Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Netherlands
Netherlands: Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports was 63.8% 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 imports.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 63.8% for computer, communications and other services in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Netherlands peaked at 74.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 1974.
That places Netherlands 18th 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 (%) … imports in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 24.5% | — |
| 1968 | 25.5% | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 25.7% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 23.5% | -8.4% |
| 1971 | 21.5% | -8.4% |
| 1972 | 22.7% | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 20.8% | -8.2% |
| 1974 | 20.7% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 29.3% | +41.9% |
| 1976 | 29.8% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 29.0% | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 28.0% | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 28.4% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 29.6% | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 32.5% | +9.9% |
| 1983 | 31.8% | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 31.4% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 33.6% | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 34.8% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 30.7% | -11.7% |
| 1988 | 31.2% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 34.6% | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 37.1% | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 40.6% | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 40.2% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 42.1% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 42.8% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 41.8% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 41.9% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 43.9% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 43.2% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 45.2% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 46.5% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 49.0% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 50.1% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 53.4% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 66.2% | +23.9% |
| 2005 | 66.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 66.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 66.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 60.6% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 61.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 63.0% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 64.1% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 68.7% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 74.1% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 69.1% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 69.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 68.6% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 68.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 71.6% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 68.1% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 64.0% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 64.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 64.3% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 63.8% | -0.8% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 63.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 47.3%, 1.3× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 63.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47.1%, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports 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 | +41.9% | 20.7% | 29.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.2% | 24.5% | 25.7% | 3 |
| 1970s | 25.3% | 20.7% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.9% | 28.4% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.9% | 37.1% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.0% | 46.5% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.9% | 61.2% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.0% | 63.8% | 71.6% | 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 63.8% 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 74.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 1974.
- How does Netherlands rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Netherlands ranks 18th 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 down 13.9%. 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.