Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 11.6% 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 imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Netherlands is 11.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Netherlands peaked at 29.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2020.
Netherlands ranks 147th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 25.6% | — |
| 1968 | 25.4% | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 27.9% | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 27.4% | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 21.2% | -22.8% |
| 1972 | 23.1% | +8.9% |
| 1973 | 23.1% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 20.1% | -12.9% |
| 1975 | 21.5% | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 23.8% | +10.6% |
| 1977 | 25.6% | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 28.1% | +9.8% |
| 1979 | 27.0% | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 26.1% | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 22.6% | -13.6% |
| 1982 | 22.4% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 23.9% | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 22.8% | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 22.5% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 26.0% | +15.3% |
| 1987 | 29.0% | +11.7% |
| 1988 | 27.6% | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 25.7% | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 25.1% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 24.2% | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 25.2% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 23.7% | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 22.9% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 26.6% | +15.9% |
| 1996 | 27.6% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 25.4% | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 26.0% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 25.1% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 24.5% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 23.0% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 23.0% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 24.2% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | -44.5% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | +20.9% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | -21.9% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | +19.6% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -61.6% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +30.3% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | +80.5% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | +10.9% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | +6.0% |
| 2025 | 11.6% | +7.5% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 11.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.8%, 53% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 11.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.8%, 53% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +80.5% | 5.1% | 9.2% |
| 2020 | -61.6% | 10.2% | 3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.3% | 25.4% | 27.9% | 3 |
| 1970s | 24.1% | 20.1% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.8% | 22.4% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.2% | 22.9% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 13.4% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 9.5% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 3.9% | 11.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 144 Madagascar 11.9% compare
- 145 Malawi 11.8% compare
- 146 Bahrain 11.7% compare
- 148 Sao Tome and Principe 11.0% compare
- 149 Sweden 10.9% compare
- 150 Seychelles 10.6% compare
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 11.6% 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 29.0% in 1987.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2020.
- How does Netherlands rank for travel services?
- Netherlands ranks 147th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.