International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Netherlands
Netherlands: International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) was 1.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Netherlands, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures in Netherlands stood at 1.1%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 65.1% on the previous year and down 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Netherlands peaked at 6.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2020.
That places Netherlands 168th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.3% | — |
| 1996 | 6.5% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 6.1% | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 6.2% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 6.0% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 5.9% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -15.9% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -27.0% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -65.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 1.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.7%, 31% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 1.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.1%, 37% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures (% of total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -65.1% | 3.2% | 1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 6.0% | 6.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.7% | 5.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 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 1.1% 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 6.5% in 1996.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2020.
- How does Netherlands rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Netherlands ranks 168th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of total imports). 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. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.