Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) was 65.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Manufactures imports in Netherlands, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 65.4% for manufactures imports in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Netherlands peaked at 116.2% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 51.2%, in 1981.
Netherlands ranks 75th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 116.2% | — |
| 1963 | 59.8% | -48.6% |
| 1964 | 59.8% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 60.9% | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 62.6% | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 62.0% | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 62.6% | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 62.2% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 62.8% | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 62.3% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 62.0% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 60.7% | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 57.1% | -5.8% |
| 1975 | 58.1% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 56.7% | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 57.3% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 60.1% | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 57.0% | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 53.4% | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 51.2% | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 51.5% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 53.1% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 54.5% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 57.0% | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 67.2% | +17.9% |
| 1987 | 68.1% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 68.6% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 69.5% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 70.9% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 72.0% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 72.1% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 70.2% | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 70.7% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 71.9% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 71.7% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 75.0% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 76.6% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 76.4% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 64.7% | -15.2% |
| 2001 | 61.8% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 60.4% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 64.6% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 64.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 62.4% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 61.3% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 61.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 57.1% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 57.6% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 56.5% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 59.7% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 56.8% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 57.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 59.9% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 64.1% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 66.3% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 65.5% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 64.8% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 66.8% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 70.4% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 67.0% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 59.2% | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 61.9% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 64.7% | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 65.4% | +1.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 65.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 67.4%, 97% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 65.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.7%, 98% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures imports (% of merchandise 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | -48.6% | 116.2% | 59.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.3% | 59.8% | 116.2% | 8 |
| 1970s | 59.4% | 56.7% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.4% | 51.2% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.7% | 70.2% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.6% | 57.1% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 56.5% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.8% | 59.2% | 70.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More private sector data for Netherlands
- Merchandise trade 139.5% (2025)
- Food imports 14.4% (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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7422 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in Netherlands?
- Manufactures imports in Netherlands was 65.4% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 116.2% in 1962.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.2% in 1981.
- How does Netherlands rank for manufactures imports?
- Netherlands ranks 75th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 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.