Food imports in Netherlands
Netherlands: Food imports was 13.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food imports in Netherlands, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food imports in Netherlands is 13.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Netherlands peaked at 29.7% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2006.
Netherlands ranks 113th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Food imports in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 29.7% | — |
| 1963 | 16.6% | -44.1% |
| 1964 | 16.4% | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 16.2% | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 15.8% | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 16.2% | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 16.1% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 16.0% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 15.1% | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 15.0% | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 15.8% | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 16.8% | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 15.6% | -7.5% |
| 1975 | 16.3% | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 15.6% | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 16.1% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 16.1% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 15.3% | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 15.0% | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 15.5% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 15.8% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 15.6% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 15.5% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 14.9% | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 14.9% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 14.9% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 15.7% | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 13.3% | -15.5% |
| 1990 | 12.6% | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 13.2% | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 14.0% | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 14.6% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 15.1% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 13.9% | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 13.6% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 11.0% | -18.9% |
| 1998 | 11.4% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 11.2% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 8.6% | -23.2% |
| 2001 | 8.8% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | +17.7% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 13.3% | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.9% | 15.8% | 29.7% | 8 |
| 1970s | 15.8% | 15.0% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.1% | 13.3% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 11.0% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 8.5% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 10.0% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 11.1% | 13.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More private sector data for Netherlands
- Merchandise trade 139.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 64.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 870.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 16.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 62.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 989.24 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 48,124 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Netherlands?
- Food imports in Netherlands was 13.3% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 1962.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2006.
- How does Netherlands rank for food imports?
- Netherlands ranks 113th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.