Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Netherlands
Netherlands: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 7.98 billion in 1997. ◆ Volatile
Latest (1997)
7.98 billion
Change on year
down 84.2%
World rank
125th
of 178 countries
All-time high
127.48 billion
in 1993
All-time low
1.44 billion
in 1950
Years of data
48
1950–1997
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Netherlands, 1950–1997
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 7.98 billion for foreign assets, net foreign assets in 1997.
That represents a change of down 84.2% on the previous year and down 88.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Netherlands peaked at 127.48 billion in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.44 billion, in 1950.
Netherlands ranks 125th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.44 billion | — |
| 1951 | 1.90 billion | +31.8% |
| 1952 | 3.95 billion | +107.7% |
| 1953 | 5.03 billion | +27.6% |
| 1954 | 5.25 billion | +4.3% |
| 1955 | 5.52 billion | +5.2% |
| 1956 | 4.56 billion | -17.4% |
| 1957 | 4.37 billion | -4.2% |
| 1958 | 6.36 billion | +45.7% |
| 1959 | 7.25 billion | +13.9% |
| 1960 | 9.12 billion | +25.8% |
| 1961 | 8.97 billion | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 8.95 billion | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 9.66 billion | +8.0% |
| 1964 | 9.78 billion | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 9.88 billion | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 9.62 billion | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 9.87 billion | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 9.65 billion | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 10.44 billion | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 12.45 billion | +19.2% |
| 1971 | 15.07 billion | +21.1% |
| 1972 | 18.63 billion | +23.6% |
| 1973 | 20.41 billion | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 22.58 billion | +10.6% |
| 1975 | 27.36 billion | +21.2% |
| 1976 | 27.03 billion | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 25.11 billion | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 25.96 billion | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 26.58 billion | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 31.23 billion | +17.5% |
| 1981 | 38.87 billion | +24.4% |
| 1982 | 42.62 billion | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 52.04 billion | +22.1% |
| 1984 | 80.16 billion | +54.0% |
| 1985 | 81.31 billion | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 72.65 billion | -10.7% |
| 1987 | 69.71 billion | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 81.97 billion | +17.6% |
| 1989 | 107.71 billion | +31.4% |
| 1990 | 110.03 billion | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 109.97 billion | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 111.01 billion | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 127.48 billion | +14.8% |
| 1994 | 98.48 billion | -22.7% |
| 1995 | 90.68 billion | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 50.34 billion | -44.5% |
| 1997 | 7.98 billion | -84.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.56 billion | 1.44 billion | 7.25 billion | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.59 billion | 8.95 billion | 10.44 billion | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.12 billion | 12.45 billion | 27.36 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.83 billion | 31.23 billion | 107.71 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.25 billion | 7.98 billion | 127.48 billion | 8 |
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More financial sector data for Netherlands
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 33.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0046 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 341.65 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 9.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,294 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 42.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 4,766 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 40.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,721 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 15.1 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Netherlands?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Netherlands was 7.98 billion in 1997, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 127.48 billion in 1993.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 billion in 1950.
- How does Netherlands rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Netherlands ranks 125th out of 178 countries with data for 1997.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.