Internet purchases by individuals in Netherlands
Netherlands: Internet purchases by individuals was 69.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Internet purchases by individuals in Netherlands, 2002–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of individuals.
Analysis
In 2019, internet purchases by individuals in Netherlands stood at 69.9%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internet purchases by individuals in Netherlands peaked at 69.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2002.
Netherlands ranks 6th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Internet purchases by individuals in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage of individuals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 15.3% | — |
| 2003 | 17.6% | +15.3% |
| 2004 | 23.6% | +33.8% |
| 2005 | 31.5% | +33.4% |
| 2006 | 36.3% | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 42.9% | +18.3% |
| 2008 | 43.2% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 48.6% | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 52.4% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 53.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 51.6% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 55.3% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 58.9% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 59.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 62.6% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 68.0% | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 69.8% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 69.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.4% | 15.3% | 48.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 51.6% | 69.9% | 10 |
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More science & technology data for Netherlands
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 4,269 Patents (2023)
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Indicators of international co-operation — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 833.5 Patents (2022)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 6,803 Thousand persons (2025)
- Patents - technology diffusion 2,843 Patents (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 6,803 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 6,803 Thousand persons (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 198,165 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internet purchases by individuals in Netherlands?
- Internet purchases by individuals in Netherlands was 69.9% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest internet purchases by individuals recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 69.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest internet purchases by individuals recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2002.
- How does Netherlands rank for internet purchases by individuals?
- Netherlands ranks 6th out of 43 countries with data for 2019.
- Is internet purchases by individuals rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Internet purchases by individuals (2002-2019). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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