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 2023 February* 60,243 71,754 28,788 42,967 11,511 12.6 15.0
Total countries Total goods 2023 March* 65,008 77,378 31,704 45,674 12,370 2.3 6.6
Total countries Total goods 2023 April* 57,522 63,906 25,433 38,473 6,384 -6.1 -7.1
Total countries Total goods 2023 May* 60,164 70,163 27,734 42,429 9,999 -9.3 -5.2
Total countries Total goods 2023 June* 58,977 71,756 28,999 42,757 12,779 -10.9 -6.2
Total countries Total goods 2023 July* 56,391 64,875 25,568 39,307 8,484 -11.1 -11.0
Total countries Total goods 2023 August* 55,263 66,312 26,259 40,053 11,049 -17.4 -10.4
Total countries Total goods 2023 September* 55,557 69,535 27,657 41,879 13,978 -20.8 -14.5
Total countries Total goods 2023 October* 59,205 69,575 27,888 41,686 10,369 -16.3 -12.4
Total countries Total goods 2023 November* 58,743 72,937 28,284 44,653 14,195 -13.2 -8.5
Total countries Total goods 2023 December* 55,619 67,447 25,685 41,762 11,828 -12.7 -9.0
Total countries Total goods 2023* 708,109 837,821 334,065 503,755 129,711 -7.9 -4.6
Total countries Total goods 2024 January* 55,163 68,481 26,518 41,963 13,318 -15.7 -5.1
Total countries Total goods 2024 February* 56,463 68,195 25,984 42,211 11,732 -6.3 -5.0
Total countries Total goods 2024 January-February* 111,626 136,676 52,502 84,175 25,050 -11.2 -5.0
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2023 February* 27,429 43,672 23,007 20,665 16,243 9.1 16.5
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2023 March* 30,062 46,972 25,041 21,931 16,910 5.6 5.0
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2023 April* 26,822 38,463 20,199 18,264 11,641 -2.0 -9.0
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2023 May* 27,845 42,619 21,992 20,628 14,774 -3.9 -4.0
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2023 June* 28,506 42,626 22,603 20,023 14,120 -3.5 -8.0
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2023 July* 25,698 39,059 19,828 19,232 13,361 -7.7 -10.2
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2023 August* 25,505 39,068 20,619 18,449 13,563 -7.0 -12.7
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2023 September* 26,965 41,517 21,884 19,632 14,552 -8.4 -16.8
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2023 October* 28,121 41,426 21,600 19,826 13,305 -5.7 -17.3
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2023 November* 28,235 42,078 22,116 19,961 13,843 -6.4 -14.7
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2023 December* 26,190 38,027 20,133 17,895 11,837 -7.8 -13.8
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2023* 329,956 500,673 263,188 237,485 170,717 -2.3 -6.5
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 January* 26,217 39,653 20,616 19,037 13,437 -8.3 -12.2
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 February* 26,784 39,076 20,091 18,985 12,292 -2.3 -10.5
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 January-February* 53,001 78,730 40,707 38,022 25,728 -5.4 -11.4
Non-EU Total goods 2023 February* 32,815 28,083 5,781 22,302 -4,732 15.8 12.9
Non-EU Total goods 2023 March* 34,946 30,406 6,663 23,743 -4,540 -0.4 9.1
Non-EU Total goods 2023 April* 30,701 25,444 5,234 20,210 -5,257 -9.5 -3.9
Non-EU Total goods 2023 May* 32,319 27,544 5,742 21,802 -4,775 -13.4 -6.9
Non-EU Total goods 2023 June* 30,471 29,130 6,397 22,733 -1,341 -16.8 -3.4
Non-EU Total goods 2023 July* 30,692 25,815 5,740 20,075 -4,877 -13.8 -12.1
Non-EU Total goods 2023 August* 29,759 27,244 5,640 21,604 -2,514 -24.6 -6.9
Non-EU Total goods 2023 September* 28,592 28,018 5,772 22,246 -574 -29.8 -10.8
Non-EU Total goods 2023 October* 31,085 28,149 6,288 21,860 -2,936 -24.0 -4.0
Non-EU Total goods 2023 November* 30,508 30,860 6,168 24,692 352 -18.7 1.5
Non-EU Total goods 2023 December* 29,429 29,419 5,552 23,867 -10 -16.6 -2.1
Non-EU Total goods 2023* 378,154 337,148 70,878 266,270 -41,006 -12.3 -1.6
Non-EU Total goods 2024 January* 28,947 28,828 5,902 22,926 -119 -21.4 6.6
Non-EU Total goods 2024 February* 29,679 29,119 5,893 23,226 -560 -9.6 3.7
Non-EU Total goods 2024 January-February* 58,625 57,947 11,794 46,153 -678 -15.8 5.1
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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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 12, 2024:
The provisional figures for February 2024 have been added.

Changes as of November 22, 2023:
The figures for 2021 have been corrected. For this reporting year, some values (for the countries) were wrongly not settled. This 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.