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 September** 54,699 66,162 25,575 40,587 11,464 -0.2 -3.3
Total countries Total goods 2024 October** 58,340 67,701 27,250 40,451 9,361 -0.8 -0.2
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* 56,124 67,172 28,553 38,619 11,048 7.1 5.1
Total countries Total goods 2025 February* 55,608 66,338 27,153 39,185 10,730 3.8 3.6
Total countries Total goods 2025 March* 58,670 71,529 29,814 41,715 12,860 4.2 3.8
Total countries Total goods 2025 April* 56,966 65,903 27,373 38,531 8,938 0.5 -1.3
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* 54,240 61,221 24,448 36,773 6,981 1.4 -1.1
Total countries Total goods 2025 September* 55,356 67,733 27,116 40,618 12,378 1.2 2.4
Total countries Total goods 2025 January-September* 506,169 596,596 243,001 353,594 90,426 1.8 0.9
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 September** 25,942 38,983 20,321 18,661 13,041 -0.3 -3.9
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 October** 28,637 40,860 21,410 19,450 12,223 4.8 1.3
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* 27,032 41,365 22,111 19,254 14,333 7.3 7.8
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2025 February* 26,104 39,631 20,967 18,664 13,527 1.4 4.2
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2025 March* 27,518 42,476 22,704 19,772 14,958 3.7 4.0
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2025 April* 26,880 40,087 21,106 18,980 13,206 0.7 1.4
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* 24,547 36,415 19,046 17,369 11,867 2.1 -0.6
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2025 September* 26,816 41,323 21,636 19,687 14,507 3.4 6.0
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2025 January-September* 237,611 358,930 188,932 169,998 121,319 1.7 2.6
Non-EU Total goods 2024 September** 28,757 27,180 5,254 21,926 -1,577 -0.1 -2.3
Non-EU Total goods 2024 October** 29,703 26,841 5,840 21,001 -2,862 -5.6 -2.4
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* 29,092 25,807 6,442 19,365 -3,285 6.9 1.0
Non-EU Total goods 2025 February* 29,504 26,707 6,186 20,521 -2,797 5.9 2.8
Non-EU Total goods 2025 March* 31,152 29,053 7,110 21,943 -2,098 4.7 3.5
Non-EU Total goods 2025 April* 30,086 25,817 6,267 19,550 -4,269 0.4 -5.2
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* 29,692 24,806 5,402 19,404 -4,886 0.8 -1.9
Non-EU Total goods 2025 September* 28,539 26,410 5,480 20,930 -2,129 -0.8 -2.8
Non-EU Total goods 2025 January-September* 268,558 237,666 54,070 183,596 -30,892 1.8 -1.5
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 December 4, 2025:
The provisional figures for July, August and September 2025 have 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.

Changes as of December 12, 2024:
The figures for 2022 have been corrected. The figures for 2023 have been adjusted. For these years, the export value of Dutch products was overestimated due to a technical error. Additionally, the export value to Spain was underestimated in 2022. 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.