The Netherlands’ current account surplus widened to €26.28 billion in the first quarter of 2026 from a downwardly revised €23.28 billion in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. The goods account surplus widened to €22.40 billion from €22.0 billion, while the services account surplus also rose to €9.17 billion from €8.36 billion. Additionally, the primary income shortfall shrank significantly by €1.84 billion to €0.39 billion from €2.23 billion a year earlier. On the other hand, the secondary income deficit increased to €4.91 billion from €4.82 billion. source: De Nederlandsche Bank

Netherlands recorded a Current Account surplus of 26276 EUR Million in the first quarter of 2026. Current Account in Netherlands averaged 8487.39 EUR Million from 1982 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 33658.00 EUR Million in the fourth quarter of 2025 and a record low of -16700.00 EUR Million in the second quarter of 2015. This page provides the latest reported value for - Netherlands Current Account - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Netherlands Current Account - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on July of 2026.

Netherlands recorded a Current Account surplus of 26276 EUR Million in the first quarter of 2026. Current Account in Netherlands is expected to be 18700.00 EUR Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Netherlands Current Account is projected to trend around 22500.00 EUR Million in 2027 and 19100.00 EUR Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-03-26 10:20 AM
Current Account
Q4 €34.53B €19.23B €30.2B
2026-07-01 10:00 AM
Current Account
Q1 €26.28B €33.66B € 25.1B
2026-09-23 10:00 AM
Current Account
Q2 €326.28B € 14.5B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 6655.00 7736.00 EUR Million May 2026
Capital Flows 25374.00 21099.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
Current Account 26276.00 33658.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
Exports 65829.00 66954.00 EUR Million May 2026
External Debt 4234512.00 4143272.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment 29362.00 -17002.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
Imports 59174.00 59217.00 EUR Million May 2026
Remittances 32.00 34.00 EUR Million Mar 2026


Netherlands Current Account
Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
26276.00 33658.00 33658.00 -16700.00 1982 - 2026 EUR Million Quarterly

News Stream
Netherlands Q1 Current Account Widens
The Netherlands’ current account surplus widened to €26.28 billion in the first quarter of 2026 from a downwardly revised €23.28 billion in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. The goods account surplus widened to €22.40 billion from €22.0 billion, while the services account surplus also rose to €9.17 billion from €8.36 billion. Additionally, the primary income shortfall shrank significantly by €1.84 billion to €0.39 billion from €2.23 billion a year earlier. On the other hand, the secondary income deficit increased to €4.91 billion from €4.82 billion.
2026-07-01
Netherlands Current Account Surplus Largely Stable in Q4
The Netherlands’ current account surplus came in at €34.52 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, largely unchanged from €34.52 billion in the corresponding period a year ago. The goods surplus expanded to €28.72 billion from €25.57 billion, and the services surplus rose to €13.60 billion from €12.61 billion. Conversely, the primary income gap widened to €2.99 billion from €0.58 billion, and the secondary income deficit went up to €4.79 billion from €3.09 billion. For the full year 2025, the current account surplus narrowed to €92.62 billion from €102.66 billion in 2024.
2026-03-26
Netherlands Current Account Surplus Little Changed in Q3
The Netherlands’ current account surplus came in at €19.75 billion in the third quarter of 2025, compared to €19.8 billion in the same period last year. The goods surplus widened to €19.7 billion from €17.9 billion and the services surplus increased to €9.2 billion from €8.7 billion. On the other hand, the deficit on the primary income went up to €5.8 billion from €4.3 billion and the gap on the secondary income account went up to €3.3 billion from €2.5 billion.
2025-12-24