Imports of goods and services by destination; National Accounts
| Destination of imports | Periods | Value at current prices Imports of goods and services (million euros) | Value at current prices Imports of goods (million euros) | Value at current prices Imports of services (million euros) | Value at prices of 2015 Imports of goods and services (million euros) | Value at prices of 2015 Imports of goods (million euros) | Value at prices of 2015 Imports of services (million euros) | Volume changes on previous year Imports of goods and services (%) | Volume changes on previous year Imports of goods (%) | Volume changes on previous year Imports of services (%) | Price indices Imports of goods and services (2015=100) | Price indices Imports of goods (2015=100) | Price indices Imports of services (2015=100) |
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| A-U All economic activities | 2015 | 233,084 | 134,076 | 99,008 | 233,084 | 134,076 | 99,008 | . | . | . | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2016 | 230,135 | 130,452 | 99,683 | 239,041 | 138,963 | 100,078 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 96.3 | 93.9 | 99.6 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2017 | 253,370 | 144,201 | 109,169 | 253,433 | 144,109 | 109,139 | 6.0 | 3.7 | 9.1 | 100.0 | 100.1 | 100.0 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2018 | 278,394 | 156,271 | 122,123 | 269,841 | 149,796 | 119,850 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 9.8 | 103.2 | 104.3 | 101.9 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2019 | 275,620 | 154,672 | 120,948 | 267,304 | 151,044 | 116,003 | -0.9 | 0.8 | -3.2 | 103.1 | 102.4 | 104.3 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2020 | 255,680 | 137,339 | 118,341 | 257,679 | 145,607 | 111,824 | -3.6 | -3.6 | -3.6 | 99.2 | 94.3 | 105.8 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2021* | 283,562 | 172,904 | 110,658 | 253,540 | 152,563 | 101,743 | -1.6 | 4.8 | -9.0 | 111.8 | 113.3 | 108.8 |
| Total imports for final expenditure | 2015 | 285,875 | 224,477 | 61,398 | 285,875 | 224,477 | 61,398 | . | . | . | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Total imports for final expenditure | 2016 | 261,153 | 230,227 | 30,926 | 269,499 | 238,483 | 31,016 | -5.7 | 6.2 | -49.5 | 96.9 | 96.5 | 99.7 |
| Total imports for final expenditure | 2017 | 282,765 | 250,153 | 32,612 | 286,293 | 254,447 | 31,882 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 2.8 | 98.8 | 98.3 | 102.3 |
| Total imports for final expenditure | 2018 | 295,300 | 262,876 | 32,424 | 295,172 | 264,515 | 30,778 | 3.1 | 4.0 | -3.5 | 100.0 | 99.4 | 105.3 |
| Total imports for final expenditure | 2019 | 315,328 | 280,998 | 34,330 | 316,063 | 284,305 | 31,948 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 99.8 | 98.8 | 107.5 |
| Total imports for final expenditure | 2020 | 286,705 | 264,946 | 21,759 | 297,435 | 278,272 | 20,202 | -5.9 | -2.1 | -36.8 | 96.4 | 95.2 | 107.7 |
| Total imports for final expenditure | 2021* | 338,657 | 319,098 | 19,559 | 324,685 | 309,023 | 17,406 | 9.2 | 11.1 | -13.8 | 104.3 | 103.3 | 112.4 |
| Total other items | 2015 | -365 | -5,627 | 5,262 | -365 | -5,627 | 5,262 | . | . | . | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Total other items | 2016 | -244 | -5,483 | 5,239 | -200 | -5,370 | 5,170 | -45.2 | -4.6 | -1.7 | 122.0 | 102.1 | 101.3 |
| Total other items | 2017 | 28 | -5,528 | 5,556 | 17 | -5,344 | 5,405 | -108.6 | -0.5 | 4.5 | 162.7 | 103.5 | 102.8 |
| Total other items | 2018 | 138 | -5,837 | 5,975 | 110 | -5,518 | 5,727 | 539.3 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 125.4 | 105.8 | 104.3 |
| Total other items | 2019 | 411 | -5,487 | 5,898 | 325 | -5,056 | 5,518 | 195.7 | -8.4 | -3.6 | 126.3 | 108.5 | 106.9 |
| Total other items | 2020 | 819 | -4,807 | 5,626 | 634 | -4,301 | 5,116 | 94.9 | -14.9 | -7.3 | 129.2 | 111.8 | 110.0 |
