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. source: De Nederlandsche Bank

Netherlands recorded a Current Account surplus of 19748 EUR Million in the third quarter of 2025. Current Account in Netherlands averaged 8298.62 EUR Million from 1982 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 34515.00 EUR Million in the fourth quarter of 2024 and a record low of -16813.00 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 February of 2026.

Netherlands recorded a Current Account surplus of 19748 EUR Million in the third quarter of 2025. Current Account in Netherlands is expected to be 17600.00 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 15900.00 EUR Million in 2026, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-09-23 10:00 AM
Current Account
Q2 €13.2B €26.8B € 20.2B
2025-12-24 11:00 AM
Current Account
Q3 €19.75B €13.4B €15.6B
2026-03-26 11:00 AM
Current Account
Q4 €19.75B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 9721.00 10758.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Capital Flows 14213.00 8680.00 EUR Million Sep 2025
Current Account 19748.00 13401.00 EUR Million Sep 2025
Exports 66214.00 66444.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
External Debt 4078311.00 4050407.00 EUR Million Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment 28489.00 -11544.00 EUR Million Sep 2025
Imports 56493.00 55687.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Remittances 31.00 41.00 EUR Million Sep 2025


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
19748.00 13401.00 34515.00 -16813.00 1982 - 2025 EUR Million Quarterly

News Stream
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
Netherlands Current Account Surplus Narrows in Q2
The Netherlands’ current account surplus narrowed to €13.2 billion in the second quarter of 2025, down from €20.4 billion in the same period last year. This marks the smallest surplus since the third quarter of 2022, mainly due to a lower goods trade surplus, which fell to €15.0 billion from €16.7 billion in Q2 2024. The primary income deficit also widened, reaching €13.9 billion compared with €7.1 billion a year earlier. Meanwhile, the services surplus increased to €13.5 billion from €12.3 billion, while the secondary income deficit was little changed at €1.4 billion.
2025-09-23
Netherlands Current Account Surplus Widens in Q1
The Netherlands’ current account surplus widened to €28.2 billion in the first quarter of 2025 from €27.9 billion a year earlier, driven primarily by a widening goods trade surplus, which climbed to €24.9 billion from €20.9 billion. Meanwhile, the services surplus edged slightly lower to €9.0 billion from €9.2 billion. In contrast, the primary income account swung to a €0.7 billion deficit from a €1.9 billion surplus in the same period last year. The secondary income shortfall also widened to €5.0 billion from €4.2 billion a year earlier.
2025-06-24