Material import dependency in Netherlands
Netherlands: Material import dependency was 83.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
83.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 35 countries
All-time high
83.4%
in 2024
All-time low
62.3%
in 1996
Years of data
30
1996–2025
Material import dependency in Netherlands, 1996–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, material import dependency in Netherlands stood at 83.4%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material import dependency in Netherlands peaked at 83.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.3%, in 1996.
That places Netherlands 2nd out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.0% | 62.3% | 66.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 72.1% | 68.5% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.2% | 73.0% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.1% | 79.8% | 83.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More trade data for Netherlands
- Exports and imports by counterpart area - quarterly data 259,480 Current prices, million euro (2026)
- Lead time to export, median case 2 days (2018)
- Exports and imports by counterpart area - annual data 955,285 Current prices, million euro (2025)
- Imports of oil and petroleum products by partner country 138,432 Thousand tonnes (2024)
- Exports of oil and petroleum products by partner country 101,267 Thousand tonnes (2024)
- Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data 41.8 Balance (2026)
- Sawnwood trade by species 1.05 million Thousand euro (2023)
- Member States EU27 (from 2020) trade by BEC product group 28,695 (2026)
- Intra and Extra-EU trade by Member State and by product group 42.3 (2025)
- Cross-trade road freight transport of reporting country by country of 1,379 Thousand tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is material import dependency in Netherlands?
- Material import dependency in Netherlands was 83.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material import dependency recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 83.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest material import dependency recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.3% in 1996.
- How does Netherlands rank for material import dependency?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material import dependency rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Material import dependency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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