Imports of goods and services by destination; NA, 2015-2022

Imports of goods and services by destination; NA, 2015-2022

Destination of imports Periods Value at current prices Imports of goods and services (million euros) Value at current prices Imports of goods (million euros) Value at current prices Imports of services (million euros) Value at prices of 2015 Imports of goods and services (million euros) Value at prices of 2015 Imports of goods (million euros) Value at prices of 2015 Imports of services (million euros) Volume changes on previous year Imports of goods and services (%) Volume changes on previous year Imports of goods (%) Volume changes on previous year Imports of services (%) Price indices Imports of goods and services (2015=100)
A-U All economic activities 2022* 363,894 229,770 134,124 267,079 149,085 118,211 3.2 0.2 7.3 136.2
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* 4,676 4,016 660 2,878 2,335 536 -2.1 -2.8 1.0 162.5
01 Agriculture 2022* 4,515 3,889 626 2,793 2,273 512 -1.6 -2.5 1.9 161.7
02 Forestry and logging 2022* 80 62 18 31 20 11 -9.0 -9.6 -6.7 260.4
03 Fishing and aquaculture 2022* 81 65 16 59 45 14 -12.8 -10.2 -21.1 138.2
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 186,211 168,814 17,397 118,858 104,208 14,889 -0.3 -0.5 1.7 156.7
B Mining and quarrying 2022* 889 225 664 692 130 566 -1.3 -3.2 -0.8 128.5
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas 2022* 348 47 301 274 23 253 -14.1 -8.8 -14.7 126.8
08 Mining and quarrying (no oil and gas) 2022* 207 157 50 135 90 46 -8.5 -9.8 -5.8 153.4
09 Mining support activities 2022* 334 21 313 283 17 266 21.7 75.0 19.1 117.9
C Manufacturing 2022* 173,627 157,857 15,770 113,731 100,446 13,499 -0.1 -0.3 1.7 152.7
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2022* 31,856 29,205 2,651 22,853 20,493 2,349 -0.4 -1.0 4.6 139.4
10 Manufacture of food products 2022* 29,508 27,265 2,243 21,016 19,004 2,002 -0.9 -1.3 3.3 140.4
11 Manufacture of beverages 2022* 1,534 1,291 243 1,170 958 212 8.2 6.6 15.8 131.1
12 Manufacture of tobacco products 2022* 814 649 165 674 530 136 -0.2 -2.0 6.0 120.8
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2022* 1,683 1,508 175 1,353 1,199 156 -3.7 -5.1 8.2 124.4
16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 2022* 6,842 6,041 801 4,652 3,990 658 -0.3 0.0 -2.4 147.1
16 Manufacture of wood products 2022* 2,088 2,010 78 1,290 1,211 80 -2.2 -2.4 3.9 161.9
17 Manufacture of paper 2022* 3,901 3,328 573 2,781 2,326 455 2.7 3.8 -2.3 140.3
18 Printing and reproduction 2022* 853 703 150 601 474 126 -7.6 -8.0 -6.0 141.9
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2022* 42,984 42,580 404 20,208 19,839 354 -1.0 -1.1 0.8 212.7
20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2022* 32,961 28,682 4,279 20,387 16,962 3,460 -1.1 -1.1 -1.0 161.7
20 Manufacture of chemicals 2022* 29,979 26,250 3,729 18,037 15,119 2,963 -2.3 -2.1 -3.0 166.2
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2022* 2,982 2,432 550 2,438 1,934 506 10.1 9.2 13.7 122.3
22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 6,089 5,609 480 4,328 3,892 436 -5.0 -5.6 1.7 140.7
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2022* 3,785 3,488 297 2,716 2,449 269 -9.4 -10.3 0.0 139.4
23 Manufacture of building materials 2022* 2,304 2,121 183 1,609 1,439 167 3.8 3.7 4.6 143.2
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2022* 12,626 11,800 826 6,642 5,940 703 0.4 0.3 1.3 190.1
