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 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* 57,538 67,363 25,690 41,672 9,824 -9.3 -7.6
Total countries Total goods 2023 August* 56,836 69,024 26,266 42,758 12,188 -15.0 -6.8
Total countries Total goods 2023 September* 56,979 72,036 27,661 44,375 15,057 -18.8 -11.4
Total countries Total goods 2023 October* 60,880 71,779 27,814 43,965 10,899 -13.9 -9.6
Total countries Total goods 2023 November* 58,679 72,439 28,183 44,256 13,760 -13.3 -9.1
Total countries Total goods 2023 December* 55,657 67,388 25,717 41,671 11,731 -12.6 -9.1
Total countries Total goods 2023* 713,901 847,168 334,056 513,112 133,267 -7.1 -3.5
Total countries Total goods 2024 January* 55,322 68,583 26,920 41,664 13,261 -15.4 -5.0
Total countries Total goods 2024 February* 55,789 67,566 26,655 40,910 11,776 -7.4 -5.8
Total countries Total goods 2024 March* 57,843 71,894 28,286 43,608 14,051 -11.0 -7.1
Total countries Total goods 2024 April* 58,086 71,035 27,973 43,062 12,948 1.0 11.2
Total countries Total goods 2024 May* 59,055 70,700 27,046 43,653 11,645 -1.8 0.8
Total countries Total goods 2024 January-May* 286,096 349,777 136,880 212,897 63,681 -7.2 -1.6
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* 26,620 38,926 19,987 18,939 12,306 -4.3 -10.5
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2023 August* 25,774 39,456 20,679 18,777 13,681 -6.0 -11.9
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2023 September* 27,096 41,846 21,953 19,893 14,750 -8.0 -16.2
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2023 October* 28,214 41,818 21,670 20,148 13,604 -5.4 -16.5
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2023 November* 28,169 42,074 22,161 19,913 13,905 -6.6 -14.7
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2023 December* 26,146 37,987 20,163 17,824 11,841 -7.9 -13.9
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2023* 331,262 501,604 263,619 237,985 170,342 -1.9 -6.3
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 January* 26,231 39,768 21,019 18,750 13,537 -8.2 -11.9
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 February* 26,585 39,101 20,788 18,314 12,516 -3.1 -10.5
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 March* 27,365 42,004 22,197 19,807 14,639 -9.0 -10.6
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 April* 27,684 41,568 22,016 19,552 13,884 3.2 8.1
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 May* 27,353 40,917 21,015 19,903 13,564 -1.8 -4.0
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 January-May* 135,219 203,359 107,034 96,325 68,141 -3.9 -6.2
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* 30,918 28,437 5,704 22,733 -2,481 -13.1 -3.2
Non-EU Total goods 2023 August* 31,062 29,568 5,587 23,981 -1,493 -21.3 1.1
Non-EU Total goods 2023 September* 29,883 30,190 5,708 24,482 307 -26.6 -3.9
Non-EU Total goods 2023 October* 32,666 29,961 6,144 23,817 -2,706 -20.1 2.1
Non-EU Total goods 2023 November* 30,511 30,365 6,022 24,343 -145 -18.7 -0.1
Non-EU Total goods 2023 December* 29,511 29,401 5,554 23,847 -110 -16.4 -2.1
Non-EU Total goods 2023* 382,639 345,564 70,436 275,128 -37,075 -11.2 0.8
Non-EU Total goods 2024 January* 29,091 28,815 5,901 22,914 -276 -21.0 6.6
Non-EU Total goods 2024 February* 29,204 28,464 5,868 22,597 -740 -11.0 1.4
Non-EU Total goods 2024 March* 30,478 29,889 6,089 23,800 -588 -12.8 -1.7
Non-EU Total goods 2024 April* 30,402 29,467 5,957 23,510 -935 -1.0 15.8
Non-EU Total goods 2024 May* 31,702 29,782 6,032 23,751 -1,920 -1.9 8.1
Non-EU Total goods 2024 January-May* 150,877 146,418 29,846 116,572 -4,459 -10.0 5.7
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 July 15, 2024:
The provisional figures for May 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.