International tourism, expenditures in Netherlands
Netherlands: International tourism, expenditures was 7.44 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Netherlands, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 7.44 billion current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 67.0% on the previous year and down 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Netherlands peaked at 23.66 billion current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.44 billion current US$, in 2020.
That places Netherlands 21st out of 192 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.27 billion current US$ | 12.55 billion current US$ | 13.71 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 14.75 billion current US$ | 13.06 billion current US$ | 16.94 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.67 billion current US$ | 20.09 billion current US$ | 23.66 billion current US$ | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.44 billion current US$ | 7.44 billion current US$ | 7.44 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More private sector data for Netherlands
- Merchandise exports 989.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 62.8% (2024)
- Food exports 16.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 870.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 64.7% (2024)
- Food imports 13.3% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 139.5% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 306.53 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 18.2% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 64.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Netherlands?
- International tourism, expenditures in Netherlands was 7.44 billion current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 23.66 billion current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.44 billion current US$ in 2020.
- How does Netherlands rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Netherlands ranks 21st out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.