24 Manufacture of basic metals 2022* 6,061 5,724 337 2,544 2,266 285 0.4 0.4 0.6 238.2
25 Manufacture of metal products 2022* 6,565 6,076 489 4,129 3,708 418 0.4 0.3 1.7 159.0
26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2022* 10,910 6,861 4,049 9,807 6,349 3,567 -2.8 -5.0 0.7 111.2
26 Manufacture of electronic products 2022* 7,589 3,960 3,629 7,188 3,999 3,196 -5.0 -9.5 0.1 105.6
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2022* 3,321 2,901 420 2,504 2,117 386 3.3 2.9 6.0 132.6
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2022* 13,463 12,613 850 11,232 10,483 749 7.8 7.6 10.0 119.9
29-30 Transport equipment 2022* 9,544 8,787 757 8,102 7,432 666 3.7 3.4 7.4 117.8
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2022* 5,886 5,533 353 5,029 4,712 316 -0.3 -0.6 3.0 117.0
30 Manufacture of other transport 2022* 3,658 3,254 404 3,071 2,722 350 11.1 11.1 11.6 119.1
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2022* 4,669 4,171 498 3,576 3,143 433 -3.2 -3.7 0.6 130.5
31-32 Man. of furniture and other prods. 2022* 2,502 2,215 287 1,820 1,566 253 -6.6 -7.2 -2.5 137.5
31 Manufacture of furniture 2022* 1,553 1,393 160 1,102 976 126 -8.0 -8.2 -6.5 140.9
32 Manufacture of other products 2022* 949 822 127 717 588 127 -4.2 -5.4 2.3 132.4
33 Repair and installation of machinery 2022* 2,167 1,956 211 1,765 1,587 180 0.9 0.4 5.2 122.8
D Energy supply 2022* 9,645 9,288 357 3,129 2,805 312 -6.8 -7.5 2.0 308.2
35 Energy supply 2022* 9,645 9,288 357 3,129 2,805 312 -6.8 -7.5 2.0 308.2
E Water supply and waste management 2022* 2,050 1,444 606 1,347 820 524 5.1 4.9 5.5 152.2
36 Water collection and distribution 2022* 92 57 35 81 46 35 0.0 2.2 -2.7 113.6
37-39 Sewerage and waste treatment 2022* 1,958 1,387 571 1,264 773 488 5.4 5.0 6.1 154.9
F Construction 2022* 20,955 17,513 3,442 15,687 12,843 2,853 1.6 1.5 2.1 133.6
41 Construction buildings, development 2022* 7,055 6,111 944 5,274 4,460 814 -1.6 -1.7 -1.1 133.8
42 Civil engineering 2022* 3,596 2,074 1,522 2,575 1,371 1,209 -2.8 -7.0 2.7 139.6
43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 10,304 9,328 976 7,853 7,024 833 5.5 5.7 4.6 131.2
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2022* 56,515 18,345 38,170 44,520 13,033 31,517 7.5 10.2 6.6 126.9
G Wholesale and retail trade 2022* 27,144 6,939 20,205 22,694 5,271 17,463 7.5 0.2 9.9 119.6
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2022* 3,383 2,721 662 3,008 2,415 596 1.5 0.2 6.4 112.5
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2022* 20,766 3,381 17,385 17,273 2,345 14,960 8.7 0.0 10.2 120.2
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2022* 2,995 837 2,158 2,421 512 1,910 6.6 0.9 8.3 123.7
H Transportation and storage 2022* 23,793 6,472 17,321 17,686 4,081 13,486 3.7 11.1 1.9 134.5
49 Land transport 2022* 7,733 2,344 5,389 6,025 1,573 4,421 6.2 2.4 7.4 128.3
50 Water transport 2022* 5,315 1,032 4,283 3,519 620 2,913 -5.7 -13.1 -4.2 151.0
51 Air transport 2022* 5,793 2,701 3,092 4,218 1,655 2,463 24.6 36.5 18.1 137.3
52 Warehousing, services for transport 2022* 3,245 352 2,893 2,515 194 2,315 -1.8 2.4 -2.1 129.0
53 Postal and courier activities 2022* 1,707 43 1,664 1,392 29 1,362 -13.3 0.0 -13.5 122.6
I Accommodation and food serving 2022* 5,578 4,934 644 4,184 3,594 590 28.3 28.1 29.8 133.3
55 Accommodation 2022* 1,124 909 215 774 578 197 37.3 33.3 50.7 145.3
