Tourism in the Netherlands
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Tourism in the Netherlands is a relatively small sector of the country's economy with a total contribution of 5.4% to gross domestic product and 9.6% to employment. In 2017 the Netherlands was visited by 17 million foreign tourists (with more than 5 million coming from Germany), making it the 20th most visited country in the world.[1][2][3]
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Arrivals by country
Within Europe
Most visitors staying in all forms of accommodation in the Netherlands on short-term basis are from the following countries of nationality with the majority of tourists coming from within Europe itself.[6][7]
| Rank | Country | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany |
5,190,000 | 4,628,000 | 4,283,000 | 3,894,000 | 3,495,000 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
2,240,000 | 2,124,000 | 1,965,000 | 1,828,000 | 1,673,000 |
| 3 |  France |
2,240,000 | 2,084,000 | 1,750,000 | 1,725,000 | 1,680,000 |
| 4 |  United Kingdom |
2,195,000 | 2,043,000 | 1,967,001 | 1,857,000 | 1,680,000 |
| 5 |  Italy |
565,000 | 525,000 | 543,000 | 503,000 | 461,000 |
| 6 |  Spain |
445,000 | 445,000 | 432,000 | 396,000 | 395,000 |
| 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland |
285,000 | 264,000 | 271,000 | 256,000 | 231,000 |
| 8 |  Russia |
175,000 | 130,000 | 152,000 | 196,000 | 203,000 |
| 9 |  Sweden |
160,000 | 156,000 | 154,000 | 142,000 | 142,000 |
| 10 |  Denmark |
160,000 | 144,000 | 155,000 | 141,000 | 144,000 |
| 11 |  Norway |
125,000 | 115,000 | 132,000 | 125,000 | 127,000 |
| Total foreign | 17,610,000 | 15,834,000 | 15,007,000 | 13,925,000 | 12,783,000 | |
Other continents
In 2017, the United States (1,414,000 tourists, a 20% growth from the 1,182,000 Americans who visited in 2016), China (364,000 tourists, a 22% growth from the 297,000 of 2016), and Canada (180,000 tourists, a 16% growth from the 155,000 Canadians tourists of 2016) are the major non-European homelands of international tourists coming to the Netherlands. The total of foreign tourists visiting the Netherlands in 2017 was 17,924,000, a 13% growth from the 15,829,000 foreign people who visited the country in 2016.
See also
References
- ^ Tourist numbers top 16 million visitors, rose 5% in 2016, Dutch News. Accessed 14 February 2018.
- ^ "UNWTO Tourism Highlights, 2013 Edition". United Nations World Tourism Organization. 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- ^ "Netherlands Economic Impact Report". World Travel & Tourism Council. 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- ^ "Netherlands: International tourist trips". Our World In Data. August 17, 2024.
- ^ "Global and regional tourism performance". www.unwto.org. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
- ^ "Toerisme in perspectief 2017". nbtc.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2017-10-14.
- ^ "Toerisme in perspectief 2018". nbtc.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2018-01-29.
External links
- National Board of Tourism
- nbtc.nl – Organisation responsible for promoting the Netherlands nationally and internationally