Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Netherlands
Netherlands: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 1.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Netherlands, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 1.6% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in 2023. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.8% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Netherlands peaked at 1.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1960.
Netherlands ranks 185th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1% | — |
| 1961 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 0.2% | +19.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2% | -6.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | -7.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | +11.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | +14.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | -14.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | -16.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | +15.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | -16.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | +36.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | -21.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | -9.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | -8.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | +23.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | +14.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +25.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | +16.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | +9.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +71.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +13.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -17.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -27.9% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +21.2% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +33.8% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 1.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.5%, 36% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 1.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.2%, 37% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 182 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.8% compare
- 183 Ethiopia 1.7% compare
- 184 San Marino 1.7% compare
- 186 Bahrain 1.6% compare
- 187 Mauritania 1.4% compare
- 188 Norway 1.4% 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 from low- and middle-income economies within in Netherlands?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Netherlands was 1.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1960.
- How does Netherlands rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Netherlands ranks 185th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 within region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.