International trade; Imports and exports of services 2014-2020
| Services | Countries | Periods | Imports of services (million euros) | Exports of services (million euros) | Net services (million euros) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Total Services | Total countries | 2017 | 191,660 | 195,388 | 3,728 |
| S Total Services | Total countries | 2018 | 219,731 | 220,311 | 580 |
| S Total Services | Total countries | 2019 | 237,261 | 246,484 | 9,223 |
| S Total Services | Total countries | 2020 | 210,138 | 226,535 | 16,397 |
| SA Manufacturing services | Total countries | 2017 | 5,058 | 5,956 | 898 |
| SA Manufacturing services | Total countries | 2018 | 6,190 | 6,811 | 621 |
| SA Manufacturing services | Total countries | 2019 | 6,824 | 7,279 | 455 |
| SA Manufacturing services | Total countries | 2020 | 6,899 | 6,499 | -400 |
| SB Maintenance and repair services | Total countries | 2017 | 1,862 | 2,251 | 388 |
| SB Maintenance and repair services | Total countries | 2018 | 2,051 | 2,471 | 421 |
| SB Maintenance and repair services | Total countries | 2019 | 2,275 | 2,592 | 316 |
| SB Maintenance and repair services | Total countries | 2020 | 2,065 | 2,379 | 314 |
| SC Transport services | Total countries | 2017 | 24,869 | 33,582 | 8,713 |
| SC Transport services | Total countries | 2018 | 33,007 | 41,545 | 8,538 |
| SC Transport services | Total countries | 2019 | 33,159 | 42,510 | 9,351 |
| SC Transport services | Total countries | 2020 | 30,854 | 38,346 | 7,492 |
| SC1 Sea transport | Total countries | 2017 | 4,832 | 9,738 | 4,906 |
| SC1 Sea transport | Total countries | 2018 | 4,801 | 10,223 | 5,422 |
| SC1 Sea transport | Total countries | 2019 | 4,938 | 10,444 | 5,505 |
| SC1 Sea transport | Total countries | 2020 | 5,045 | 10,425 | 5,380 |
| SC11 Sea transport: passenger transport | Total countries | 2017 | 0 | 117 | 117 |
| SC11 Sea transport: passenger transport | Total countries | 2018 | 0 | 123 | 122 |
| SC11 Sea transport: passenger transport | Total countries | 2019 | 0 | 127 | 127 |
| SC11 Sea transport: passenger transport | Total countries | 2020 | 0 | 76 | 76 |
| SC12 Sea transport: freight transport | Total countries | 2017 | 3,194 | 6,874 | 3,680 |
| SC12 Sea transport: freight transport | Total countries | 2018 | 3,160 | 7,327 | 4,168 |
| SC12 Sea transport: freight transport | Total countries | 2019 | 3,170 | 7,446 | 4,276 |
| SC12 Sea transport: freight transport | Total countries | 2020 | 3,198 | 7,506 | 4,308 |
| SC13 Sea transport: supporting and auxil | Total countries | 2017 | 1,638 | 2,747 | 1,109 |
| SC13 Sea transport: supporting and auxil | Total countries | 2018 | 1,641 | 2,773 | 1,132 |
| SC13 Sea transport: supporting and auxil | Total countries | 2019 | 1,769 | 2,871 | 1,102 |
| SC13 Sea transport: supporting and auxil | Total countries | 2020 | 1,848 | 2,842 | 995 |
| SC2 Air transport | Total countries | 2017 | 5,463 | 9,005 | 3,542 |
| SC2 Air transport | Total countries | 2018 | 6,404 | 15,222 | 8,818 |
| SC2 Air transport | Total countries | 2019 | 6,049 | 15,579 | 9,530 |
| SC2 Air transport | Total countries | 2020 | 3,308 | 11,955 | 8,647 |
| SC21 Air transport: passenger transport | Total countries | 2017 | 2,783 | 5,759 | 2,977 |
| SC21 Air transport: passenger transport | Total countries | 2018 | 2,810 | 6,079 | 3,268 |
| SC21 Air transport: passenger transport | Total countries | 2019 | 2,798 | 6,121 | 3,323 |
