Trade to countries according to the Harmonised System 1996 - 2012

Trade to countries according to the Harmonised System 1996 - 2012

Nomenclature Countries(groups) Periods Balance of trade (1000 euro)
Total goods Total countries (groups) 2012* 41,551,723
Total goods European Union (EU) 2012* 112,331,618
Total goods Non-EU countries 2012* -70,779,895
Total goods France 2012* 19,210,890
Total goods Belgium and Luxemburg 2012* .
Total goods Germany 2012* 42,440,896
Total goods Italy 2012* 11,697,966
Total goods United Kingdom 2012* 7,390,872
Total goods Ireland 2012* -2,055,813
Total goods Denmark 2012* 1,859,877
Total goods Greece 2012* 1,555,053
Total goods Portugal 2012* 805,305
Total goods Spain 2012* 5,036,045
Total goods Belgium (from 2000) 2012* 13,043,346
Total goods Luxemburg (from 2000) 2012* 560,125
Total goods Norway 2012* -8,206,581
Total goods Sweden 2012* 607,971
Total goods Finland 2012* 840,412
Total goods Austria 2012* 3,085,159
Total goods Switserland 2012* 3,411,262
Total goods Malta 2012* 159,197
Total goods Turkey 2012* 2,598,464
Total goods Slovenia 2012* 336,958
Total goods Other Western Europe 2012* .
Total goods Total Western Europe 2012* 104,377,404
Total goods Estonia 2012* 387,880
Total goods Latvia 2012* -229,226
Total goods Lithuania 2012* -624,352
Total goods Poland 2012* 3,144,010
Total goods Czech Republic 2012* 524,555
Total goods Slovakia 2012* 215,254
Total goods Hungary 2012* 754,818
Total goods Romania 2012* 578,176
Total goods Bulgaria 2012* 334,849
Total goods Russia 2012* -13,213,918
Total goods Other Eastern Europe 2012* .
Total goods Total Eastern Europe 2012* -7,720,130
Total goods Other Europe 2012* 1,641,623
Total goods Total Europe 2012* 98,562,468
Total goods Algeria 2012* -3,349,462
Total goods Other North Africa 2012* 608,730
Total goods Total North Africa 2012* -2,740,732
Total goods Nigeria 2012* -1,763,194
Total goods Other West Africa 2012* 2,801,264
Total goods Total West Africa 2012* 1,038,070
Total goods South Africa 2012* 939,828
Total goods Central, East- and southern Africa 2012* -942,027
Total goods Total Central, East-and southern Africa 2012* -2,199
Total goods Total Africa 2012* -1,704,861
Total goods United States of America 2012* -6,743,471
Total goods Canada 2012* 277,158
Total goods Other North America 2012* 34,724
Total goods Total North America 2012* -6,431,589
Total goods Brazil 2012* -2,493,487
Total goods Argentina 2012* -1,106,027
Total goods Other Central and South America 2012* -3,068,498
Total goods Total Central and South America 2012* -6,668,012
Total goods Total America 2012* -13,099,601
Total goods Cyprus 2012* 407,824
Total goods Israel 2012* -751,863
Total goods Other countries Near and Far East 2012* .
Total goods Other Near and Far East 2012* 1,151,717
Total goods Total Near and Far East 2012* 399,854
Total goods Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2012* 258,149
Total goods Saudi Arabia 2012* -2,485,569
Total goods Kuwait 2012* -1,960,323
Total goods Other Arab Gulf States 2012* .
Total goods Total Arab Gulf States 2012* -4,187,743
Total goods India 2012* -2,539,433
Total goods Thailand 2012* -1,344,490
Total goods Indonesia 2012* -2,193,739
Total goods Malaysia 2012* -4,924,539
Total goods Singapore 2012* 650,954
Total goods China 2012* -24,253,296
Total goods South Korea 2012* 919,376
Total goods Japan 2012* -6,284,919
Total goods Taiwan 2012* 348,127
Total goods Hongkong 2012* -49,291
Total goods Other Asia 2012* -2,055,563
Total goods Total Other Asia 2012* -41,726,813
Total goods Total Asia 2012* -45,514,702
Total goods Australia 2012* 1,374,978
Total goods Oceania and other Australia 2012* -209,887
Total goods Total Oceania 2012* 1,165,091
Total goods Unspecified countries inside the EU 2012* 263,571
Total goods Unspecified counties outside the EU 2012* 2,143,328
SECTION I Total countries (groups) 2012* 9,041,531
SECTION I European Union (EU) 2012* 7,135,666
SECTION I Non-EU countries 2012* 1,905,865
SECTION I France 2012* 1,274,602
SECTION I Belgium and Luxemburg 2012* .
SECTION I Germany 2012* 1,787,897
SECTION I Italy 2012* 1,029,151
SECTION I United Kingdom 2012* 930,444
SECTION I Ireland 2012* -82,337
SECTION I Denmark 2012* 60,347
SECTION I Greece 2012* 456,297
SECTION I Portugal 2012* 99,552
SECTION I Spain 2012* 464,423
SECTION I Belgium (from 2000) 2012* 390,597
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


Statistics Netherlands publishes monthly figures on imports and exports based on the Harmonised System, the nomenclature of the World Customs Organisation. The aggregated figures are divided into sections and chapters. The data are also further classified according to countries (groups) and (sub) continents.

Data available from 1996 up to and including 2012.

Status of the figures:
The figures up to and including 2011 are definite.
The figures of 2012 are provisional. Because the table has been discontinued, the figures will no longer be adjusted.

Changes as of April 8, 2016:
None, this table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
No longer applicable.

Description topics

Balance of trade
The value of exports minus imports.