Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Netherlands
Netherlands: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 28.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Netherlands, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Netherlands is 28.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Netherlands peaked at 30.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 1992.
Netherlands ranks 68th of 206 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.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.2% | — |
| 1961 | 17.0% | -6.6% |
| 1962 | 16.7% | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 16.0% | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 17.1% | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 16.6% | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 14.5% | -12.8% |
| 1967 | 14.8% | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 14.3% | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 14.1% | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 14.0% | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 13.4% | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 13.1% | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 13.1% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 22.7% | +73.3% |
| 1975 | 15.9% | -30.0% |
| 1976 | 16.6% | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 17.5% | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 15.7% | -10.1% |
| 1979 | 14.4% | -8.4% |
| 1980 | 13.9% | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 12.9% | -7.6% |
| 1982 | 16.4% | +27.2% |
| 1983 | 17.4% | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 18.5% | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 15.8% | -14.4% |
| 1986 | 10.7% | -32.7% |
| 1987 | 10.6% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 10.5% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 10.6% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 11.0% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 10.1% | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 9.1% | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 12.1% | +33.0% |
| 1994 | 11.9% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 11.2% | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 12.2% | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 12.1% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 13.4% | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 13.5% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 15.7% | +16.5% |
| 2001 | 16.9% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 16.8% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 18.6% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 20.6% | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 20.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 24.7% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 25.6% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 25.1% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 25.1% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 25.7% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 26.6% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 28.3% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 29.9% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 28.8% | -4.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 28.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.2%, 2.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 28.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 1.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +73.3% | 13.1% | 22.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.9% | 14.1% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.7% | 13.1% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.7% | 10.5% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 9.1% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 15.7% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 25.1% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 28.8% | 30.0% | 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 outside in Netherlands?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Netherlands was 28.8% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 1992.
- How does Netherlands rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Netherlands ranks 68th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 outside region (% 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 outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.