| SC21 Air transport: passenger transport | Total countries | 2020 | 596 | 2,201 | 1,605 |
| SC22 Air transport: freight transport | Total countries | 2017 | 802 | 2,060 | 1,258 |
| SC22 Air transport: freight transport | Total countries | 2018 | 1,208 | 3,361 | 2,153 |
| SC22 Air transport: freight transport | Total countries | 2019 | 1,447 | 3,688 | 2,242 |
| SC22 Air transport: freight transport | Total countries | 2020 | 1,498 | 4,322 | 2,824 |
| SC23 Air transport: supporting and auxil | Total countries | 2017 | 1,878 | 1,185 | -693 |
| SC23 Air transport: supporting and auxil | Total countries | 2018 | 2,385 | 5,782 | 3,397 |
| SC23 Air transport: supporting and auxil | Total countries | 2019 | 1,804 | 5,770 | 3,966 |
| SC23 Air transport: supporting and auxil | Total countries | 2020 | 1,214 | 5,432 | 4,218 |
| SC3 Other transport | Total countries | 2017 | 13,937 | 13,538 | -399 |
| SC3 Other transport | Total countries | 2018 | 20,944 | 14,389 | -6,555 |
| SC3 Other transport | Total countries | 2019 | 21,247 | 15,274 | -5,974 |
| SC3 Other transport | Total countries | 2020 | 21,392 | 14,586 | -6,806 |
| SC31 Other transport: passenger transpor | Total countries | 2017 | 82 | 98 | 16 |
| SC31 Other transport: passenger transpor | Total countries | 2018 | 91 | 92 | 1 |
| SC31 Other transport: passenger transpor | Total countries | 2019 | 99 | 90 | -9 |
| SC31 Other transport: passenger transpor | Total countries | 2020 | 55 | 31 | -24 |
| SC32 Other transport: freight transport | Total countries | 2017 | 9,335 | 10,419 | 1,085 |
| SC32 Other transport: freight transport | Total countries | 2018 | 10,893 | 11,385 | 492 |
| SC32 Other transport: freight transport | Total countries | 2019 | 11,589 | 12,120 | 530 |
| SC32 Other transport: freight transport | Total countries | 2020 | 11,292 | 11,557 | 265 |
| SC33 Other transport: supporting and aux | Total countries | 2017 | 4,520 | 3,021 | -1,499 |
| SC33 Other transport: supporting and aux | Total countries | 2018 | 9,960 | 2,912 | -7,048 |
| SC33 Other transport: supporting and aux | Total countries | 2019 | 9,559 | 3,063 | -6,495 |
| SC33 Other transport: supporting and aux | Total countries | 2020 | 10,046 | 2,998 | -7,047 |
| SC4 Postal and courier services | Total countries | 2017 | 638 | 1,302 | 664 |
| SC4 Postal and courier services | Total countries | 2018 | 858 | 1,711 | 852 |
| SC4 Postal and courier services | Total countries | 2019 | 924 | 1,213 | 289 |
| SC4 Postal and courier services | Total countries | 2020 | 1,108 | 1,380 | 271 |
| SD Travel | Total countries | 2017 | 19,454 | 15,167 | -4,287 |
| SD Travel | Total countries | 2018 | 19,287 | 16,236 | -3,051 |
| SD Travel | Total countries | 2019 | 20,656 | 17,624 | -3,032 |
| SD Travel | Total countries | 2020 | 7,157 | 8,769 | 1,612 |
| SDA Business travel | Total countries | 2017 | 2,555 | 4,990 | 2,435 |
| SDA Business travel | Total countries | 2018 | 2,620 | 5,542 | 2,923 |
| SDA Business travel | Total countries | 2019 | 2,620 | 6,106 | 3,486 |
| SDA Business travel | Total countries | 2020 | 1,101 | 3,004 | 1,903 |
| SDA1 Business travel: border, seasonal, | Total countries | 2017 | 98 | 1,280 | 1,182 |
| SDA1 Business travel: border, seasonal, | Total countries | 2018 | 98 | 1,493 | 1,395 |
| SDA1 Business travel: border, seasonal, | Total countries | 2019 | 98 | 1,579 | 1,481 |
| SDA1 Business travel: border, seasonal, | Total countries | 2020 | 47 | 1,392 | 1,345 |
