The Netherlands makes several types of contribution to the EU:
- traditional own resources (e.g. import duties on goods from outside the EU collected by the Netherlands);
- a contribution based on an EU-wide uniform percentage of the VAT base;
- a contribution based on the Netherlands’ gross national income (GNI);
- a contribution based on the amount of plastic packaging waste in the Netherlands.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ budget, the Netherlands’ net contribution to the EU in 2024 totalled €7.3 billion, calculated as the total amount paid to the EU less the refund received to cover the cost of collecting import duties and other receipts.
Broken down by contribution:
- €3.1 billion traditional own resources:
- €1.5 billion VAT-based contribution;
- €0.2 billion plastic contribution;
- €3.6 billion GNI-based contribution.
After deduction of other receipts amounting to more than €1 billion, the net contribution in 2024 amounts to €7.3 billion. Other receipts are chiefly prior-year payments and receipts, such as the annual cost-based adjustment of contributions or repayments relating to court cases concerning the collection of import duties (source: Central Government Annual Financial Report 2024).
More information
- EU contributions – information on the Netherlands’ contributions to the EU in the Central Government Annual Financial Report (in Dutch)