% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 34.4% | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 34.9% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 32.5% | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 33.5% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 35.5% | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 36.1% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 37.5% | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 39.6% | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 40.6% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 42.7% | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 41.3% | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 43.5% | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 45.5% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 43.8% | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 43.7% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 44.0% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 45.2% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 46.3% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 49.0% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 52.5% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 58.4% | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 64.8% | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 64.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 64.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 64.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 64.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 61.7% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 62.9% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 63.7% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 64.8% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 69.1% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 67.4% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 67.1% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 65.9% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 66.4% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 70.1% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 70.9% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 69.0% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 69.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 69.9% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 70.1% | +0.2% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 70.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 40.4%, 1.7× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 70.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 45.6%, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +36.7% | 24.5% | 33.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.1% | 24.0% | 26.8% | 3 |
| 1970s | 29.7% | 23.8% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.9% | 32.4% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.7% | 40.6% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.5% | 49.0% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.3% | 61.7% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 69.0% | 70.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More private sector data for Netherlands
- Merchandise trade 139.5% (2025)
- Food imports 14.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 65.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 870.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 283.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 63.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 989.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 331.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 54,691 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Netherlands?
- Computer, communications and other services in Netherlands was 70.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest computer, communications and other services recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 1971.
- How does Netherlands rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Netherlands ranks 17th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Computer, communications and other services include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.