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'''Tourism in the Netherlands''' is a relatively small sector of the [[Economy of the Netherlands|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.<ref>[http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2017/01/tourist-numbers-top-16-million-visitor-numbers-rose-5-in-2016/ Tourist numbers top 16 million visitors, rose 5% in 2016], ''Dutch News''. Accessed 14 February 2018.</ref><ref name=unwto /><ref name=wttc />

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==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.<ref name="nbtc2017" /><ref name="nbtc2018" />

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!  style="width:5px; background:#00966E;"|Rank
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!  style="width:50px; background:#00966E;"| 2015
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|1||{{flag|Germany}}|| 5,190,000 || 4,628,000 || 4,283,000 || 3,894,000 || 3,495,000
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|2||{{flag|Belgium}}|| 2,240,000 || 2,124,000 || 1,965,000 || 1,828,000 || 1,673,000
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|3||{{flag|France}} || 2,240,000 || 2,084,000 || 1,750,000 || 1,725,000 || 1,680,000
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|4||{{flag|United Kingdom}}|| 2,195,000 || 2,043,000 || 1,967,001 || 1,857,000 || 1,680,000
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|5||{{flag|Italy}} || 565,000 || 525,000 || 543,000 || 503,000 || 461,000
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|6||{{flag|Spain}} || 445,000 || 445,000 || 432,000 || 396,000 || 395,000
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|7||{{flag|Switzerland}} || 285,000 || 264,000 || 271,000 || 256,000 || 231,000
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|8||{{flag|Russia}} || 175,000 || 130,000 || 152,000 || 196,000 || 203,000
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|9||{{flag|Sweden}} || 160,000 || 156,000 || 154,000 || 142,000 || 142,000
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|10||{{flag|Denmark}} || 160,000 || 144,000 || 155,000 || 141,000 || 144,000
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|11||{{flag|Norway}} || 125,000 || 115,000 || 132,000 || 125,000 || 127,000
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!colspan=2 | Total foreign || 17,610,000 || 15,834,000 || 15,007,000 || 13,925,000 || 12,783,000
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===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 ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name=unwto>{{cite web|title=UNWTO Tourism Highlights, 2013 Edition|url=http://mkt.unwto.org/en/publication/unwto-tourism-highlights-2013-edition|publisher=United Nations World Tourism Organization|access-date=25 August 2013|date=2013}}</ref>
<ref name=wttc>{{cite web|title=Netherlands Economic Impact Report|url=http://www.wttc.org/research/economic-impact-research/country-reports/n/netherlands/|publisher=World Travel & Tourism Council|access-date=25 August 2013|date=2013}}</ref>
<ref name="nbtc2017">{{cite web |title=Toerisme in perspectief 2017 |url=https://www.nbtc.nl/web/file?uuid=1dda3d3d-5821-4dba-a32c-49828b615444&owner=388ad020-d235-4624-86a4-d899f855a216&contentid=55861 |website=nbtc.nl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014233756/https://www.nbtc.nl/web/file?uuid=1dda3d3d-5821-4dba-a32c-49828b615444&owner=388ad020-d235-4624-86a4-d899f855a216&contentid=55861 |archive-date=2017-10-14 |language=Dutch |url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="nbtc2018">{{cite web |title=Toerisme in perspectief 2018 |url=https://www.nbtc.nl/web/file?uuid=14ce81b8-1d9b-41b3-9752-0486de987d58&owner=388ad020-d235-4624-86a4-d899f855a216&contentid=61341 |website=nbtc.nl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129080628/https://www.nbtc.nl/web/file?uuid=14ce81b8-1d9b-41b3-9752-0486de987d58&owner=388ad020-d235-4624-86a4-d899f855a216&contentid=61341 |archive-date=2018-01-29 |language=Dutch |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
{{Wikivoyage|Netherlands}}
* [http://www.holland.com National Board of Tourism]
* [http://www.nbtc.nl/en/homepage.htm nbtc.nl] – Organisation responsible for promoting the Netherlands nationally and internationally

{{Netherlands topics}}
{{Tourism in Europe}}

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[[Category:Tourism in Europe by country|Netherlands]]