Earnings and labour volume; export flows, countries

Earnings and labour volume; export flows, countries

Export flows Countries Periods Labour volume attributed to export (x 1,000 labour years) Contribution to labour volume (%)
Total exports Total 2020* 2,364 30.4
Total exports Belgium 2020* 208 2.7
Total exports Brazil 2020* 14 0.2
Total exports Canada 2020* 20 0.3
Total exports China 2020* 66 0.9
Total exports Denmark 2020* 40 0.5
Total exports Germany 2020* 453 5.8
Total exports France 2020* 164 2.1
Total exports Ireland 2020* 48 0.6
Total exports India 2020* 12 0.2
Total exports Indonesia 2020* 5 0.1
Total exports Italy 2020* 76 1.0
Total exports Nigeria 2020* 8 0.1
Total exports Norway 2020* 24 0.3
Total exports Poland 2020* 56 0.7
Total exports Russia 2020* 26 0.3
Total exports Singapore 2020* 15 0.2
Total exports Spain 2020* 61 0.8
Total exports Thailand 2020* 6 0.1
Total exports Turkey 2020* 19 0.2
Total exports United Kingdom 2020* 239 3.1
Total exports United States 2020* 146 1.9
Total exports Viet Nam 2020* 4 0.1
Total exports South Africa 2020* 8 0.1
Total exports Sweden 2020* 49 0.6
Total exports Switzerland 2020* 58 0.7
Exports of Dutch products Total 2020* 1,047 13.5
Exports of Dutch products Belgium 2020* 100 1.3
Exports of Dutch products Brazil 2020* 4 0.1
Exports of Dutch products Canada 2020* 7 0.1
Exports of Dutch products China 2020* 47 0.6
Exports of Dutch products Denmark 2020* 16 0.2
Exports of Dutch products Germany 2020* 209 2.7
Exports of Dutch products France 2020* 73 0.9
Exports of Dutch products Ireland 2020* 9 0.1
Exports of Dutch products India 2020* 4 0.1
Exports of Dutch products Indonesia 2020* 2 0.0
Exports of Dutch products Italy 2020* 36 0.5
Exports of Dutch products Nigeria 2020* 5 0.1
Exports of Dutch products Norway 2020* 15 0.2
Exports of Dutch products Poland 2020* 25 0.3
Exports of Dutch products Russia 2020* 14 0.2
Exports of Dutch products Singapore 2020* 5 0.1
Exports of Dutch products Spain 2020* 27 0.3
Exports of Dutch products Thailand 2020* 3 0.0
Exports of Dutch products Turkey 2020* 12 0.2
Exports of Dutch products United Kingdom 2020* 79 1.0
Exports of Dutch products United States 2020* 58 0.8
Exports of Dutch products Viet Nam 2020* 2 0.0
Exports of Dutch products South Africa 2020* 3 0.0
Exports of Dutch products Sweden 2020* 18 0.2
Exports of Dutch products Switzerland 2020* 16 0.2
Re-exports Total 2020* 295 3.8
Re-exports Belgium 2020* 32 0.4
Re-exports Brazil 2020* 1 0.0
Re-exports Canada 2020* 1 0.0
Re-exports China 2020* 4 0.0
Re-exports Denmark 2020* 5 0.1
Re-exports Germany 2020* 76 1.0
Re-exports France 2020* 29 0.4
Re-exports Ireland 2020* 3 0.0
Re-exports India 2020* 1 0.0
Re-exports Indonesia 2020* 0 0.0
Re-exports Italy 2020* 14 0.2
Re-exports Nigeria 2020* 1 0.0
Re-exports Norway 2020* 3 0.0
Re-exports Poland 2020* 10 0.1
Re-exports Russia 2020* 3 0.0
Re-exports Singapore 2020* 2 0.0
Re-exports Spain 2020* 12 0.2
Re-exports Thailand 2020* 0 0.0
Re-exports Turkey 2020* 3 0.0
Re-exports United Kingdom 2020* 25 0.3
Re-exports United States 2020* 8 0.1
Re-exports Viet Nam 2020* 0 0.0
Re-exports South Africa 2020* 1 0.0
Re-exports Sweden 2020* 7 0.1
Re-exports Switzerland 2020* 5 0.1
Trade in services (including travel) Total 2020* 1,021 13.1
Trade in services (including travel) Belgium 2020* 76 1.0
Trade in services (including travel) Brazil 2020* 9 0.1
Trade in services (including travel) Canada 2020* 12 0.2
Trade in services (including travel) China 2020* 16 0.2
Trade in services (including travel) Denmark 2020* 20 0.3
Trade in services (including travel) Germany 2020* 168 2.2
Trade in services (including travel) France 2020* 62 0.8
Trade in services (including travel) Ireland 2020* 36 0.5
Trade in services (including travel) India 2020* 7 0.1
Trade in services (including travel) Indonesia 2020* 3 0.0
Trade in services (including travel) Italy 2020* 27 0.3
Trade in services (including travel) Nigeria 2020* 2 0.0
Trade in services (including travel) Norway 2020* 6 0.1
Trade in services (including travel) Poland 2020* 21 0.3
Trade in services (including travel) Russia 2020* 8 0.1
Trade in services (including travel) Singapore 2020* 8 0.1
Trade in services (including travel) Spain 2020* 22 0.3
Trade in services (including travel) Thailand 2020* 3 0.0
Trade in services (including travel) Turkey 2020* 4 0.1
Trade in services (including travel) United Kingdom 2020* 135 1.7
Trade in services (including travel) United States 2020* 80 1.0
Source: CBS.
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This table contains data on earnings from exports of goods and services. It shows which share of GDP and the labour volume in the Netherlands can be attributed to these exports.
This information is broken down into various countries and into export types.

Data available from: 2015

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final for the years 2015 up to and including 2019. The figures for the most recent reporting year 2020 are provisional.

Changes as of 16 February 2020:
The figures for the years 2015-2018 have been changed due to slight methodological changes, the 2019-figures have been revised, and the 2020-figures are added.

When will new figures be published?
New figures will be published as provisional nine months after the end of the reporting year. After 21 months, figures will be published as final.

Description topics

Labour volume attributed to export
The amount of labour used in the Netherlands to produce exports, in the exporting sector as well as with suppliers of intermediates. This is expressed in labour years.
Contribution to labour volume
The share of employment (in labour years) that can be attributed to exports to this country.