Netherlands: International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$)

Key figures

Over five years it is down 81.48% from US$2.2 billion in 2015 (28.63% a year on average, compounded). Since 1995 it is down 72.47% from US$1.48 billion in 1995 (5.03% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 7 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2020, Netherlands' international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) fell 80.3% on 2019 (from US$2.07 billion to US$406.6 million).

Across the 16 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2019), the average change was +39.9% and a typical year strayed about 183.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 724.1% in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 80.3% in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2020 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 7% of the movement over 9 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2020, Netherlands had the 24th highest value of the 123 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Netherlands in the 2020 ranking

• Korea, Rep. — 21st of 123: US$548 million
• Saudi Arabia — 22nd of 123: US$536 million
• Romania — 23rd of 123: US$450 million
• Argentina — 25th of 123: US$400 million
• Costa Rica — 26th of 123: US$397 million
• Pakistan — 27th of 123: US$397 million

What this measures

International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 19 values

International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) in nearby economies

• Albania — US$42 million (2020)
• Armenia — US$23 million (2020)
• Austria — US$648 million (2020)
• Azerbaijan — US$27 million (2020)
• Belarus — US$32 million (2020)
• Belgium — US$893 million (2020)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$51 million (2020)
• Bulgaria — US$215 million (2020)

More private sector & trade data for Netherlands

• Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 139.54% (2025)
• Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$870.44 billion (2025)
• Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$989.24 billion (2025)
• Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) — 1.36% (2025)
• Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — 14.45% (2025)
• Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — 13.34% (2025)
• Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) — 65.39% (2025)
• Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) — 2.61% (2025)
• Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

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Questions people ask

What is Netherlands's international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$)?

US$406.6 million in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1995?

It is down 72.47% from US$1.48 billion in 1995 (5.03% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$2.56 billion in 2014 and the lowest US$311 million in 2013.

How does Netherlands rank?

24th highest of 123 economies with data for 2020.

Is the latest change in international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) unusual for Netherlands?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator ST.INT.TRNX.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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