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.Tourist numbers top 16 million visitors, rose 5% in 2016, Dutch News. Accessed 14 February 2018.
+Yearly tourist arrivals in millions
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.
Rank Country 2017 2016 2015 2014 20131 5,190,000 4,628,000 4,283,000 3,894,000 3,495,0002 2,240,000 2,124,000 1,965,000 1,828,000 1,673,0003 2,240,000 2,084,000 1,750,000 1,725,000 1,680,0004 2,195,000 2,043,000 1,967,001 1,857,000 1,680,0005 565,000 525,000 543,000 503,000 461,0006 445,000 445,000 432,000 396,000 395,0007 285,000 264,000 271,000 256,000 231,0008 175,000 130,000 152,000 196,000 203,0009 160,000 156,000 154,000 142,000 142,00010 160,000 144,000 155,000 141,000 144,00011 125,000 115,000 132,000 125,000 127,000 Total foreign 17,610,000 15,834,000 15,007,000 13,925,000 12,783,000
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 List of castles in the Netherlands List of museums in the Netherlands
References
External links
National Board of Tourism nbtc.nl – Organisation responsible for promoting the Netherlands nationally and internationally