| Total other items | 2021* | 524 | -6,173 | 6,697 | 389 | -5,406 | 5,950 | -38.7 | 25.7 | 16.3 | 134.8 | 114.2 | 112.5 |
| Total imports | 2015 | 518,594 | 352,926 | 165,668 | 518,594 | 352,926 | 165,668 | . | . | . | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Total imports | 2016 | 491,044 | 355,196 | 135,848 | 508,340 | 372,076 | 136,264 | -2.0 | 5.4 | -17.7 | 96.6 | 95.5 | 99.7 |
| Total imports | 2017 | 536,163 | 388,826 | 147,337 | 539,806 | 393,308 | 146,421 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 99.3 | 98.9 | 100.6 |
| Total imports | 2018 | 573,832 | 413,310 | 160,522 | 565,302 | 408,894 | 156,275 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 6.7 | 101.5 | 101.1 | 102.7 |
| Total imports | 2019 | 591,359 | 430,183 | 161,176 | 583,579 | 430,123 | 153,447 | 3.2 | 5.2 | -1.8 | 101.3 | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Total imports | 2020 | 543,204 | 397,478 | 145,726 | 555,830 | 419,414 | 136,873 | -4.8 | -2.5 | -10.8 | 97.7 | 94.8 | 106.5 |
| Total imports | 2021* | 622,743 | 485,829 | 136,914 | 578,180 | 455,928 | 124,887 | 4.0 | 8.7 | -8.8 | 107.7 | 106.6 | 109.6 |
| Source: CBS. | |||||||||||||
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This table presents data of imports of goods and services by destination from the National Accounts. The table contains data of imported products by economic activities. It also shows data of imports intended for final expenditure and imports that can not be imputed to economic activities.
Data available from: 2015.
Status of the figures:
Data of 2015-2020 are final. Data of 2021 are provisional.
Changes as of June 24th 2022:
Data of 2021 have been added to this table.
When will new figures be published?
Provisional data are published 6 months after the end of the reporting year. Final data are released 18 months after the end of the reporting year.
Description topics
- Value at current prices
- The values are expressed at prices of the reporting period. Alternatively, values may be expressed at constant prices. In this case, prices of a reference period are used.
- Imports of goods and services
- Transactions in goods and services (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of goods occurs when economic ownership of goods is passed from non-residents to residents. This applies irrespective of corresponding physical movements of goods across frontiers. An enterprise or institution is considered residential after it has been active in the Netherlands for at least one year. This applies irrespective of the question whether the enterprise or institute has foreign owners.
- Imports of goods
- Transactions in goods (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of goods occurs when economic ownership of goods is passed from non-residents to residents. This applies irrespective of corresponding physical movements of goods across frontiers. An enterprise or institution is considered residential after it has been active in the Netherlands for at least one year. This applies irrespective of the question whether the enterprise or institute has foreign owners. Part of the imports are raw materials, semifinished products, fuel and fixed assets. Furthermore, imports of goods may be re-exports: goods that were imported before being exported, after having received at most minor adaptations.
- Imports of services
- Transactions in services (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of services applies among others to expenses made by Dutch companies abroad, like costs of transportation, banking costs and business travels. Imports by services are also made by the Dutch general government, among others by means of expenses made by Dutch embassies and consulates. Imports of services by households consist among others of imports of consumer goods and the direct consumptive expenditure by Dutch residents abroad.
