Travel services in Netherlands
Netherlands: Travel services was 7.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Netherlands, 1967–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
In 2024, travel services in Netherlands stood at 7.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 14.3% 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 182nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Travel services 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% | +1.4% |
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 | 6.3% | 5.1% | 7.4% | 5 |
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 travel services in Netherlands?
- Travel services in Netherlands was 7.4% in 2024, 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 182nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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.