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 2021 December 55,692 63,573 25,262 38,311 7,881 . .
Total countries Total goods 2021 584,970 687,524 266,965 420,559 102,554 . .
Total countries Total goods 2022 January 55,699 62,816 24,767 38,049 7,117 38.0 29.1
Total countries Total goods 2022 February 53,491 62,739 24,416 38,322 9,247 32.0 26.6
Total countries Total goods 2022 March 63,927 72,913 29,050 43,863 8,986 33.4 25.6
Total countries Total goods 2022 April 61,280 69,217 26,781 42,436 7,937 31.6 25.4
Total countries Total goods 2022 May 66,235 74,114 28,585 45,529 7,879 43.9 36.4
Total countries Total goods 2022 June 66,378 76,635 30,166 46,469 10,257 35.8 30.9
Total countries Total goods 2022 July 63,506 73,059 29,372 43,688 9,553 29.6 26.1
Total countries Total goods 2022 August 67,093 74,340 29,872 44,468 7,247 39.7 32.5
Total countries Total goods 2022 September 70,315 81,661 34,065 47,596 11,346 36.4 34.2
Total countries Total goods 2022 October 70,818 79,578 33,923 45,654 8,760 33.1 32.0
Total countries Total goods 2022 November 67,795 80,035 33,612 46,423 12,240 18.4 24.3
Total countries Total goods 2022 December 63,882 74,635 29,874 44,761 10,753 14.7 17.4
Total countries Total goods 2022 770,421 881,742 354,484 527,258 111,321 31.7 28.2
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2021 December 25,943 38,556 19,841 18,714 12,613 . .
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2021 276,429 413,249 208,574 204,675 136,820 . .
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2022 January 25,381 38,673 20,290 18,384 13,292 26.6 30.5
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2022 February 25,179 37,685 19,552 18,133 12,507 23.7 26.6
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2022 March 28,800 44,887 23,386 21,500 16,086 24.1 28.1
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2022 April 27,235 42,528 21,544 20,983 15,292 23.4 30.6
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2022 May 28,783 44,379 23,011 21,368 15,596 31.9 37.0
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2022 June 29,649 46,297 24,197 22,100 16,647 26.2 34.8
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2022 July 27,891 43,473 23,519 19,954 15,582 21.3 26.5
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2022 August 27,560 44,798 24,202 20,596 17,238 29.8 36.7
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2022 September 29,498 50,034 27,515 22,519 20,537 21.9 36.9
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2022 October 29,928 50,049 27,888 22,160 20,121 20.4 31.6
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2022 November 30,268 49,493 26,882 22,611 19,225 15.5 26.1
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2022 December 28,560 44,338 23,768 20,569 15,778 10.1 15.0
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2022 338,732 536,633 285,755 250,878 197,901 22.5 29.9
Non-EU Total goods 2021 December 29,749 25,017 5,421 19,596 -4,732 . .
Non-EU Total goods 2021 308,541 274,275 58,391 215,884 -34,266 . .
Non-EU Total goods 2022 January 30,318 24,142 4,477 19,665 -6,175 49.2 26.8
Non-EU Total goods 2022 February 28,313 25,053 4,864 20,189 -3,260 40.5 26.7
Non-EU Total goods 2022 March 35,127 28,027 5,664 22,363 -7,100 42.2 21.8
Non-EU Total goods 2022 April 34,045 26,689 5,237 21,452 -7,356 39.1 17.8
Non-EU Total goods 2022 May 37,451 29,735 5,575 24,160 -7,717 54.8 35.6
Non-EU Total goods 2022 June 36,728 30,338 5,969 24,369 -6,391 44.6 25.3
Non-EU Total goods 2022 July 35,615 29,587 5,853 23,734 -6,029 37.0 25.6
Non-EU Total goods 2022 August 39,533 29,542 5,669 23,873 -9,991 47.6 26.6
Non-EU Total goods 2022 September 40,818 31,627 6,550 25,077 -9,191 49.1 30.1
Non-EU Total goods 2022 October 40,890 29,529 6,035 23,494 -11,361 44.3 32.6
Non-EU Total goods 2022 November 37,527 30,542 6,730 23,812 -6,985 20.8 21.4
Non-EU Total goods 2022 December 35,323 30,298 6,106 24,192 -5,025 18.7 21.1
Non-EU Total goods 2022 431,689 345,109 68,729 276,380 -86,580 39.9 25.8
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 March 17, 2025:
The provisional figures for January 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.