The Netherlands’ current account surplus widened to €16.91 billion in the second quarter of 2026 from €13.10 billion in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. The goods account surplus increased to €16.29 billion from €13.04 billion, while the services account surplus rose to €13.88 billion from €13.19 billion. Moreover, the primary account deficit narrowed to €10.98 billion from €11.36 billion. In contrast, the secondary account deficit grew to €2.27 billion from €1.78 billion a year earlier. source: De Nederlandsche Bank

Netherlands recorded a Current Account surplus of 16914 EUR Million in the second quarter of 2026. Current Account in Netherlands averaged 8535.30 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 October of 2026.

Netherlands recorded a Current Account surplus of 16914 EUR Million in the second 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
2026-07-01 10:00 AM
Current Account
Q1 €26.28B €33.66B € 25.1B
2026-09-23 10:00 AM
Current Account
Q2 €16.91B €26.38B €14.5B
2026-12-24 11:00 AM
Current Account
Q3 €16.91B € 18.7B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 10912.00 11653.00 EUR Million Jul 2026
Capital Flows 7789.00 25729.00 EUR Million Jun 2026
Current Account 16914.00 26376.00 EUR Million Jun 2026
Exports 75157.00 74154.00 EUR Million Jul 2026
External Debt 4347276.00 4233281.00 EUR Million Jun 2026
Foreign Direct Investment 34793.00 36487.00 EUR Million Jun 2026
Imports 62225.00 62481.00 EUR Million Jul 2026
Remittances 43.00 33.00 EUR Million Jun 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
16914.00 26376.00 33658.00 -16700.00 1982 - 2026 EUR Million Quarterly

News Stream
Netherlands Current Account Surplus Widens in Q2
The Netherlands’ current account surplus widened to €16.91 billion in the second quarter of 2026 from €13.10 billion in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. The goods account surplus increased to €16.29 billion from €13.04 billion, while the services account surplus rose to €13.88 billion from €13.19 billion. Moreover, the primary account deficit narrowed to €10.98 billion from €11.36 billion. In contrast, the secondary account deficit grew to €2.27 billion from €1.78 billion a year earlier.
2026-09-23
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