International trade in goods; change of ownership, key figures

International trade in goods; change of ownership, key figures

Countries SITC Periods Change of ownership goods; import Total import value (million euros) Change of ownership goods; export Total export value (million euros) Change of ownership goods; export Re-export value (million euros) Change of ownership goods; export Export value of Dutch product (million euros) Change of ownership goods; balance Trade balance (million euros) Change of ownership goods; growth Annual change in import value (%) Change of ownership goods; growth Annual change in export value (%)
Total countries Total goods 2024 November** 55,702 67,409 26,913 40,495 11,706 -1.5 -1.7
Total countries Total goods 2024 December** 54,268 63,969 24,456 39,513 9,701 0.9 0.7
Total countries Total goods 2024** 665,604 790,156 309,713 480,443 124,552 -4.1 -3.2
Total countries Total goods 2025 January* 54,870 64,818 26,407 38,412 9,948 4.7 1.4
Total countries Total goods 2025 February* 54,565 64,062 25,310 38,752 9,497 1.8 0.1
Total countries Total goods 2025 March* 57,175 69,304 27,825 41,480 12,129 1.6 0.6
Total countries Total goods 2025 April* 56,124 63,999 25,536 38,462 7,874 -0.9 -4.2
Total countries Total goods 2025 May* 55,379 64,595 25,491 39,104 9,216 -2.8 -3.3
Total countries Total goods 2025 June* 55,809 65,562 26,128 39,434 9,752 0.7 -1.1
Total countries Total goods 2025 July* 58,017 66,541 26,926 39,615 8,524 0.5 0.4
Total countries Total goods 2025 August* 54,226 61,229 24,459 36,770 7,003 1.4 -1.1
Total countries Total goods 2025 September* 55,478 67,641 27,273 40,368 12,164 1.4 2.2
Total countries Total goods 2025 October* 57,451 69,617 28,968 40,649 12,166 -1.5 2.8
Total countries Total goods 2025 November* 55,777 66,432 26,003 40,429 10,655 0.1 -1.4
Total countries Total goods 2025 January-November* 614,873 723,801 290,326 433,475 108,928 0.6 -0.3
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 November** 27,260 40,483 21,248 19,235 13,223 0.2 -0.6
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 December** 26,323 36,806 19,124 17,682 10,482 3.2 0.0
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024** 315,832 467,915 244,393 223,522 152,083 -1.6 -4.0
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2025 January* 26,693 39,921 20,808 19,113 13,228 6.0 4.0
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2025 February* 25,853 38,239 19,694 18,545 12,387 0.5 0.5
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2025 March* 27,014 41,112 21,421 19,691 14,098 1.8 0.7
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2025 April* 26,652 38,905 19,969 18,936 12,253 -0.1 -1.6
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2025 May* 25,913 38,712 19,851 18,861 12,799 -1.0 -1.7
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2025 June* 25,882 38,759 20,390 18,370 12,877 -0.1 -0.3
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2025 July* 26,918 40,162 21,122 19,040 13,244 -1.8 2.8
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2025 August* 24,530 36,423 19,058 17,365 11,893 2.0 -0.6
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2025 September* 26,887 41,266 21,800 19,467 14,380 3.6 5.9
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2025 October* 27,979 42,188 22,095 20,092 14,209 -2.3 3.2
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2025 November* 26,747 39,660 20,118 19,541 12,913 -1.9 -2.0
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2025 January-November* 291,067 435,346 226,325 209,021 144,279 0.5 1.0
Non-EU Total goods 2024 November** 28,442 26,926 5,666 21,260 -1,517 -3.1 -3.4
Non-EU Total goods 2024 December** 27,945 27,164 5,333 21,831 -782 -1.1 1.7
Non-EU Total goods 2024** 349,772 322,241 65,320 256,921 -27,531 -6.3 -2.1
Non-EU Total goods 2025 January* 28,177 24,897 5,599 19,299 -3,280 3.5 -2.6
Non-EU Total goods 2025 February* 28,713 25,823 5,615 20,207 -2,890 3.1 -0.6
Non-EU Total goods 2025 March* 30,161 28,192 6,404 21,789 -1,968 1.4 0.5
Non-EU Total goods 2025 April* 29,472 25,094 5,568 19,526 -4,378 -1.7 -7.9
Non-EU Total goods 2025 May* 29,467 25,883 5,640 20,243 -3,584 -4.4 -5.6
Non-EU Total goods 2025 June* 29,927 26,803 5,739 21,064 -3,124 1.3 -2.2
Non-EU Total goods 2025 July* 31,099 26,379 5,805 20,574 -4,720 2.5 -3.0
Non-EU Total goods 2025 August* 29,696 24,806 5,402 19,405 -4,890 0.8 -1.9
Non-EU Total goods 2025 September* 28,591 26,375 5,474 20,901 -2,216 -0.6 -3.0
Non-EU Total goods 2025 October* 29,472 27,429 6,872 20,557 -2,043 -0.8 2.2
Non-EU Total goods 2025 November* 29,031 26,772 5,885 20,887 -2,259 2.1 -0.6
Non-EU Total goods 2025 January-November* 323,806 288,455 64,001 224,453 -35,351 0.6 -2.2
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


In this table, the Dutch import, (re)export value and trade balance according to change of ownership are classified by the sections of the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC). The data is broken down further by continents and countries according to the Geonomenclature (GEONOM).

Data available from: January 2015.

Status of the figures:
The figures on international trade in goods are provisional for a longer period of time, as they can be adjusted on the basis of new or current source information. The provisional figures become revised provisional in the fourth quarter after a reporting year. The revised provisional figures will become definitive in the fourth quarter of the following year.

Changes as of January 14, 2026:
The provisional figures for November 2025 have been added. The provisional figures for January 2025, February 2025, March 2025 and April 2025 have also been adjusted.

Changes as of November 26, 2025:
The figures for 2015 up and until 2023 have been corrected. The figures for 2024 and 2025 have been adjusted. For these years, the value of goods not physically imported in the Netherlands was overestimated due to a technical error. Because the import value for goods of the SITC sections 3 and 9 was overestimated by the same amount, the total import value remains unchanged. Additionally, it was possible for the annual change of the export value to be unjustly accounted for as annual change of the import value. The previous has been fixed in this version.

When will new figures be published?
New figures become available about six weeks after a reporting month.

Description topics

Change of ownership goods; import
Goods that foreign companies and persons transfer to Dutch companies and persons according to the method of change of economic ownership.
Total import value
The total value of the goods that foreign companies and persons transfer to Dutch companies and persons.
Change of ownership goods; export
Goods that Dutch companies and persons transfer to foreign companies and persons according to the method of change of economic ownership.
Total export value
The total value of the goods that Dutch companies and persons transfer to foreign companies and persons.
Re-export value
The part of the export value that consists of originally imported goods that have become the property of Dutch companies and persons, and that are re-exported (almost) unprocessed for foreign use or consumption.
Export value of Dutch product
The part of the export value that consists of goods made by Dutch companies and persons.
Change of ownership goods; balance
The trade balance according to the method of change of economic ownership.
Trade balance
The export value minus the import value.
Change of ownership goods; growth
The development of international trade in goods according to the method of change of economic ownership.
Annual change in import value
Percentage change compared to the same period a year earlier.

Please note:
- For a country group, annual changes are only shown if it represents the same countries as in the same period the year before;
- After a method break, the annual changes in comparison with the previous year are missing.
Annual change in export value
Percentage change compared to the same period a year earlier.

Please note:
- For a country group, annual changes are only shown if it represents the same countries as in the same period the year before;
- After a method break, the annual changes in comparison with the previous year are missing.