Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Netherlands

Netherlands: Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or was 0.9871 GPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9871 GPIA
Change on year
up 7.9%
World rank
44th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.9871 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.6381 GPIA
in 2003
Years of data
15
2002–2016

Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Netherlands, 2002–2016

00.20.40.60.812002200920162002: 0.652 GPIA2003: 0.638 GPIA2004: 0.691 GPIA2005: 0.702 GPIA2006: 0.756 GPIA2007: 0.8 GPIA2008: 0.787 GPIA2009: 0.799 GPIA2010: 0.869 GPIA2011: 0.934 GPIA2012: 0.874 GPIA2013: 0.9 GPIA2014: 0.951 GPIA2015: 0.915 GPIA2016: 0.987 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 0.9871 GPIA for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in 2016. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Netherlands peaked at 0.9871 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6381 GPIA, in 2003.

That places Netherlands 44th out of 59 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 25-74 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Netherlands, 2002 to 2016.
Year GPIA Change
2002 0.6522 GPIA
2003 0.6381 GPIA -2.2%
2004 0.6909 GPIA +8.3%
2005 0.7019 GPIA +1.6%
2006 0.7555 GPIA +7.6%
2007 0.7996 GPIA +5.8%
2008 0.7871 GPIA -1.6%
2009 0.7993 GPIA +1.5%
2010 0.8692 GPIA +8.7%
2011 0.9339 GPIA +7.5%
2012 0.8739 GPIA -6.4%
2013 0.9002 GPIA +3.0%
2014 0.9509 GPIA +5.6%
2015 0.9152 GPIA -3.8%
2016 0.9871 GPIA +7.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7281 GPIA 0.6381 GPIA 0.7996 GPIA 8
2010s 0.9186 GPIA 0.8692 GPIA 0.9871 GPIA 7

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 41 Germany 0.994 GPIA compare
  2. 42 Slovakia 0.9923 GPIA compare
  3. 43 Cyprus 0.9871 GPIA compare
  4. 45 Ecuador 0.9792 GPIA compare
  5. 46 Bahrain 0.9729 GPIA compare
  6. 47 Korea 0.9697 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 59 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Netherlands?
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Netherlands was 0.9871 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.9871 GPIA in 2016.
What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6381 GPIA in 2003.
How does Netherlands rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
Netherlands ranks 44th out of 59 countries with data for 2016.
Is proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 25-74 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 25-74 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
59 places, 790 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release