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General profile: Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2024
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
18.229 Millions
0.924 EUR/US$
1 225 087 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(u) 33 670 km²
..
0.83 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-1.6 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2024
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchandise exports
406 372
574 251
570 442
921 218
Merchandise imports
363 822
516 409
512 105
814 044
Merchandise trade balance
42 550
57 842
58 337
107 174
Export structure by product group in 2024
(as % of total exports)
6 %6 %62 %62 %14 %14 %18 %18 %
Top 5 partners in 2024
(exports, millions of US$)
207 185117 01971 53656 57647 832207 185117 01971 53656 57647 832
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Services exports
-
161 664
197 861
(e) 335 958
Services imports
-
136 034
213 441
(e) 304 706
Services trade balance
-
25 630
-15 579
(e) 31 252
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Transport
-
(e) 19.1
17.9
(e) 19.4
Travel
-
(e) 9.3
7.0
(e) 6.8
Other services
-
(e) 65.7
70.9
(e) 68.0
TRADE INDICES
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1171151191131061111101081041009998989898911021019710095939698999999101100100989798969897101101
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+0.8 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2024
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
GDP, current
688 134
852 465
775 744
1 225 087
GDP per capita, current US$
41 792
50 829
45 345
67 206
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
2.03
1.32
2.12
0.83
Current account balance, % of GDP
6.04
6.44
4.85
9.05
Exchange rate (/US$)
0.804
0.754
0.901
0.924
GDP by expenditure in 2023
(as % of total GDP)
44.124.720.088.577.444.124.720.088.577.4
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+4.5 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2024
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
FDI inflows
39 047.16
18 812.87
346 507.49
9 274.96
FDI outflows
119 688.35
112 233.80
378 551.20
54 729.51
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.18
0.33
0.42
0.36
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
4 358.14 061.03 729.13 956.83 622.33 673.53 724.13 417.13 206.13 276.23 723.13 275.73 079.93 217.02 779.22 809.41 649.11 630.21 552.61 258.79 275-184 352-80 272-27 618-131 780-130 008-30 047136 540130 974346 507110 149113 80033 287104 99118 81359 322-6 776114 16113 97839 04712 45232 90025 03851 92763 855FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Balance, % of GDP
-
10.82
7.68
(e) 11.29
Balance, % of imports
-
17.64
9.86
(e) 15.03
Normalized balance
-
0.081
0.047
(e) 0.070
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
162172191167153170170165154163156150151144133123139138136
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2024
(% of population)
Urban 93%Urban 93%Rural 7%Rural 7%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.284 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2024
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
7 940
7 252
8 516
6 712
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
11 334 566
12 400 607
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
16.69
12.04
10.48
8.14
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
18.62
14.01
12.86
11.14
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
3.04
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
u
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 02 December 2025