Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 63.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufactures 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 manufactures exports in Netherlands is 63.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Netherlands peaked at 94.7% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 47.7%, in 1981.
Netherlands ranks 55th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 94.7% | — |
| 1963 | 53.9% | -43.0% |
| 1964 | 56.0% | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 55.6% | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 58.6% | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 56.8% | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 58.5% | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 57.7% | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 55.8% | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 56.3% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 57.2% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 55.8% | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 55.8% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 53.5% | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 53.9% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 52.6% | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 53.5% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 52.3% | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 50.1% | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 47.7% | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 47.9% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 49.1% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 50.0% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 50.9% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 56.8% | +11.6% |
| 1987 | 60.0% | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 59.6% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 58.8% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 59.4% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 59.2% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 59.7% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 59.1% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 60.3% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 62.5% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 62.9% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 70.9% | +12.8% |
| 1998 | 70.4% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 70.2% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 58.5% | -16.6% |
| 2001 | 54.9% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 55.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 60.4% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 61.8% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 60.8% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 59.7% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 60.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 55.2% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 56.1% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 56.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 59.9% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 57.9% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 57.1% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 59.8% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 62.4% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 63.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 64.3% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 64.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 65.5% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 68.3% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 66.1% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 58.4% | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 61.3% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 62.8% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 63.6% | +1.3% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 63.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 59.0%, 1.1× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 63.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63.6%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures 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 | -43.0% | 94.7% | 53.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.5% | 53.9% | 94.7% | 8 |
| 1970s | 54.7% | 52.3% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.1% | 47.7% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.4% | 59.1% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.3% | 54.9% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.1% | 56.5% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 58.4% | 68.3% | 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)
- Food exports 17.4% (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 manufactures exports in Netherlands?
- Manufactures exports in Netherlands was 63.6% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 94.7% in 1962.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 1981.
- How does Netherlands rank for manufactures exports?
- Netherlands ranks 55th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.