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 (%)
Africa Total goods 2024 January-February* 3,076 3,097 719 2,377 21 -11.8 -22.1
Africa 0 Food and live animals 2024 January-February* 836 369 51 318 -467 25.0 -13.0
Africa 1 Beverages and tobacco 2024 January-February* 12 22 4 18 10 1.1 -30.6
Africa 2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2024 January-February* 220 122 38 83 -98 5.8 97.1
Africa 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 2024 January-February* 1,574 698 129 569 -875 -28.6 -50.3
Africa 4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 2024 January-February* 23 10 0 9 -13 -20.3 283.5
Africa 5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2024 January-February* 47 263 97 166 216 -13.3 -0.8
Africa 6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2024 January-February* 162 136 40 96 -26 23.0 -0.8
Africa 7 Machinery and transport equipment 2024 January-February* 47 518 275 243 472 -15.5 -7.7
Africa 8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2024 January-February* 62 132 84 48 70 17.1 -0.9
Africa 9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 2024 January-February* 0 9 0 9 9 924.6 159.9
Africa Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 93 818 . 818 725 30.4 -13.8
Central African Republic Total goods 2024 January-February* 0 2 0 2 2 348.4 -6.3
Central African Republic 0 Food and live animals 2024 January-February* . 1 0 1 . 32.1 .
Central African Republic 1 Beverages and tobacco 2024 January-February* 0 0 . 0 0 -71.0 .
Central African Republic 2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2024 January-February* . 0 0 0 . -49.2 .
Central African Republic 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 2024 January-February* . . . . . . .
Central African Republic 4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 2024 January-February* . . . . . . .
Central African Republic 5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2024 January-February* . 1 0 1 . 14.5 .
Central African Republic 6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2024 January-February* . 0 0 0 . -98.5 .
Central African Republic 7 Machinery and transport equipment 2024 January-February* . 0 0 0 . -62.4 .
Central African Republic 8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2024 January-February* . 0 0 0 . 288.0 .
Central African Republic 9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 2024 January-February* . . . . . . .
Central African Republic Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 0 0 . 0 0 400.0 4.3
South Africa Total goods 2024 January-February* 312 596 167 429 284 -19.1 18.2
South Africa 0 Food and live animals 2024 January-February* 120 18 5 13 -102 2.1 -24.3
South Africa 1 Beverages and tobacco 2024 January-February* 6 3 0 3 -3 -27.8 -83.0
South Africa 2 Crude materials, inedible, except f... 2024 January-February* 38 10 3 7 -28 33.4 73.8
South Africa 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and relat... 2024 January-February* 36 82 17 65 46 -68.6 21.1
South Africa 4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and... 2024 January-February* 3 8 0 8 6 -43.9 17,483.8
South Africa 5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2024 January-February* 8 80 28 52 72 -20.3 11.8
South Africa 6 Manufactured goods classified chief... 2024 January-February* 63 24 6 18 -38 2.0 -23.5
South Africa 7 Machinery and transport equipment 2024 January-February* 11 172 69 103 161 -51.2 15.5
South Africa 8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2024 January-February* 4 54 38 16 50 59.5 -2.4
South Africa 9 Commodities and transactions not cl... 2024 January-February* . 1 . 1 . 103.1 .
South Africa Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 24 143 . 143 120 57.5 76.7
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.