Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Netherlands
Netherlands: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in was 2.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Netherlands, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Netherlands stood at 2.7%.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Netherlands peaked at 6.4% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2000.
Netherlands ranks 59th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.9% | — |
| 1961 | 3.7% | -5.2% |
| 1962 | 4.0% | +8.1% |
| 1963 | 3.8% | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 3.7% | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 3.5% | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 3.4% | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 3.6% | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 3.7% | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 4.1% | +11.0% |
| 1970 | 4.2% | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 3.8% | -8.3% |
| 1972 | 4.2% | +10.3% |
| 1973 | 4.1% | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 6.4% | +57.7% |
| 1975 | 4.3% | -32.1% |
| 1976 | 4.9% | +12.2% |
| 1977 | 5.4% | +11.3% |
| 1978 | 5.2% | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 5.6% | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 6.2% | +11.8% |
| 1981 | 5.0% | -20.2% |
| 1982 | 3.5% | -30.1% |
| 1983 | 3.6% | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 3.9% | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 3.3% | -15.8% |
| 1986 | 2.6% | -20.9% |
| 1987 | 2.4% | -7.9% |
| 1988 | 2.2% | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 1.9% | -16.9% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | -20.5% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -20.7% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -10.6% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +38.7% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -21.1% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +28.6% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +24.5% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +29.0% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -28.4% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +45.7% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +0.9% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 2.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%, 5.9× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 2.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 9.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.8% | 3.8% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 1.9% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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 from low- and middle-income economies in in Netherlands?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Netherlands was 2.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 1974.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2000.
- How does Netherlands rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- Netherlands ranks 59th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.