Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 7.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Netherlands, 1967–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Netherlands stood at 7.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Netherlands peaked at 20.8% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2021.
That places Netherlands 183rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 20.8% | — |
| 1968 | 20.2% | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 17.6% | -12.5% |
| 1970 | 20.2% | +14.3% |
| 1971 | 17.6% | -12.6% |
| 1972 | 19.1% | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 19.1% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 15.9% | -16.7% |
| 1975 | 14.8% | -7.2% |
| 1976 | 14.1% | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 14.0% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 13.2% | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 12.3% | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 13.5% | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 13.3% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 13.7% | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 13.7% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 14.6% | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 14.2% | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 15.0% | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 15.5% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 14.6% | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 14.5% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 14.3% | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 14.8% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 15.7% | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 14.4% | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 13.3% | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 14.7% | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 14.2% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 13.3% | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 14.0% | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 13.9% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 14.7% | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 13.5% | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | -33.7% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -39.9% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +21.3% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +17.2% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 7.6% | +3.5% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 7.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.1%, 28% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 7.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.5%, 37% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -39.9% | 9.3% | 5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.5% | 17.6% | 20.8% | 3 |
| 1970s | 16.0% | 12.3% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.3% | 13.3% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 13.3% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 8.5% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.9% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 5.1% | 7.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More private sector data for Netherlands
- Merchandise trade 139.5% (2025)
- Food imports 14.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 65.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 870.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 283.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 63.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 989.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 331.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 54,691 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Netherlands?
- Travel services in Netherlands was 7.6% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 1967.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2021.
- How does Netherlands rank for travel services?
- Netherlands ranks 183rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.