International trade; Imports and exports of services 2014-2020

International trade; Imports and exports of services 2014-2020

Services Countries Periods Imports of services (million euros) Exports of services (million euros) Net services (million euros)
S Total Services United Kingdom 2020 26,192 24,297 -1,895
SA Manufacturing services United Kingdom 2020 1,372 541 -832
SB Maintenance and repair services United Kingdom 2020 195 210 14
SC Transport services United Kingdom 2020 2,474 4,387 1,913
SC1 Sea transport United Kingdom 2020 441 1,110 669
SC11 Sea transport: passenger transport United Kingdom 2020 0 64 64
SC12 Sea transport: freight transport United Kingdom 2020 241 683 442
SC13 Sea transport: supporting and auxil United Kingdom 2020 199 362 163
SC2 Air transport United Kingdom 2020 157 1,196 1,039
SC21 Air transport: passenger transport United Kingdom 2020 45 196 150
SC22 Air transport: freight transport United Kingdom 2020 63 102 40
SC23 Air transport: supporting and auxil United Kingdom 2020 49 898 849
SC3 Other transport United Kingdom 2020 1,827 1,797 -31
SC31 Other transport: passenger transpor United Kingdom 2020 4 0 -3
SC32 Other transport: freight transport United Kingdom 2020 704 1,466 763
SC33 Other transport: supporting and aux United Kingdom 2020 1,120 330 -790
SC4 Postal and courier services United Kingdom 2020 49 285 236
SD Travel United Kingdom 2020 340 429 89
SDA Business travel United Kingdom 2020 83 242 159
SDA1 Business travel: border, seasonal, United Kingdom 2020 0 14 14
SDA2 Business travel: other United Kingdom 2020 83 228 145
SDB Personal travel United Kingdom 2020 257 187 -70
SDB1 Personal travel: health-related exp United Kingdom 2020 36 13 -23
SDB2 Personal travel: education-related United Kingdom 2020 158 33 -125
SDB3 Personal travel: travel-related and United Kingdom 2020 63 141 78
SE Construction United Kingdom 2020 126 207 81
SF Insurance: premiums and claims United Kingdom 2020 210 101 -109
SG Financial services United Kingdom 2020 1,893 1,677 -216
SH Charges for the use of intell.pr United Kingdom 2020 . . 327
SI Telecommunications, computer and info United Kingdom 2020 3,301 4,884 1,584
SI1 Telecommunications services United Kingdom 2020 648 770 123
SI2 Computer services United Kingdom 2020 2,208 2,736 527
SI3 Information services United Kingdom 2020 445 1,378 934
SJ Other business services United Kingdom 2020 13,036 8,302 -4,734
SJ1 Research and development (R&D) United Kingdom 2020 924 499 -425
SJ2 Professional and management consulti United Kingdom 2020 6,671 3,996 -2,674
SJ3 Technical, trade-related and other United Kingdom 2020 5,441 3,807 -1,634
SK Personal, cultural and rec.services United Kingdom 2020 220 207 -13
SK1 Audiovisual and related services United Kingdom 2020 181 114 -67
SK2 Other personal, cultural and recr. United Kingdom 2020 39 93 54
SL Government goods and services n.i.e. United Kingdom 2020 . . -1
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains information on Dutch imports, exports and net balance of services broken down by various service types and countries (groups) provided or purchased by companies and persons domiciled in the Netherlands.

An entirely renewed classification of services which are used by all EU countries from 2014 onwards is based on the “Balance of Payments Manual 6” (BPM6).

Data available from 2014 up to and including

Status of the figures:
The figures are final.

As of 2020, a redesign of the International trade in services has taken place. To make time series and mutual comparison possible, 2020 will be published in 2 ways. In the 2014-2020 time series table 2020 is model-based using response data and auxiliary data from the tax authorities. The first quarter of 2021 has temporarily been added to the old 2014-2020 table awaiting the publication of the new table. With the release of the new table starting in 2020, the first quarter 2021 is no longer published in the old time series.

As of 2017 is the publication and revision policy of international trade in services review.
The figures on the Dutch international trade in services are available on quarterly and annual basis. Provisional quarterly figures are one quarter after the end of the reporting period available. With the publication of a new quarter, also the figures for the previous quarter and if applicable the other previous quarters of the year are adjusted on the basis of new source material (provisional figures). At the time of a year four quarters are available quarterly on the basis of these four figures a year calculation is made. This year calculation is available in the autumn of the following year. The year calculation is then adjusted again the following year, this time final. Also the quarterly figures of the year reviewed.

Changes as of november 1, 2024:
This table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
No longer applicable.

There is a successor?
This table is followed by "International trade; Imports and exports of services by country, quarter". See section 3.

Description topics

Imports of services
The value of services received from non-residents by Dutch resident companies and persons, including expenditures of Dutch residents abroad (travel).
Exports of services
The value of services provided to non-residents by Dutch resident companies, including purchases by non-residents in the Netherlands (travel).
Net services
The value of exports of services minus the value of imports of services.