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Earnings from exports to Russia almost halved
In 2022, Dutch export earnings from trade with Russia declined as of the end of February, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Netherlands generated altogether 1.7 billion euros by exporting...
More goods unloaded in Dutch seaports, inbound cargo from Russia decreasing
In 2022, the total volume of inbound and outbound transport of goods at Dutch seaports fell by 1.2 percent to 622 million tonnes, relative to the previous year.
Exports to Russia down by almost 40 percent in 2022
In 2022, the value of Dutch goods exports to Russia decreased by 38 percent. The decrease was mainly seen in exports of semiconductors and chips, transport equipment, flowers and plants, and...
Crude oil imports from Russia nearly 14 percent lower in value since March
Prompted by European sanctions against Russia, the Netherlands imported less crude oil from Russia in the last ten months of 2022 than in the same period of 2021. Imports from other oil-producing...
More crude oil and coal shipments in Q2, fewer from Russia
In Q2 2022, the total volume of incoming and outgoing cargo to and from Dutch seaports increased to nearly 152 million tonnes. This is 2.5 percent up on the same quarter last year.
84 million tonnes of goods from Russia and Ukraine to the Netherlands
In 2020, altogether 84 million tonnes of goods (one tonne equals 1,000 kg) arrived in the Netherlands from Russia and Ukraine, with a value of 32 billion euros.
Sharp drop in exports to Ukraine and Russia
In March 2022, Dutch goods exports to Ukraine plummeted by 84 percent in value year on year.
2.4 billion euros in services exported to Russia in 2021
In 2021, the Netherlands exported over 2.4 billion euros worth of services to Russia.
Over 3 thousand companies exported to Russia in 2021
In 2021, more than 3,000 enterprises in the Netherlands exported goods to Russia. Forty percent were active in wholesale trade and 10 percent in the machinery industry
More Dutch sanction goods exports to Turkey
Due to the war in Ukraine and the ensuing sanctions against Russia, Dutch domestic goods exports to Russia have declined.
87 percent of imports from Russia are mineral fuels
In 2021, the value of Dutch goods imports from Russia stood at 18.4 billion euros. Of this amount, 87 percent represented mineral fuels, of which over half was crude oil and the remainder were...
China top supplier of products containing critical raw materials
China is the largest supplier of products that contain critical raw materials (CRMs), such as solar panels.
Natural gas consumption 25 percent lower in first half of 2022
Natural gas consumption in the Netherlands amounted to 17.6 billion cubic metres (m3) over the first six months of 2022.
Gas consumption in the Netherlands declines again
A total of 30 billion cubic metres of natural gas were consumed in the Netherlands in 2023.
Dutch Trade in Facts and Figures, 2023
The whole world is affected by the war in Ukraine, not only geopolitically, but also in terms of inflation, food security and the economy. In a globalised world, everyone is connected and everyone is...
Asylum requests; by citizenship, from 1975
Historical data; first, subsequent asylum requests and Family members Citizenship
Almost 3.5 bn euros in goods exported to the Baltic states
In 2021, the Netherlands exported nearly 3.5 billion euros in goods to the countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. This means the volume of exports to the Baltic region is roughly half that of...
Goods exports top 700 billion euros for the first time
In 2022, the value of exported goods was 170.4 billion euros or 30 percent higher than in 2021. Goods imports rose by 182.2 billion euros (37 percent).
More asylum requests and fewer following family members in 2023
In 2023, over 38 thousand people submitted a first application for asylum in the Netherlands.
Inbound trade from the US has doubled since 2007
In 2021, 42 billion kilograms of goods from the United States were brought to the Netherlands, twice as much as in 2007. The value increased by more than 50 percent. The increase was just the other...
More asylum requests and family member arrivals in Q2 2023
In Q2 2023, 7.9 thousand people submitted a first application for asylum in the Netherlands.
Energy consumption per capita back at 1970 level
Total energy consumption in the Netherlands, calculated per capita, fell even further in 2022 to 154 gigajoules.
Population; sex, age and nationality, 1 January
Population, sex, age, nationality sex, age, nationality
More killings in 2022, most victims in Rotterdam
In 2022, there were 142 victims of murder or manslaughter in the Netherlands, 16 more than in 2021.
International trade and transit trade; value, weight, goods, transport mode
International trade, transport, transit trade Continents, NSTR chapters, flow types, value and weight