| SDA2 Business travel: other | Total countries | 2017 | 2,457 | 3,710 | 1,253 |
| SDA2 Business travel: other | Total countries | 2018 | 2,522 | 4,050 | 1,528 |
| SDA2 Business travel: other | Total countries | 2019 | 2,522 | 4,527 | 2,005 |
| SDA2 Business travel: other | Total countries | 2020 | 1,054 | 1,612 | 558 |
| SDB Personal travel | Total countries | 2017 | 16,899 | 10,177 | -6,722 |
| SDB Personal travel | Total countries | 2018 | 16,668 | 10,694 | -5,974 |
| SDB Personal travel | Total countries | 2019 | 18,035 | 11,517 | -6,518 |
| SDB Personal travel | Total countries | 2020 | 6,056 | 5,765 | -291 |
| SDB1 Personal travel: health-related exp | Total countries | 2017 | 594 | 78 | -516 |
| SDB1 Personal travel: health-related exp | Total countries | 2018 | 598 | 77 | -521 |
| SDB1 Personal travel: health-related exp | Total countries | 2019 | 622 | 78 | -544 |
| SDB1 Personal travel: health-related exp | Total countries | 2020 | 552 | 64 | -488 |
| SDB2 Personal travel: education-related | Total countries | 2017 | 505 | 691 | 186 |
| SDB2 Personal travel: education-related | Total countries | 2018 | 505 | 755 | 250 |
| SDB2 Personal travel: education-related | Total countries | 2019 | 562 | 856 | 293 |
| SDB2 Personal travel: education-related | Total countries | 2020 | 510 | 868 | 357 |
| SDB3 Personal travel: travel-related and | Total countries | 2017 | 15,800 | 9,408 | -6,392 |
| SDB3 Personal travel: travel-related and | Total countries | 2018 | 15,564 | 9,862 | -5,702 |
| SDB3 Personal travel: travel-related and | Total countries | 2019 | 16,851 | 10,584 | -6,267 |
| SDB3 Personal travel: travel-related and | Total countries | 2020 | 4,993 | 4,834 | -160 |
| SE Construction | Total countries | 2017 | 2,286 | 3,079 | 793 |
| SE Construction | Total countries | 2018 | 3,013 | 3,067 | 54 |
| SE Construction | Total countries | 2019 | 2,596 | 3,501 | 905 |
| SE Construction | Total countries | 2020 | 2,555 | 2,800 | 245 |
| SF Insurance: premiums and claims | Total countries | 2017 | 498 | 1,154 | 656 |
| SF Insurance: premiums and claims | Total countries | 2018 | 583 | 1,411 | 828 |
| SF Insurance: premiums and claims | Total countries | 2019 | 600 | 1,284 | 684 |
| SF Insurance: premiums and claims | Total countries | 2020 | 675 | 1,393 | 718 |
| SG Financial services | Total countries | 2017 | 8,554 | 6,571 | -1,983 |
| SG Financial services | Total countries | 2018 | 8,720 | 6,273 | -2,447 |
| SG Financial services | Total countries | 2019 | 10,885 | 8,632 | -2,253 |
| SG Financial services | Total countries | 2020 | 12,728 | 8,636 | -4,092 |
| SH Charges for the use of intell.pr | Total countries | 2017 | 51,067 | 44,113 | -6,954 |
| SH Charges for the use of intell.pr | Total countries | 2018 | 55,030 | 49,423 | -5,607 |
| SH Charges for the use of intell.pr | Total countries | 2019 | 61,584 | 63,702 | 2,119 |
| SH Charges for the use of intell.pr | Total countries | 2020 | 56,701 | 67,548 | 10,846 |
| SI Telecommunications, computer and info | Total countries | 2017 | 14,746 | 22,431 | 7,685 |
| SI Telecommunications, computer and info | Total countries | 2018 | 15,772 | 22,692 | 6,920 |
| SI Telecommunications, computer and info | Total countries | 2019 | 18,228 | 25,270 | 7,042 |
| SI Telecommunications, computer and info | Total countries | 2020 | 19,521 | 25,787 | 6,266 |
| SI1 Telecommunications services | Total countries | 2017 | 2,512 | 3,741 | 1,229 |
