Composition development of goods exports: exporter characteristics

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Characteristic of exporter Export growth (1 000 euros) Contribution to total export growth (%)
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 495,889 0.1
01 Agriculture 455,267 0.1
02 Forestry and logging -563 0.0
03 Fishing and aquaculture 41,185 0.0
B Mining and quarrying 1,036,463 0.2
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas 658,751 0.1
08 Mining and quarrying (no oil and gas) -80,124 0.0
09 Mining support activities 457,836 0.1
C Manufacturing -8,614 0.0
10 Manufacture of food products 602,946 0.1
11 Manufacture of beverages -1,151 0.0
12 Manufacture of tobacco products 38,569 0.0
13 Manufacture of textiles -224,831 0.0
14 Manufacture of wearing apparel 5,203 0.0
15 Manufacture of leather and footwear 2,938 0.0
16 Manufacture of wood products -34,652 0.0
17 Manufacture of paper 35,614 0.0
18 Printing and reproduction 14,594 0.0
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum -121,674 0.0
20 Manufacture of chemicals -1,098,440 -0.2
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 457,026 0.1
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products -432,723 -0.1
23 Manufacture of building materials -143,650 0.0
24 Manufacture of basic metals 114,422 0.0
25 Manufacture of metal products -353,192 -0.1
26 Manufacture of electronic products 8,248 0.0
27 Manufacture of electric equipment -171,222 0.0
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2,762,116 0.4
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers -1,884,468 -0.3
30 Manufacture of other transport 505,013 0.1
31 Manufacture of furniture -58,069 0.0
32 Manufacture of other products 134,967 0.0
33 Repair and installation of machinery -166,196 0.0
D Energy supply -61,453 0.0
35 Energy supply -61,453 0.0
E Water supply and waste management -161,692 0.0
36 Water collection and distribution -231 0.0
37 Sewerage 72 0.0
38 Waste collection and treatment -168,682 0.0
39 Remediation, other waste management 7,149 0.0
F Construction 62,055 0.0
41 Construction buildings, development 5,311 0.0
42 Civil engineering -118,270 0.0
43 Specialised construction activities 175,015 0.0
G Wholesale and retail trade 1,131,390 0.2
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 70,981 0.0
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2,371,792 0.4
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) -1,311,383 -0.2
H Transportation and storage -3,246,558 -0.5
49 Land transport 61,702 0.0
50 Water transport 162,489 0.0
51 Air transport -328,169 0.0
52 Warehousing, services for transport -3,127,314 -0.5
53 Postal and courier activities -15,265 0.0
I Accommodation and food serving -3,152 0.0
55 Accommodation -19,029 0.0
56 Food and beverage service activities 15,877 0.0
J Information and communication -725,712 -0.1
58 Publishing -483,762 -0.1
59 Film, TV and music production etc -11,310 0.0
60 Programming and broadcasting 558 0.0
61 Telecommunications -60,275 0.0
62 Support activities in the field of IT 84,195 0.0
63 Information service activities -255,118 0.0
K Financial institutions -3,355,066 -0.5
64 Financial institutions, no insurance -3,753,463 -0.6
65 Insurance and pension funding -117 0.0
66 Other financial services 398,513 0.1
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 22,688 0.0
68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 22,688 0.0
M Other specialised business services -6,531,040 -1.0
69 Legal services, administration etc. -1,644,754 -0.2
70 Holding companies (not financial) -4,431,419 -0.7
71 Architects, technical services etc. 41,272 0.0
72 Research and development 1,056,629 0.2
73 Advertising and market research -2,127,912 -0.3
74 Other specialised business services 577,223 0.1
75 Veterinary activities -2,080 0.0
N Renting and other business support -1,659,120 -0.3
77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods -1,638,356 -0.2
78 Employment activities 6,454 0.0
79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc 18,516 0.0
80 Security and investigation 1,038 0.0
81 Cleaning activities, gardening etc. 19,059 0.0
82 Other business services -65,832 0.0
O Public administration and services -197,799 0.0
84 Public administration and services -197,799 0.0
P Education 1,664 0.0
85 Education 1,664 0.0
Q Health and social work activities 35,683 0.0
86 Human health activities 35,561 0.0
87 Residential care and guidance -257 0.0
88 Social work without accommodation 379 0.0
R Culture, sports and recreation 67,851 0.0
90 Arts 8,276 0.0
91 Libraries, museums, zoos etc 13,681 0.0
92 Lotteries and betting 3,541 0.0
93 Sports and recreation 42,353 0.0
S Other service activities 411,916 0.1
94 Membership organisations 18,583 0.0
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table provides figures on the development of Dutch export value and the contributions made by the exporters, broken down by size category, multinationality, industry and export status.

Data available as of: 2012, except the series broken down by export status, which has been available from 2014.

Status of the figures:
The provisional figures on international trade may be adjusted on the basis of new or revised source data. This means their provisional status may be prolonged. The provisional figures become definitive in Q4 of the year following the reporting year. Figures over the previous years have already become definitive.

Changes as of 22 September 2026:
The provisional figures for 2024 have been added and the provisional figures for 2023 have been revised.

Because of a change in definition, firms that would be considered independent SME's in terms of persons employed but also have one or more subsidiaries abroad, are no longer viewed as independent SME's and have instead been moved to the categorie "Large enterprises". The “Export growth” and “Contribution to total export growth” of Large enterprises, Independent SME’s (0 to 9), Independent SME’s (10 to 49) and Independent SME’s (50 to 249) over the years 2012-2019 have therefore been modified. In addition, The “Export growth” and “Contribution to total export growth” of Dutch multinationals and Non-multinationals over the years 2012-2019 have also been changed. This was due to an improved method of determining Dutch multinationals.

When will new figures become available?
New figures will be published in Q4 of the year following the reporting year.

Description topics

Export growth
Year-on-year changes in absolute value. Annual changes for 2015 were omitted due to the break in series 2014/2015.
Contribution to total export growth
The contribution of a specific category to the total percentage growth in goods exports, calculated by dividing the absolute change in a category by the total value change of goods exports, multiplied by the annual change of goods exports as a percentage.