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General profile: Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2023
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
18.093 Millions
..
1 119 644 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 33 670 km²
4.12 %
0.24 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-2.9 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2023
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchandise exports
406 372
574 251
570 442
936 392
Merchandise imports
363 822
516 409
512 105
842 331
Merchandise trade balance
42 550
57 842
58 337
94 061
Export structure by product group in 2023
(as % of total exports)
5 %5 %63 %63 %15 %15 %16 %16 %
Top 5 partners in 2023
(exports, millions of US$)
212 649114 36482 85257 09247 252212 649114 36482 85257 09247 252
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Services exports
-
161 664
197 861
(e) 311 829
Services imports
-
136 034
213 441
(e) 295 731
Services trade balance
-
25 630
-15 579
(e) 16 098
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Transport
-
(e) 19.1
17.9
(e) 18.4
Travel
-
(e) 9.3
7.0
(e) 6.7
Other services
-
(e) 65.7
70.9
(e) 68.8
TRADE INDICES
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1241261191101131121091031009795949392859493879694979999991001011009896969797999810099
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+0.2 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2023
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
GDP, current
685 076
846 555
765 265
1 119 644
GDP per capita, current US$
41 606
50 477
44 733
61 884
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
2.05
1.34
1.96
0.24
Current account balance, % of GDP
6.07
6.67
4.99
10.15
Exchange rate (/US$)
0.804
0.754
0.901
..
GDP by expenditure in 2022
(as % of total GDP)
42.925.121.293.883.042.925.121.293.883.0
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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-12.7 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2023
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
FDI inflows
39 047.16
-7 184.47
176 466.33
-168 449.68
FDI outflows
119 688.35
68 358.18
236 303.23
-142 184.59
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.18
0.20
0.30
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
2 370.12 389.42 126.42 234.12 450.12 226.52 159.92 298.11 482.61 618.61 640.11 788.71 720.11 713.11 649.11 630.21 552.61 258.7-168 450-80 438-70 238-81 65115 940102 13426 85559 928176 46645 03451 11925 01324 156-7 18438 752-6 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
2023
Balance, % of GDP
-
12.45
7.45
(e) 10.07
Balance, % of imports
-
19.76
9.43
(e) 12.29
Normalized balance
-
0.090
0.045
(e) 0.058
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
174193170156173173167157166161156157149138127141139137
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2023
(% of population)
Urban 93%Urban 93%Rural 7%Rural 7%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.290 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2023
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
7 940
7 252
8 516
6 599
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
11 334 566
12 400 607
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
16.78
12.46
10.65
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
18.74
14.54
13.08
..
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
(r) 6.15
..
..
Source: UN Trade and Development, UNCTADstat (https://unctadstat.unctad.org/datacentre)
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.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
r
Number of persons employed in full time equivalent units.Total business economy includes repair of computers, personal and household goods; except financial and insurance activities.
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: 11 October 2024