Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Netherlands
Netherlands: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.6531 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Netherlands, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Netherlands is 0.6531 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Netherlands peaked at 0.8568 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3566 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1993.
Netherlands ranks 18th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.4168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 0.4037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4139 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.4159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.3928 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1966 | 0.3856 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3638 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1968 | 0.3642 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3809 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4105 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3772 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 0.3995 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 0.4458 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4074 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3928 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3993 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.409 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4322 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4526 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3755 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3721 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3792 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3955 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3838 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3704 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3566 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3959 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.423 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4568 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.446 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4604 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5226 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4824 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4611 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4545 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4834 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5287 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5651 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5772 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6065 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6058 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6509 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.694 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6671 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6539 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6601 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6282 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6775 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6943 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6843 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6382 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8568 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7429 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6727 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2025 | 0.6531 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3941 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3638 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4106 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3772 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4458 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3721 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4526 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4098 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3566 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4604 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4545 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6065 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6616 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6058 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6943 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7137 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6382 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8568 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 15 Cape Verde 0.6684 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Lebanon 0.6665 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Cambodia 0.661 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Czechia 0.6479 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Hungary 0.6459 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Seychelles 0.6368 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Netherlands
- Merchandise trade 139.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 870.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 16.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 62.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 989.24 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Netherlands?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Netherlands was 0.6531 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8568 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3566 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993.
- How does Netherlands rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Netherlands ranks 18th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise imports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.