| SI1 Telecommunications services | Total countries | 2018 | 2,471 | 3,246 | 775 |
| SI1 Telecommunications services | Total countries | 2019 | 2,719 | 3,270 | 552 |
| SI1 Telecommunications services | Total countries | 2020 | 2,953 | 3,504 | 551 |
| SI2 Computer services | Total countries | 2017 | 10,903 | 12,986 | 2,083 |
| SI2 Computer services | Total countries | 2018 | 11,155 | 12,876 | 1,721 |
| SI2 Computer services | Total countries | 2019 | 13,314 | 14,509 | 1,195 |
| SI2 Computer services | Total countries | 2020 | 14,264 | 15,647 | 1,383 |
| SI3 Information services | Total countries | 2017 | 1,331 | 5,703 | 4,372 |
| SI3 Information services | Total countries | 2018 | 2,146 | 6,570 | 4,424 |
| SI3 Information services | Total countries | 2019 | 2,196 | 7,491 | 5,295 |
| SI3 Information services | Total countries | 2020 | 2,304 | 6,636 | 4,331 |
| SJ Other business services | Total countries | 2017 | 60,754 | 57,894 | -2,860 |
| SJ Other business services | Total countries | 2018 | 72,640 | 66,697 | -5,944 |
| SJ Other business services | Total countries | 2019 | 76,931 | 69,969 | -6,962 |
| SJ Other business services | Total countries | 2020 | 68,695 | 60,912 | -7,783 |
| SJ1 Research and development (R&D) | Total countries | 2017 | 4,198 | 3,953 | -245 |
| SJ1 Research and development (R&D) | Total countries | 2018 | 8,707 | 8,981 | 273 |
| SJ1 Research and development (R&D) | Total countries | 2019 | 9,197 | 8,792 | -405 |
| SJ1 Research and development (R&D) | Total countries | 2020 | 6,614 | 5,328 | -1,286 |
| SJ2 Professional and management consulti | Total countries | 2017 | 31,184 | 19,435 | -11,749 |
| SJ2 Professional and management consulti | Total countries | 2018 | 35,727 | 22,283 | -13,444 |
| SJ2 Professional and management consulti | Total countries | 2019 | 40,418 | 27,838 | -12,580 |
| SJ2 Professional and management consulti | Total countries | 2020 | 37,965 | 28,468 | -9,497 |
| SJ3 Technical, trade-related and other | Total countries | 2017 | 25,372 | 34,506 | 9,134 |
| SJ3 Technical, trade-related and other | Total countries | 2018 | 28,206 | 35,432 | 7,227 |
| SJ3 Technical, trade-related and other | Total countries | 2019 | 27,315 | 33,339 | 6,024 |
| SJ3 Technical, trade-related and other | Total countries | 2020 | 24,116 | 27,116 | 3,000 |
| SK Personal, cultural and rec.services | Total countries | 2017 | 2,335 | 1,563 | -772 |
| SK Personal, cultural and rec.services | Total countries | 2018 | 3,172 | 2,016 | -1,156 |
| SK Personal, cultural and rec.services | Total countries | 2019 | 3,312 | 2,350 | -961 |
| SK Personal, cultural and rec.services | Total countries | 2020 | 2,131 | 1,765 | -366 |
| SK1 Audiovisual and related services | Total countries | 2017 | 2,084 | 1,242 | -842 |
| SK1 Audiovisual and related services | Total countries | 2018 | 2,852 | 1,665 | -1,188 |
| SK1 Audiovisual and related services | Total countries | 2019 | 2,891 | 1,932 | -959 |
| SK1 Audiovisual and related services | Total countries | 2020 | 1,788 | 1,397 | -391 |
| SK2 Other personal, cultural and recr. | Total countries | 2017 | 250 | 320 | 70 |
| SK2 Other personal, cultural and recr. | Total countries | 2018 | 320 | 351 | 31 |
| SK2 Other personal, cultural and recr. | Total countries | 2019 | 421 | 419 | -2 |
| SK2 Other personal, cultural and recr. | Total countries | 2020 | 343 | 368 | 25 |
