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 February* 54,448 65,280 26,440 38,840 10,833 -8.7 -7.7
Total countries Total goods 2024 March* 57,056 70,384 28,279 42,105 13,328 -11.8 -8.2
Total countries Total goods 2024 April* 57,252 68,479 27,772 40,707 11,227 1.2 8.0
Total countries Total goods 2024 May* 57,995 68,367 27,179 41,188 10,372 -2.2 -1.8
Total countries Total goods 2024 June* 56,238 68,136 27,085 41,051 11,898 -2.7 -4.1
Total countries Total goods 2024 July* 59,545 70,462 27,954 42,508 10,917 5.0 5.4
Total countries Total goods 2024 August* 54,532 63,928 25,786 38,142 9,396 -2.9 -6.6
Total countries Total goods 2024 September* 55,772 68,412 27,390 41,023 12,641 -0.7 -4.4
Total countries Total goods 2024 October* 59,723 70,512 29,383 41,130 10,789 1.0 1.5
Total countries Total goods 2024 November* 57,128 69,564 28,536 41,027 12,436 0.3 -0.6
Total countries Total goods 2024 December* 55,601 65,818 25,990 39,827 10,217 2.9 1.8
Total countries Total goods 2024* 678,498 814,839 328,318 486,522 136,341 -3.4 -2.3
Total countries Total goods 2025 January* 56,122 67,507 28,476 39,032 11,386 5.5 3.1
Total countries Total goods 2025 February* 56,237 67,162 25,709 41,453 10,924 3.3 2.9
Total countries Total goods 2025 January-February* 112,359 134,669 54,185 80,485 22,310 4.4 3.0
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 February* 26,075 38,860 20,667 18,193 12,785 -3.2 -10.6
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 March* 26,922 41,816 22,067 19,749 14,894 -9.8 -10.0
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 April* 26,880 40,599 21,885 18,714 13,719 3.5 6.4
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 May* 26,471 40,335 21,291 19,044 13,863 -2.5 -4.6
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 June* 26,302 39,896 21,281 18,615 13,594 -4.5 -5.3
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 July* 27,736 40,204 21,425 18,779 12,468 7.0 4.1
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 August* 24,371 37,659 20,080 17,579 13,289 -3.4 -3.7
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 September* 26,281 40,373 21,654 18,719 14,092 -0.6 -2.6
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 October* 28,886 42,502 22,798 19,705 13,616 4.7 2.6
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 November* 27,547 41,894 22,380 19,513 14,346 0.3 0.6
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 December* 26,685 38,131 20,223 17,908 11,446 3.3 1.4
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024* 319,709 481,639 256,581 225,058 161,930 -1.4 -3.1
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2025 January* 27,057 41,644 21,984 19,661 14,588 5.9 5.8
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2025 February* 26,749 39,919 19,474 20,445 13,170 2.6 2.7
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2025 January-February* 53,806 81,564 41,458 40,106 27,758 4.2 4.3
Non-EU Total goods 2024 February* 28,372 26,420 5,773 20,647 -1,952 -13.3 -3.0
Non-EU Total goods 2024 March* 30,134 28,568 6,212 22,356 -1,566 -13.4 -5.4
Non-EU Total goods 2024 April* 30,372 27,880 5,887 21,993 -2,492 -0.8 10.4
Non-EU Total goods 2024 May* 31,523 28,032 5,888 22,144 -3,491 -2.0 2.6
Non-EU Total goods 2024 June* 29,936 28,240 5,804 22,436 -1,696 -1.1 -2.3
Non-EU Total goods 2024 July* 31,809 30,258 6,529 23,729 -1,551 3.2 7.1
Non-EU Total goods 2024 August* 30,162 26,269 5,706 20,563 -3,893 -2.5 -10.6
Non-EU Total goods 2024 September* 29,491 28,040 5,736 22,304 -1,451 -0.9 -7.0
Non-EU Total goods 2024 October* 30,837 28,010 6,585 21,425 -2,827 -2.2 -0.1
Non-EU Total goods 2024 November* 29,581 27,670 6,156 21,514 -1,911 0.2 -2.4
Non-EU Total goods 2024 December* 28,916 27,687 5,767 21,920 -1,229 2.5 2.4
Non-EU Total goods 2024* 358,789 333,200 71,737 261,463 -25,589 -5.1 -1.1
Non-EU Total goods 2025 January* 29,065 25,863 6,492 19,371 -3,202 5.1 -1.0
Non-EU Total goods 2025 February* 29,488 27,242 6,235 21,008 -2,245 3.9 3.1
Non-EU Total goods 2025 January-February* 58,553 53,105 12,727 40,379 -5,447 4.5 1.1
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 April 14, 2025:
The provisional figures for February 2025 have been added.

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.