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 2022 March** 63,567 72,619 29,398 43,221 9,052 32.7 25.1
Total countries Total goods 2022 April** 61,290 68,757 26,941 41,816 7,467 31.7 24.6
Total countries Total goods 2022 May** 66,303 73,984 29,116 44,868 7,681 44.0 36.2
Total countries Total goods 2022 June** 66,162 76,481 30,701 45,781 10,319 35.3 30.6
Total countries Total goods 2022 July** 63,414 72,870 29,806 43,064 9,456 29.4 25.8
Total countries Total goods 2022 August** 66,893 74,030 30,265 43,765 7,137 39.3 32.0
Total countries Total goods 2022 September** 70,165 81,337 34,353 46,984 11,171 36.1 33.6
Total countries Total goods 2022 October** 70,715 79,409 34,347 45,062 8,694 32.9 31.7
Total countries Total goods 2022 November** 67,681 79,709 33,975 45,734 12,028 18.2 23.8
Total countries Total goods 2022 December** 63,686 74,157 30,071 44,085 10,471 14.4 16.6
Total countries Total goods 2022** 768,829 878,198 358,453 519,745 109,369 31.4 27.7
Total countries Total goods 2023 January* 65,416 72,182 30,067 42,115 6,765 18.0 15.5
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* 712,229 845,501 334,220 511,281 133,271 -7.4 -3.7
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2022 March** 28,464 44,738 23,622 21,116 16,274 22.7 27.6
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2022 April** 27,361 42,288 21,646 20,643 14,927 24.0 29.9
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2022 May** 28,965 44,401 23,395 21,007 15,437 32.7 37.1
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2022 June** 29,541 46,337 24,618 21,720 16,796 25.7 34.9
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2022 July** 27,828 43,503 23,834 19,669 15,675 21.0 26.6
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2022 August** 27,430 44,774 24,525 20,249 17,343 29.2 36.7
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2022 September** 29,437 49,923 27,709 22,213 20,486 21.7 36.6
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2022 October** 29,811 50,075 28,223 21,852 20,264 19.9 31.7
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2022 November** 30,156 49,317 27,093 22,224 19,160 15.1 25.6
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2022 December** 28,404 44,114 23,894 20,220 15,710 9.5 14.4
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2022** 337,710 535,493 288,519 246,973 197,783 22.2 29.6
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2023 January* 28,579 45,146 24,166 20,980 16,567 13.6 17.2
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* 331,265 501,239 263,498 237,741 169,974 -1.9 -6.4
Non-EU Total goods 2022 March** 35,103 27,881 5,776 22,105 -7,221 42.1 21.1
Non-EU Total goods 2022 April** 33,929 26,469 5,295 21,174 -7,461 38.6 16.9
Non-EU Total goods 2022 May** 37,338 29,583 5,722 23,861 -7,756 54.3 34.9
Non-EU Total goods 2022 June** 36,621 30,144 6,083 24,061 -6,477 44.2 24.5
Non-EU Total goods 2022 July** 35,586 29,366 5,972 23,395 -6,219 36.9 24.6
Non-EU Total goods 2022 August** 39,463 29,256 5,740 23,516 -10,207 47.3 25.4
Non-EU Total goods 2022 September** 40,729 31,414 6,644 24,770 -9,315 48.8 29.2
Non-EU Total goods 2022 October** 40,904 29,334 6,123 23,211 -11,570 44.4 31.7
Non-EU Total goods 2022 November** 37,524 30,392 6,882 23,510 -7,133 20.8 20.8
Non-EU Total goods 2022 December** 35,282 30,042 6,177 23,866 -5,240 18.6 20.1
Non-EU Total goods 2022** 431,119 342,705 69,934 272,771 -88,414 39.7 24.9
Non-EU Total goods 2023 January* 36,837 27,036 5,900 21,135 -9,801 21.6 12.9
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* 380,964 344,262 70,722 273,540 -36,702 -11.6 0.5
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 May 2, 2024:
The provisional figures from December 2023 to February 2024 have been adjusted and the provisional figures from July 2023 to September 2023 have also been adjusted.

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.