Merchandise trade in Netherlands
Netherlands: Merchandise trade was 139.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Netherlands, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise trade in Netherlands stood at 139.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Netherlands peaked at 177.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 67.2%, in 1967.
That places Netherlands 11th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 75.0% | — |
| 1961 | 75.6% | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 73.6% | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 74.6% | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 74.7% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 71.6% | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 70.0% | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 67.2% | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 68.1% | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 71.5% | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 76.0% | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 75.4% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 72.7% | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 78.0% | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 87.4% | +12.1% |
| 1975 | 80.5% | -7.9% |
| 1976 | 85.0% | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 81.0% | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 76.2% | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 83.8% | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 77.8% | -7.2% |
| 1981 | 82.7% | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 81.9% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 82.2% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 88.8% | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 92.6% | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 77.5% | -16.4% |
| 1987 | 75.1% | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 77.3% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 82.2% | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 80.9% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 79.1% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 75.6% | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 75.3% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 82.0% | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 85.7% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 88.6% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 95.5% | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 93.4% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 94.9% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 108.1% | +13.9% |
| 2001 | 101.6% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 97.4% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 96.3% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 102.4% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 111.9% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 119.4% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 122.2% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 127.2% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 107.1% | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 127.9% | +19.5% |
| 2011 | 138.1% | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 146.9% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 142.7% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 140.0% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 139.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 134.4% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 144.6% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 147.6% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 144.7% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 136.2% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 151.5% | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 177.7% | +17.3% |
| 2023 | 156.6% | -11.9% |
| 2024 | 143.1% | -8.6% |
| 2025 | 139.5% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.2% | 67.2% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 79.6% | 72.7% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.8% | 75.1% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.1% | 75.3% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 109.4% | 96.3% | 127.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 140.7% | 127.9% | 147.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 150.8% | 136.2% | 177.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More private sector data for Netherlands
- 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$), annual growth rate 7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 48,124 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Netherlands?
- Merchandise trade in Netherlands was 139.5% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 177.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.2% in 1967.
- How does Netherlands rank for merchandise trade?
- Netherlands ranks 11th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.