- Value at prices of 2015
- The values are expressed at prices of the reference period 2015 by taking account of inflation. Alternatively, values may be expressed at prices of the reporting period.
- Imports of goods and services
- Transactions in goods and services (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of goods occurs when economic ownership of goods is passed from non-residents to residents. This applies irrespective of corresponding physical movements of goods across frontiers. An enterprise or institution is considered residential after it has been active in the Netherlands for at least one year. This applies irrespective of the question whether the enterprise or institute has foreign owners.
- Imports of goods
- Transactions in goods (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of goods occurs when economic ownership of goods is passed from non-residents to residents. This applies irrespective of corresponding physical movements of goods across frontiers. An enterprise or institution is considered residential after it has been active in the Netherlands for at least one year. This applies irrespective of the question whether the enterprise or institute has foreign owners. Part of the imports are raw materials, semifinished products, fuel and fixed assets. Furthermore, imports of goods may be re-exports: goods that were imported before being exported, after having received at most minor adaptations.
- Imports of services
- Transactions in services (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of services applies among others to expenses made by Dutch companies abroad, like costs of transportation, banking costs and business travels. Imports by services are also made by the Dutch general government, among others by means of expenses made by Dutch embassies and consulates. Imports of services by households consist among others of imports of consumer goods and the direct consumptive expenditure by Dutch residents abroad.
- Volume changes on previous year
- The weighted average of the changes in the quantity and quality of the components of a certain goods or service transaction or balancing item, annual percentage changes.
- Imports of goods and services
- Transactions in goods and services (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of goods occurs when economic ownership of goods is passed from non-residents to residents. This applies irrespective of corresponding physical movements of goods across frontiers. An enterprise or institution is considered residential after it has been active in the Netherlands for at least one year. This applies irrespective of the question whether the enterprise or institute has foreign owners.
- Imports of goods
- Transactions in goods (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of goods occurs when economic ownership of goods is passed from non-residents to residents. This applies irrespective of corresponding physical movements of goods across frontiers. An enterprise or institution is considered residential after it has been active in the Netherlands for at least one year. This applies irrespective of the question whether the enterprise or institute has foreign owners. Part of the imports are raw materials, semifinished products, fuel and fixed assets. Furthermore, imports of goods may be re-exports: goods that were imported before being exported, after having received at most minor adaptations.
- Imports of services
- Transactions in services (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of services applies among others to expenses made by Dutch companies abroad, like costs of transportation, banking costs and business travels. Imports by services are also made by the Dutch general government, among others by means of expenses made by Dutch embassies and consulates. Imports of services by households consist among others of imports of consumer goods and the direct consumptive expenditure by Dutch residents abroad.
- Price indices
- The weighted average of the price changes of the components of a certain variable. Deflators relative to the reference year 2015.
- Imports of goods and services
- Transactions in goods and services (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of goods occurs when economic ownership of goods is passed from non-residents to residents. This applies irrespective of corresponding physical movements of goods across frontiers. An enterprise or institution is considered residential after it has been active in the Netherlands for at least one year. This applies irrespective of the question whether the enterprise or institute has foreign owners.
- Imports of goods
- Transactions in goods (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of goods occurs when economic ownership of goods is passed from non-residents to residents. This applies irrespective of corresponding physical movements of goods across frontiers. An enterprise or institution is considered residential after it has been active in the Netherlands for at least one year. This applies irrespective of the question whether the enterprise or institute has foreign owners. Part of the imports are raw materials, semifinished products, fuel and fixed assets. Furthermore, imports of goods may be re-exports: goods that were imported before being exported, after having received at most minor adaptations.
- Imports of services
- Transactions in services (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of services applies among others to expenses made by Dutch companies abroad, like costs of transportation, banking costs and business travels. Imports by services are also made by the Dutch general government, among others by means of expenses made by Dutch embassies and consulates. Imports of services by households consist among others of imports of consumer goods and the direct consumptive expenditure by Dutch residents abroad.