International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Netherlands
Netherlands: International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) was 1.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Netherlands, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 1.4% for international tourism, receipts in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 51.8% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Netherlands peaked at 5.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2020.
Netherlands ranks 155th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.5% | — |
| 1996 | 4.9% | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 5.1% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 4.6% | -11.3% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -34.7% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -51.8% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 1.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.2%, 34% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 1.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.7%, 39% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, receipts (% of total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -51.8% | 3.0% | 1.4% |
| 2012 | -34.7% | 4.0% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 4.0% | 4.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 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, receipts in Netherlands?
- International tourism, receipts in Netherlands was 1.4% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2020.
- How does Netherlands rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Netherlands ranks 155th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. 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, receipts (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports 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 residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.