Imports of goods and services by destination; National Accounts

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 prices of 2015 Imports of goods and services (million euros) Volume changes on previous year Imports of goods and services (%) Price indices Imports of goods and services (2015=100)
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* 4,676 2,878 -2.1 162.5
02 Forestry and logging 2022* 80 31 -9.0 260.4
03 Fishing and aquaculture 2022* 81 59 -12.8 138.2
B Mining and quarrying 2022* 889 692 -1.3 128.5
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas 2022* 348 274 -14.1 126.8
08 Mining and quarrying (no oil and gas) 2022* 207 135 -8.5 153.4
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2022* 31,856 22,853 -0.4 139.4
18 Printing and reproduction 2022* 853 601 -7.6 141.9
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2022* 42,984 20,208 -1.0 212.7
20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2022* 32,961 20,387 -1.1 161.7
22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 6,089 4,328 -5.0 140.7
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2022* 12,626 6,642 0.4 190.1
24 Manufacture of basic metals 2022* 6,061 2,544 0.4 238.2
26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2022* 10,910 9,807 -2.8 111.2
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2022* 5,886 5,029 -0.3 117.0
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2022* 4,669 3,576 -3.2 130.5
31-32 Man. of furniture and other prods. 2022* 2,502 1,820 -6.6 137.5
33 Repair and installation of machinery 2022* 2,167 1,765 0.9 122.8
E Water supply and waste management 2022* 2,050 1,347 5.1 152.2
36 Water collection and distribution 2022* 92 81 0.0 113.6
37-39 Sewerage and waste treatment 2022* 1,958 1,264 5.4 154.9
G Wholesale and retail trade 2022* 27,144 22,694 7.5 119.6
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2022* 3,383 3,008 1.5 112.5
H Transportation and storage 2022* 23,793 17,686 3.7 134.5
49 Land transport 2022* 7,733 6,025 6.2 128.3
53 Postal and courier activities 2022* 1,707 1,392 -13.3 122.6
I Accommodation and food serving 2022* 5,578 4,184 28.3 133.3
56 Food and beverage service activities 2022* 4,454 3,409 26.4 130.7
J Information and communication 2022* 19,169 17,536 -2.2 109.3
58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 2022* 4,365 3,780 -23.1 115.5
59-60 Movies, TV and radio 2022* 3,805 3,312 -25.5 114.9
59 Film, TV and music production etc 2022* 3,572 3,113 -26.9 114.7
60 Programming and broadcasting 2022* 233 195 6.6 119.3
62-63 IT- and information services 2022* 11,675 10,769 7.8 108.4
65 Insurance and pension funding 2022* 3,655 3,854 -0.6 94.8
69-70 Legal and management consultancy 2022* 20,053 17,739 10.2 113.0
72 Research and development 2022* 1,609 1,236 5.6 130.2
73-75 Advertising, design and other 2022* 2,793 2,500 19.8 111.7
73 Advertising and market research 2022* 1,762 1,598 18.4 110.3
N Renting and other business support 2022* 17,549 15,737 17.3 111.5
77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 2022* 8,381 7,503 6.8 111.7
80 Security and investigation 2022* 235 217 16.3 108.2
O-Q Government and care 2022* 13,718 11,286 -4.7 121.6
O Public administration and services 2022* 4,738 3,981 -11.8 119.0
84 Public administration and services 2022* 4,738 3,981 -11.8 119.0
Q Health and social work activities 2022* 7,624 6,325 0.0 120.5
87-88 Care and social work 2022* 2,262 1,692 5.1 133.7
R Culture, sports and recreation 2022* 1,521 1,157 53.2 131.5
90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries 2022* 866 700 65.5 123.7
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 2015-2021 are final. Data of 2022 are provisional.

Changes as of June 23rd 2023:
Data of 2022 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.
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.
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.
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.