International trade; imports and exports, SITC 3, country, 1996-2017

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Countries(groups) Imports value (1 000 euro) Exports value (1 000 euro) Balance of trade (1 000 euro)
Total countries (groups) 12,397,640 14,110,539 1,712,899
Total European Union 8,477,861 8,674,266 196,405
Total Non-EU countries 3,919,779 5,436,273 1,516,494
Total Europe 8,847,735 9,734,108 886,373
Total Africa 30,511 406,038 375,528
Total America 1,043,490 1,555,800 512,310
Total Asia 2,460,176 2,196,065 -264,111
Total Oceania 15,729 218,528 202,799
Total other . . .
Algeria 431 17,789 17,358
Argentina 2,809 35,654 32,845
Australia 10,856 179,035 168,179
Austria 119,082 219,098 100,017
Belgium and Luxemburg . . .
Belgium (from 2000) 936,707 1,103,762 167,055
Brazil 32,811 96,692 63,881
Bulgaria 14,626 29,118 14,492
Canada 44,110 110,493 66,383
Central, East- and southern Africa 4,332 70,678 66,346
China 1,076,833 398,234 -678,599
Croatia 5,561 18,373 12,812
Cyprus 827 8,542 7,715
Czech Republic 186,584 171,480 -15,104
Denmark 219,168 156,340 -62,828
Estonia 3,362 20,960 17,598
Finland 325,263 145,066 -180,197
France 560,952 1,027,050 466,098
Germany 3,348,839 2,518,522 -830,316
Greece 4,999 52,824 47,825
Hongkong 39,422 36,292 -3,130
Hungary 107,599 179,305 71,706
India 51,004 101,500 50,496
Indonesia 34,609 36,756 2,146
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 30 126,241 126,211
Ireland 68,772 84,700 15,928
Israel 66,224 46,693 -19,531
Italy 818,440 556,070 -262,369
Japan 460,912 119,364 -341,548
Korea, Republic of 197,915 156,594 -41,321
Kuwait 661 43,943 43,282
Latvia 5,921 17,798 11,876
Lithuania 9,440 26,420 16,979
Luxemburg (from 2000) 15,673 74,398 58,726
Malaysia 33,116 117,321 84,205
Malta 389 11,707 11,319
Nigeria 479 45,376 44,897
Norway 76,593 217,974 141,382
Oceania and other Australia 4,873 39,493 34,620
Poland 279,830 303,155 23,326
Portugal 38,118 81,530 43,412
Romania 113,896 106,068 -7,829
Russian Federation 5,765 278,353 272,588
Saudi Arabia 2,023 174,404 172,381
Singapore 34,497 194,155 159,658
Slovakia 66,728 43,778 -22,951
Slovenia 23,290 29,370 6,080
South Africa 20,512 84,731 64,219
Spain 220,326 448,932 228,606
Sweden 295,678 222,928 -72,750
Switzerland 173,341 139,536 -33,806
Taiwan 94,904 79,789 -15,115
Thailand 237,351 72,629 -164,722
Turkey 73,049 218,295 145,247
United Kingdom 673,036 1,016,381 343,345
United States of America 949,676 1,004,979 55,303
Other Eastern Europe . . .
Other Western Europe . . .
Other Europe 41,126 205,684 164,558
Other North Africa 3,332 131,436 128,105
Other West Africa 1,425 56,028 54,603
Other Central and South America 14,082 307,446 293,364
Other North America . 535 535
Other Arab Gulf States . . .
Other countries Near and Far East . . .
Other Near and Far East 25,546 285,747 260,200
Other Asia 103,415 153,770 50,355
Other countries within the EU 14,756 590 -14,166
Other countries outside the EU 1,714 52,634 50,919
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


In this table Dutch import and export values and trade are broken down by sections, divisions and groups of the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC). The data are then further divided into countries, country groups and continents. The coverage and the percentage changes in imports, exports and trade, by country, country groups and continents are available for total goods.

Data available from: January 1996 up to and including December 2017.

Status of the figures:
The figures are final.

Changes as of November 14, 2018:
None, this table has been discontinued.

Changes as of September 28, 2018:
Various corrections were implemented in the statistical year 2016. As a result, total import of goods is lower by 4 billion euros, while total export of goods is lower by 2 billion euros. The corrections include:
- Adjustments in the estimation method;
- Adjustments in the imports and exports of aircrafts and ships;
- Adjustments in the import values of ladies underwear, cars, other printed matter and disk memories;
- Adjustments in the output values of musical instruments, living plants, DVDs and CDs;
- Removal of imports and exports of Southern bluefin tuna (03023690).

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore.

Description topics

Imports value
Value of foreign-supplied goods to residents according to the International trade statistics. Imports from EU countries: the value of the goods including freight and insurance to the Dutch border. Imports from non-EU countries: the value including freight and insurance to the border of the European Union.
Exports value
The value of goods supplied to foreign residents according to International trade statistics. This is the value including freight and insurance to the Dutch border.
Balance of trade
Net export value minus import value.