56 Food and beverage service activities 2022* 4,454 4,025 429 3,409 3,015 393 26.4 27.1 21.4 130.7
J Information and communication 2022* 19,169 2,955 16,214 17,536 2,829 14,773 -2.2 3.1 -3.0 109.3
58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 2022* 4,365 429 3,936 3,780 369 3,431 -23.1 4.9 -25.0 115.5
58 Publishing 2022* 560 310 250 492 270 222 1.0 -0.8 3.0 113.8
59-60 Movies, TV and radio 2022* 3,805 119 3,686 3,312 96 3,214 -25.5 20.9 -26.4 114.9
59 Film, TV and music production etc 2022* 3,572 90 3,482 3,113 76 3,037 -26.9 24.2 -27.7 114.7
60 Programming and broadcasting 2022* 233 29 204 195 22 173 6.6 12.0 5.9 119.3
61 Telecommunications 2022* 3,129 1,406 1,723 3,188 1,307 1,887 1.0 -0.9 2.4 98.1
62-63 IT- and information services 2022* 11,675 1,120 10,555 10,769 1,182 9,596 7.8 8.1 7.8 108.4
62 Support activities in the field of IT 2022* 9,766 772 8,994 8,939 817 8,116 7.6 5.5 7.8 109.2
63 Information service activities 2022* 1,909 348 1,561 1,839 364 1,479 8.8 14.7 7.7 103.8
K Financial institutions 2022* 13,568 302 13,266 14,011 229 13,787 10.9 -2.1 11.1 96.8
64 Financial institutions, no insurance 2022* 9,326 106 9,220 9,696 77 9,623 16.9 10.4 17.0 96.2
65 Insurance and pension funding 2022* 3,655 114 3,541 3,854 82 3,774 -0.6 -7.8 -0.4 94.8
66 Other financial services 2022* 587 82 505 542 69 473 -1.1 -8.7 0.0 108.4
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022* 2,190 1,111 1,079 1,694 693 1,003 5.1 -0.6 10.0 129.2
68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022* 2,190 1,111 1,079 1,694 693 1,003 5.1 -0.6 10.0 129.2
M-N Business services 2022* 43,913 4,830 39,083 38,829 3,858 34,942 13.4 3.2 14.6 113.1
M Other specialised business services 2022* 26,364 2,741 23,623 23,134 2,141 20,987 10.9 2.9 11.8 114.0
69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2022* 21,962 1,379 20,583 19,411 1,103 18,297 10.3 3.1 10.7 113.1
69-70 Legal and management consultancy 2022* 20,053 625 19,428 17,739 484 17,247 10.2 4.1 10.4 113.0
69 Legal services, administration etc. 2022* 1,044 145 899 936 109 827 4.2 -1.8 5.0 111.5
70 Holding companies (not financial) 2022* 19,009 480 18,529 16,799 375 16,418 10.6 5.9 10.7 113.2
71 Architects, technical services etc. 2022* 1,909 754 1,155 1,671 619 1,050 10.8 2.3 16.4 114.3
72 Research and development 2022* 1,609 826 783 1,236 546 691 5.6 -2.3 13.2 130.2
73-75 Advertising, design and other 2022* 2,793 536 2,257 2,500 490 2,017 19.8 10.0 22.2 111.7
73 Advertising and market research 2022* 1,762 141 1,621 1,598 131 1,469 18.4 20.8 18.2 110.3
74-75 Other specialised services 2022* 1,031 395 636 906 362 552 22.4 6.9 33.4 113.8
74 Other specialised business services 2022* 865 240 625 754 219 542 27.1 9.9 34.2 114.8
75 Veterinary activities 2022* 166 155 11 154 143 11 2.6 2.8 0.0 108.1
N Renting and other business support 2022* 17,549 2,089 15,460 15,737 1,717 13,998 17.3 3.5 19.1 111.5
77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 2022* 8,381 296 8,085 7,503 221 7,229 6.8 1.4 7.0 111.7
78 Employment activities 2022* 694 72 622 638 67 572 3.6 -3.3 4.3 108.8
79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc 2022* 6,168 43 6,125 5,716 37 5,679 44.7 77.3 44.5 107.9
80-82 Security, other business services 2022* 2,306 1,678 628 1,951 1,393 558 4.6 3.0 8.7 118.2
80 Security and investigation 2022* 235 173 62 217 160 57 16.3 19.4 8.8 108.2
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


