Tourism in the Netherlands

Tourism in the Netherlands is a relatively small sector of the country's economy with a total contribution of 5.4% to gross domestic product and 9.6% to employment. In 2017 the Netherlands was visited by 17 million foreign tourists (with more than 5 million coming from Germany), making it the 20th most visited country in the world.[1][2][3]

Top tourist attractions in the Netherlands
Amsterdam
Zaanse Schans
Volendam
Giethoorn
Efteling
Kinderdijk
Keukenhof

Arrivals by country

Within Europe

Most visitors staying in all forms of accommodation in the Netherlands on short-term basis are from the following countries of nationality with the majority of tourists coming from within Europe itself.[4][5]

Rank 2014 2013
13,894,0003,495,000
21,828,0001,673,000
31,857,0001,680,000
4725,000680,000
5503,000461,000
6396,000395,000
7256,000231,000
8196,000203,000
9142,000142,000
10141,000144,000
11125,000127,000
13,925,00012,783,000

Other continents

In 2017, the United States (1,414,000 tourists, a 20% growth from the 1,182,000 Americans who visited in 2016), China (364,000 tourists, a 22% growth from the 297,000 of 2016), and Canada (180,000 tourists, a 16% growth from the 155,000 Canadians tourists of 2016) are the major non-European homelands of international tourists coming to the Netherlands. The total of foreign tourists visiting the Netherlands in 2017 was 17,924,000, a 13% growth from the 15,829,000 foreign people who visited the country in 2016.

See also

References
  1. Tourist numbers top 16 million visitors, rose 5% in 2016, Dutch News. Accessed 14 February 2018.
  2. "UNWTO Tourism Highlights, 2013 Edition". United Nations World Tourism Organization. 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  3. "Netherlands Economic Impact Report". World Travel & Tourism Council. 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  4. Toerisme in perspectief 2017 (in Dutch).
  5. Toerisme in perspectief 2018 (in Dutch).
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