Netherlands: average price of cocaine 2008-2022

Between 2008 and 2022, cocaine prices in the Netherlands remained stable at around 50 euros per gram. The price of cocaine peaked in 2012 and again in 2014, at 53 euros, before decreasing again slightly. In 2022, a gram of cocaine in the Netherlands sold for 52 euros. This was significantly higher than the price of amphetamine, which on average cost just seven euros per gram that year.

 Cocaine use on the rise

Cocaine use, although still relatively low compared to other drugs such as cannabis or ecstasy, is on the rise. The Trimbos Institute’s survey on drug use among adults has been running since 1997, and the share of respondents stating to have used cocaine at least once in their lives as of 2021 was 6.5 percent. In 2021, 0.8 percent of all respondents answered to have used cocaine in the last month.

Who are the cocaine users?

Cocaine use in the Netherlands was most common among 20-29 year olds. The most recent survey found that of 20-24 year olds, 5.5 percent had used cocaine in the past year. Among the 25-29 year olds, this was even higher, at 6.9 percent.

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Release date

February 2024

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Region

Netherlands

Survey time period

2008 to 2022

Number of respondents

1,351*

Special properties

cocaine samples

Supplementary notes

Prices are consumer level prices.

* N (2008) = 637, N (2009) = 780, N (2010) = 979, N (2011) = 679, N (2012) = 401, N (2013) = 1,178, N (2014) = 1,204, N (2015) = 1,300, N (2016) = 1,329, N (2017) = 1,351. The source adds that a new reporting method in 2013 decreased the no response figures.

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