This table presents data of imports of goods and services by destination from the National Accounts. The table contains data of imported products by economic activities. It also shows data of imports intended for final expenditure and imports that can not be imputed to economic activities.

Data available from: 2015 up to and including 2022.

Status of the figures:
Data from 2015 up to and including 2021 are final. Data of 2022 are provisional. Since this table has been discontinued, provisional data will not become final.

Changes as of June 24th 2024:
None. This table has been discontinued.
Statistics Netherlands has carried out a revision of the national accounts. The Dutch national accounts are recently revised. New statistical sources, methods and concepts are implemented in the national accounts, in order to align the picture of the Dutch economy with all underlying source data and international guidelines for the compilation of the national accounts. For further information see section 3.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore.

Description topics

Value at current prices
The values are expressed at prices of the reporting period. Alternatively, values may be expressed at constant prices. In this case, prices of a reference period are used.
Imports of goods and services
Transactions in goods and services (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of goods occurs when economic ownership of goods is passed from non-residents to residents. This applies irrespective of corresponding physical movements of goods across frontiers. An enterprise or institution is considered residential after it has been active in the Netherlands for at least one year. This applies irrespective of the question whether the enterprise or institute has foreign owners.
Imports of goods
Transactions in goods (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of goods occurs when economic ownership of goods is passed from non-residents to residents. This applies irrespective of corresponding physical movements of goods across frontiers. An enterprise or institution is considered residential after it has been active in the Netherlands for at least one year. This applies irrespective of the question whether the enterprise or institute has foreign owners. Part of the imports are raw materials, semifinished products, fuel and fixed assets. Furthermore, imports of goods may be re-exports: goods that were imported before being exported, after having received at most minor adaptations.
Imports of services
Transactions in services (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of services applies among others to expenses made by Dutch companies abroad, like costs of transportation, banking costs and business travels. Imports by services are also made by the Dutch general government, among others by means of expenses made by Dutch embassies and consulates. Imports of services by households consist among others of imports of consumer goods and the direct consumptive expenditure by Dutch residents abroad.
Value at prices of 2015
The values are expressed at prices of the reference period 2015 by taking account of inflation. Alternatively, values may be expressed at prices of the reporting period.
Imports of goods and services
Transactions in goods and services (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of goods occurs when economic ownership of goods is passed from non-residents to residents. This applies irrespective of corresponding physical movements of goods across frontiers. An enterprise or institution is considered residential after it has been active in the Netherlands for at least one year. This applies irrespective of the question whether the enterprise or institute has foreign owners.
Imports of goods
Transactions in goods (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of goods occurs when economic ownership of goods is passed from non-residents to residents. This applies irrespective of corresponding physical movements of goods across frontiers. An enterprise or institution is considered residential after it has been active in the Netherlands for at least one year. This applies irrespective of the question whether the enterprise or institute has foreign owners. Part of the imports are raw materials, semifinished products, fuel and fixed assets. Furthermore, imports of goods may be re-exports: goods that were imported before being exported, after having received at most minor adaptations.
Imports of services
Transactions in services (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of services applies among others to expenses made by Dutch companies abroad, like costs of transportation, banking costs and business travels. Imports by services are also made by the Dutch general government, among others by means of expenses made by Dutch embassies and consulates. Imports of services by households consist among others of imports of consumer goods and the direct consumptive expenditure by Dutch residents abroad.
Volume changes on previous year
The weighted average of the changes in the quantity and quality of the components of a certain goods or service transaction or balancing item, annual percentage changes.
Imports of goods and services
Transactions in goods and services (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of goods occurs when economic ownership of goods is passed from non-residents to residents. This applies irrespective of corresponding physical movements of goods across frontiers. An enterprise or institution is considered residential after it has been active in the Netherlands for at least one year. This applies irrespective of the question whether the enterprise or institute has foreign owners.
Imports of goods
Transactions in goods (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of goods occurs when economic ownership of goods is passed from non-residents to residents. This applies irrespective of corresponding physical movements of goods across frontiers. An enterprise or institution is considered residential after it has been active in the Netherlands for at least one year. This applies irrespective of the question whether the enterprise or institute has foreign owners. Part of the imports are raw materials, semifinished products, fuel and fixed assets. Furthermore, imports of goods may be re-exports: goods that were imported before being exported, after having received at most minor adaptations.
Imports of services
Transactions in services (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of services applies among others to expenses made by Dutch companies abroad, like costs of transportation, banking costs and business travels. Imports by services are also made by the Dutch general government, among others by means of expenses made by Dutch embassies and consulates. Imports of services by households consist among others of imports of consumer goods and the direct consumptive expenditure by Dutch residents abroad.
Price indices
The weighted average of the price changes of the components of a certain variable. Deflators relative to the reference year 2015.
Imports of goods and services
Transactions in goods and services (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of goods occurs when economic ownership of goods is passed from non-residents to residents. This applies irrespective of corresponding physical movements of goods across frontiers. An enterprise or institution is considered residential after it has been active in the Netherlands for at least one year. This applies irrespective of the question whether the enterprise or institute has foreign owners.