International trade; import and export value, SITC-1, countries, from 1917

International trade; import and export value, SITC-1, countries, from 1917

SITC Countries Periods Import value (mln euro) Export value (mln euro)
Total goods Belgium 2021 52,095 62,683
Total goods Belgium and Luxembourg (final year 1999) 2021
0 Food and live animals Belgium 2021 6,925 8,860
0 Food and live animals Belgium and Luxembourg (final year 1999) 2021
1 Beverages and tobacco Belgium 2021 853 574
1 Beverages and tobacco Belgium and Luxembourg (final year 1999) 2021
2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... Belgium 2021 2,198 2,555
2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... Belgium and Luxembourg (final year 1999) 2021
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... Belgium 2021 7,875 11,203
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... Belgium and Luxembourg (final year 1999) 2021
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... Belgium 2021 398 1,123
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... Belgium and Luxembourg (final year 1999) 2021
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. Belgium 2021 12,484 14,330
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. Belgium and Luxembourg (final year 1999) 2021
6 Manufactured goods classified chief... Belgium 2021 6,914 6,697
6 Manufactured goods classified chief... Belgium and Luxembourg (final year 1999) 2021
7 Machinery and transport equipment Belgium 2021 9,342 10,813
7 Machinery and transport equipment Belgium and Luxembourg (final year 1999) 2021
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles Belgium 2021 5,050 6,377
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles Belgium and Luxembourg (final year 1999) 2021
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... Belgium 2021 54 151
9 Commodities and transactions not cl... Belgium and Luxembourg (final year 1999) 2021
Food, beverages and tobacco (until 1996) Belgium 2021
Food, beverages and tobacco (until 1996) Belgium and Luxembourg (final year 1999) 2021
Crude materials, oils, fats (until 1996) Belgium 2021
Crude materials, oils, fats (until 1996) Belgium and Luxembourg (final year 1999) 2021
Manufactured goods (until 1996) Belgium 2021
Manufactured goods (until 1996) Belgium and Luxembourg (final year 1999) 2021
Source: CBS.
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This table contains a time series with figures on international trade. In this table the Dutch import and export value is broken down into commodity categories (SITC sections), continents and a number of countries.

Data available: from 1917.

Status of the figures:
In this table all figures are final.

Changes as of December 19, 2022:
The figures for 2021 have been corrected. For May 2021, a small part of the source information was wrongly not included. This has been rectified in this version.

When will new figures be published?
The final annual figures will be published in the fourth quarter following the reporting year.

Description topics

Import 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.
Export 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.