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Internationalisation Monitor 2025, second edition
Globalisation, trade, productivity and employment. Figures and analyses on how the Netherlands benefits from the world. Internationalisation Monitor 2025.
Exports to China down
Companies in the Netherlands exported 15 percent less in goods to China in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year.
Exports to Suriname at record level
Goods exports from the Netherlands to Suriname were up in the first half of 2025 and close to the highest level ever recorded
Dutch Trade in Facts and Figures, 2025
This publication contains information on internationalisation in the Netherlands. Exports and imports of goods and services, export earnings, value chains, multinationals, investments and the...
Dutch dependency on critical raw materials
Dutch dependency on critical raw materials
China is largest supplier of eight critical raw materials
China was the leading supplier of eight critical raw materials to the Netherlands in 2024.
New research on globalisation during times of geopolitical tension
Recent years have seen a succession of global crises, each of which has led to temporary disruptions to trade around the world: Brexit, the coronavirus pandemic, the energy crisis and the recent...
One-fifth of businesses rethinking their strategy due to tensions abroad
Nearly 22 percent of businesses have made changes to their business strategy, or plan to make changes, in response to tensions, disruptions or policy changes in overseas markets
Imports from US are mainly oil, gas and services
Dutch firms imported over 93 billion euros worth of goods and services from the United States in 2023.
Internationalisation Monitor 2025, first edition
Relationship between the Netherlands and the United States: economy, innovation, digitisation, sustainability, trade, export revenues, tariffs, trade duties, multinationals.
Dutch exports to China up again while Germany’s have fallen
In 2024, the value of Dutch exports to China increased by 7 percent, while Germany’s exports to China decreased by 8 percent.
International trade has tripled in past 30 years, even as growth has slowed
The international trade in goods stalled in 2023 and the first half of 2024, but over the past 30 years it has grown significantly with the exception of sharp falls during the credit crisis and the...
Share of Dutch-owned multinationals in the economy declines
Growth in the number of Dutch-owned multinationals is lagging behind growth in the number of internationally owned multinationals and other companies.
Value of agricultural exports up by nearly 5 percent in 2024
The Netherlands exported agricultural goods with a total value of 128.9 billion euros in 2024
Regional resilience and interconnectedness: A multilevel approach
Dissertation on the ongoing discussion on the impact of globalization on regional development and growth.
Internationalisation Monitor 2024, third edition
the impact of sanctions on the trade behaviour of firms in the Netherlands on the Dutch business economy, (measuring) the degree of access to finance for firms in the Netherlands, and tariff costs in...
Domestic exports affected GDP growth negatively in 2023
The Netherlands’ gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.1 percent in 2023, but exports of goods and services contributed negatively to GDP by 0.3 percentage points.
US now second-largest supplier of goods to the Netherlands
The import value of goods from the United States was more than 12 percent higher in 2023 than it was in 2022.
Multinationals and non-multinationals; key figures, industry (SIC2008)
Import,production,earnings,fte Type of enterprise,final output
Internationalisation Monitor 2024, second edition – Inclusivity
Inclusivity and internationalisation; firms, employees, directors, import tariffs and inequality. What are the benefits of a diverse board of directors?
Value of cocoa imports has almost doubled since last year
The value of cocoa imported into the Netherlands in the first quarter of 2024 was up by 84 percent compared to the same quarter last year.
Road vehicles are the main import for domestic usage
Of all goods imports that are used or consumed in the Netherlands, road vehicles (including passenger cars) are the most valuable category, with a total import value of 12.6 billion euros in 2022.
Value of goods exported to Africa down by a quarter
The total value of goods exported from the Netherlands to Africa fell by 24 percent in 2023, year on year.
Imports/exports; change of ownership; volume and price, changes
Imports and exports of goods, index figures base year 2015=100 and changes
GDP, output and expenditures; changes, Quarterly National Accounts
Production, expenditures, income and external economic transactions. Value, volume and price changes