| SL Government goods and services n.i.e. | Total countries | 2017 | 179 | 1,628 | 1,449 |
| SL Government goods and services n.i.e. | Total countries | 2018 | 265 | 1,668 | 1,403 |
| SL Government goods and services n.i.e. | Total countries | 2019 | 212 | 1,771 | 1,559 |
| SL Government goods and services n.i.e. | Total countries | 2020 | 157 | 1,701 | 1,545 |
| Source: CBS. | |||||
Dataset is not available.
This table contains information on Dutch imports, exports and net balance of services broken down by various service types and countries (groups) provided or purchased by companies and persons domiciled in the Netherlands.
An entirely renewed classification of services which are used by all EU countries from 2014 onwards is based on the “Balance of Payments Manual 6” (BPM6).
Data available from: 2014
Status of the figures:
As of 2020, a redesign of the International trade in services has taken place. To make time series and mutual comparison possible, 2020 will be published in 2 ways. In the 2014-2020 time series table 2020 is model-based using response data and auxiliary data from the tax authorities. The first quarter of 2021 has temporarily been added to the old 2014-2020 table awaiting the publication of the new table. With the release of the new table starting in 2020, the first quarter 2021 is no longer published in the old time series.
As of 2017 is the publication and revision policy of international trade in services review.
The figures on the Dutch international trade in services are available on quarterly and annual basis. Provisional quarterly figures are one quarter after the end of the reporting period available. With the publication of a new quarter, also the figures for the previous quarter and if applicable the other previous quarters of the year are adjusted on the basis of new source material (provisional figures). At the time of a year four quarters are available quarterly on the basis of these four figures a year calculation is made. This year calculation is available in the autumn of the following year. The year calculation is then adjusted again the following year, this time final. Also the quarterly figures of the year reviewed.
Changes as of October 6, 2021:
The figures of 2020 are adjusted and are final now.
Changes as of October 15, 2021:
The 2019 figures are final and the provisional 2020 figures are adjusted.
The first quarter of 2021 is no longer model-based available in the old time series because of the release of the new table starting in 2020.
See table International trade; "Imports and exports of services by country, quarter" in chapter 3.
Changes as of June 25, 2021:
From the first quarter of 2020, the figures of this statistic have been influenced by COVID-19 and this is reflected in some services. The provisional figures of the fourth quarter of 2020 are adjusted and the provisional figures of the first quarter of year 2021 are added.
When will new figures be published?
There will be no new figures, all figures are final.
Description topics
- Imports of services
- The value of services received from non-residents by Dutch resident companies and persons, including expenditures of Dutch residents abroad (travel).
- Exports of services
- The value of services provided to non-residents by Dutch resident companies, including purchases by non-residents in the Netherlands (travel).
- Net services
- The value of exports of services minus the value of imports of services.