Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 17.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Netherlands, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food exports in Netherlands is 17.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Netherlands peaked at 51.5% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2006.
That places Netherlands 98th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 51.5% | — |
| 1963 | 27.0% | -47.6% |
| 1964 | 25.1% | -7.0% |
| 1965 | 25.9% | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 24.4% | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 25.5% | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 24.8% | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 24.4% | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 24.5% | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 23.2% | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 22.8% | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 23.1% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 20.2% | -12.7% |
| 1975 | 22.6% | +11.7% |
| 1976 | 21.5% | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 21.7% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 22.3% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 20.7% | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 19.9% | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 21.0% | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 21.1% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 20.6% | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 20.3% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 19.4% | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 20.6% | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 21.4% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 20.7% | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 20.3% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 20.0% | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 20.3% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 21.2% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 21.5% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 21.1% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 19.8% | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 19.0% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 16.0% | -15.9% |
| 1998 | 17.1% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 17.2% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 12.7% | -26.1% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 16.4% | +9.1% |
| 2025 | 17.4% | +6.3% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 17.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.3%, 1.5× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 17.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.8%, 1.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food exports (% of merchandise 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | -47.6% | 51.5% | 27.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.6% | 24.4% | 51.5% | 8 |
| 1970s | 22.3% | 20.2% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.5% | 19.4% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.3% | 16.0% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 12.2% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 13.5% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 13.6% | 17.4% | 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)
- 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7422 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Netherlands?
- Food exports in Netherlands was 17.4% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 51.5% in 1962.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2006.
- How does Netherlands rank for food exports?
- Netherlands ranks 98th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.