China vs Netherlands: Merchandise imports

China
2.58 trillion current US$
in 2025
Netherlands
870.44 billion current US$
in 2025
China rank
2nd
Netherlands rank
5th

Merchandise imports over time

  • China
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

China currently reports 2.58 trillion current US$ against 870.44 billion current US$ in Netherlands, a difference of 1.71 trillion current US$.

That makes China's figure about 3.0 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.

Globally, China ranks 2nd and Netherlands ranks 5th of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,842 data points, 1960–2025
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Merchandise imports includes goods whose economic ownership is changed from a non-resident to a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.