International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Netherlands
Netherlands: International tourism, expenditures (current US$) was 7.44 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Netherlands, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 7.44 billion current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 67.0% on the previous year and down 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Netherlands peaked at 23.66 billion current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.44 billion current US$, in 2020.
That places Netherlands 21st out of 192 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 13.15 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 13.71 billion current US$ | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 12.55 billion current US$ | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 13.47 billion current US$ | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 13.47 billion current US$ | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 13.65 billion current US$ | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 13.06 billion current US$ | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 14.20 billion current US$ | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 15.89 billion current US$ | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 16.94 billion current US$ | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 20.09 billion current US$ | +18.6% |
| 2013 | 21.01 billion current US$ | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 23.66 billion current US$ | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 20.23 billion current US$ | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 20.19 billion current US$ | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 22.30 billion current US$ | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 23.36 billion current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 22.55 billion current US$ | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 7.44 billion current US$ | -67.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 7.44 billion current US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.33 billion current US$, 5.6× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 7.44 billion current US$ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.33 billion current US$, 5.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures (current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -67.0% | 22.55 billion current US$ | 7.44 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.27 billion current US$ | 12.55 billion current US$ | 13.71 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 14.75 billion current US$ | 13.06 billion current US$ | 16.94 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.67 billion current US$ | 20.09 billion current US$ | 23.66 billion current US$ | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.44 billion current US$ | 7.44 billion current US$ | 7.44 billion current US$ | 1 |
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 international tourism, expenditures in Netherlands?
- International tourism, expenditures in Netherlands was 7.44 billion current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 23.66 billion current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.44 billion current US$ in 2020.
- How does Netherlands rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Netherlands ranks 21st out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.