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 Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 26,889 33,370 . 33,370 6,481 0.5 7.9
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 8,806 10,665 . 10,665 1,859 19.6 -11.2
Non-EU Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 18,083 22,705 . 22,705 4,622 -6.7 20.0
Europe (excl. the Netherlands) Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 12,238 16,989 . 16,989 4,751 35.8 14.1
Africa Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 93 818 . 818 725 30.4 -13.8
America Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 9,436 6,038 . 6,038 -3,399 -6.8 -5.4
Asia Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 3,677 7,546 . 7,546 3,869 -38.2 12.7
Oceania Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 397 618 . 618 221 -25.7 -3.9
Other Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 1,048 1,361 . 1,361 313 0.0 0.0
Afghanistan Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* . . . . . . .
Albania Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 1 2 . 2 0 1,878.4 480.1
Algeria Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 8 236 . 236 228 10.0 -23.0
American Samoa Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* . . . . . . .
American Virgin Islands Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* . . . . . . .
Andorra Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 0 0 . 0 0 -92.8 .
Angola Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 2 8 . 8 6 489.8 -30.3
Anguilla Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 0 0 . 0 0 . .
Antartica Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* . . . . . . .
Antigua and Barbuda Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 0 0 . 0 0 119.0 134.7
Argentina Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 896 236 . 236 -660 -6.1 -37.1
Armenia Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 0 0 . 0 0 -67.6 -66.6
Aruba Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 1 0 . 0 -1 -92.1 415.4
Australia Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 332 540 . 540 208 -30.5 -2.3
Austria Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 38 122 . 122 84 35.4 -39.2
Azerbaijan Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 1 1 . 1 0 12,466.6 -8.8
Bahamas Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 1 0 . 0 -1 1,172.4 -53.1
Bahrain Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 6 11 . 11 5 7,134.4 -5.8
Bangladesh Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 1 159 . 159 158 31.8 -32.6
Barbados Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 0 0 . 0 0 3,403.6 -79.3
Belarus Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 5 3 . 3 -2 80.1 2,342.8
Belgium Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 208 435 . 435 227 -17.3 -10.1
Belize Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* . . . . . . .
Benin Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 0 0 . 0 0 -96.1 -84.4
Bermuda Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 0 0 . 0 0 -9.3 .
Bhutan Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* . . . . . . .
Bolivia Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 0 . . . . -85.1 .
Bosnia and Herzegovina Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 2 2 . 2 1 621.3 512.2
Botswana Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* . 0 . 0 . -48.8 .
Bouvet Island Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* . . . . . . .
Brazil Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 2,451 1,531 . 1,531 -920 -21.1 -14.0
British Indian Ocean Territory Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* . . . . . . .
British Virgin Islands Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 0 . . . . . .
Brunei Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 0 0 . 0 0 . .
Bulgaria Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 71 104 . 104 33 4,404.7 902.5
Burkina Faso Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* . 0 . 0 . 107.9 .
Burma Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 0 0 . 0 0 . .
Burundi Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* . . . . . . .
Cambodia Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 0 0 . 0 0 -89.6 -97.7
Cameroon Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 2 6 . 6 4 -67.5 -29.1
Canada Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 841 489 . 489 -352 -20.8 6.7
Cape Verde Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 0 2 . 2 2 -30.3 .
Caribbean Netherlands Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 0 0 . 0 0 -23.3 -12.8
Cayman Islands Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* . 0 . 0 . -49.2 .
Central African Republic Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 0 0 . 0 0 400.0 4.3
Ceuta Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* . . . . . . .
Chad Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* . 0 . 0 . -81.3 .
Chile Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 5 14 . 14 9 91.5 316.8
China Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 1,363 2,969 . 2,969 1,607 -59.9 26.5
Christmas Island Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* . . . . . . .
Cocos Islands Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* . . . . . . .
Colombia Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 4 32 . 32 28 -50.4 -41.3
Comoros Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 0 0 . 0 0 -81.3 -75.8
Congo Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 1 1 . 1 0 229.3 19.6
Congo (Democratic Republic) Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 0 1 . 1 0 -24.3 23.6
Cook Islands Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* . . . . . . .
Costa Rica Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 1 1 . 1 0 24.4 -55.6
Côte d’Ivoire Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 0 3 . 3 2 -84.4 -86.3
Croatia Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 12 29 . 29 17 724.0 42.7
Cuba Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* . 0 . 0 . -95.6 .
Curaçao Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 0 0 . 0 0 -6.7 45.1
Cyprus Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 2 8 . 8 6 78.5 -44.3
Czechia Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 59 202 . 202 143 50.3 13.4
Denmark Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 46 372 . 372 326 -20.3 35.8
Djibouti Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 0 0 . 0 0 -45.2 .
Dominica Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* . . . . . . .
Dominican Republic Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 0 22 . 22 22 767.2 -16.4
Ecuador Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 0 6 . 6 5 -85.2 208.0
Egypt Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 4 123 . 123 119 -49.0 -0.7
El Salvador Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 0 0 . 0 0 -93.4 -78.0
Equatorial Guinea Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 0 0 . 0 0 233.3 377.0
Eritrea Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* . . . . . . .
Estonia Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 19 25 . 25 6 136.7 31.2
Eswatini Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* . 0 . 0 . . .
Ethiopia Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 1 1 . 1 1 82.0 -79.9
Falkland Islands Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 0 0 . 0 0 0.0 0.0
Faroe Islands Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 0 0 . 0 0 . .
Fiji Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* . 0 . 0 . . .
Finland Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 55 104 . 104 49 -12.0 13.1
France Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 776 1,268 . 1,268 492 -2.5 -2.9
French Polynesia Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 0 0 . 0 0 599.9 .
French Southern Territories Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* . . . . . . .
Gabon Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 0 1 . 1 1 5.0 39.3
Gambia Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 0 1 . 1 1 27.9 -88.2
Georgia Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 2 2 . 2 0 137.2 174.5
Germany Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 3,893 2,044 . 2,044 -1,850 59.8 -31.1
Ghana Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 3 9 . 9 6 110.2 -53.8
Gibraltar Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 0 0 . 0 0 796.1 4.9
Greece Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 43 96 . 96 53 61.3 -35.6
Greenland Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* . . . . . . .
Grenada Not physically in the Netherlands 2024 January-February* 0 0 . 0 0 . .
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.