Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Netherlands

Merchandise imports in the Netherlands in 2025 — 870,442,000,000 US$. Ranked 5 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 16,136.6%.

2025 870B US$ +6.59% vs 2024
World rank 5of 205
Period maximum 897B US$2022
Period minimum 5.36B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Netherlands, 1960–20250250B500B750B1T19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 5,361,000,000 US$1962: 6,398,000,000 US$1964: 8,414,000,000 US$1966: 9,540,000,000 US$1968: 10,963,000,000 US$1970: 15,688,000,000 US$1972: 20,667,000,000 US$1974: 38,949,000,000 US$1976: 46,734,000,000 US$1978: 61,314,000,000 US$1980: 78,039,000,000 US$1982: 63,766,000,000 US$1984: 62,295,000,000 US$1986: 75,536,000,000 US$1988: 99,474,000,000 US$1990: 126,098,000,000 US$1992: 134,650,000,000 US$1994: 150,337,000,000 US$1996: 190,923,000,000 US$1998: 195,639,000,000 US$2000: 218,267,000,000 US$2002: 219,265,000,000 US$2004: 319,669,000,000 US$2006: 416,832,000,000 US$2008: 580,937,000,000 US$2010: 516,409,000,000 US$2012: 586,927,000,000 US$2014: 589,570,000,000 US$2016: 500,797,000,000 US$2018: 645,502,000,000 US$2020: 595,122,000,000 US$2022: 896,716,000,000 US$2024: 816,621,000,000 US$2025: 870,442,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +865B (+16,136.56%) Average annual rate: 8.15 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Netherlands

Netherlands 870B US$
World 26.69T US$
Western Europe computed 4.5T US$
High-income countries computed 17.7T US$
Merchandise imports — Netherlands, by year Netherlands All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 870B +53.82B +6.59%
2024 817B −26.95B −3.19%
2023 844B −53.15B −5.93%
2022 897B +139B +18.4%
2021 757B +162B +27.26%
2020 595B −40.56B −6.38%
2019 636B −9.82B −1.52%
2018 646B +70.86B +12.33%
2017 575B +73.85B +14.75%
2016 501B −11.31B −2.21%
2015 512B −77.47B −13.14%
2014 590B −127M −0.02%
2013 590B +2.77B +0.47%
2012 587B −7.44B −1.25%
2011 594B +77.96B +15.1%
2010 516B +73.26B +16.53%
2009 443B −138B −23.72%
2008 581B +88.32B +17.93%
2007 493B +75.78B +18.18%
2006 417B +53.01B +14.57%
2005 364B +44.15B +13.81%
2004 320B +54.97B +20.76%
2003 265B +45.44B +20.72%
2002 219B +10.63B +5.09%
2001 209B −9.63B −4.41%
2000 218B +12.11B +5.87%
1999 206B +10.52B +5.38%
1998 196B +4.91B +2.57%
1997 191B −192M −0.1%
1996 191B +5.69B +3.07%
1995 185B +34.9B +23.21%
1994 150B +24.07B +19.06%
1993 126B −8.38B −6.22%
1992 135B +8.78B +6.97%
1991 126B −225M −0.18%
1990 126B +21.77B +20.86%
1989 104B +4.86B +4.88%
1988 99.47B +8.17B +8.94%
1987 91.31B +15.77B +20.88%
1986 75.54B +10.34B +15.86%
1985 65.2B +2.9B +4.66%
1984 62.3B +643M +1.04%
1983 61.65B −2.11B −3.32%
1982 63.77B −3.47B −5.15%
1981 67.23B −10.81B −13.85%
1980 78.04B +708M +0.92%
1979 77.33B +16.02B +26.12%
1978 61.31B +8.41B +15.9%
1977 52.9B +6.17B +13.2%
1976 46.73B +5.84B +14.27%
1975 40.9B +1.95B +5%
1974 38.95B +10.21B +35.5%
1973 28.74B +8.08B +39.08%
1972 20.67B +2.8B +15.67%
1971 17.87B +2.18B +13.89%
1970 15.69B +2.71B +20.83%
1969 12.98B +2.02B +18.43%
1968 10.96B +1.09B +11.02%
1967 9.88B +335M +3.51%
1966 9.54B +615M +6.89%
1965 8.93B +511M +6.07%
1964 8.41B +1.3B +18.22%
1963 7.12B +719M +11.24%
1962 6.4B +313M +5.14%
1961 6.09B +724M +13.5%
1960 5.36B

Western Europe, 2025

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About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.