Composition development of goods exports: exporter characteristics

Edit table Show description

Composition development of goods exports: exporter characteristics
Characteristic of exporter Periods Export growth (1 000 euros) Contribution to total export growth (%)
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* . .
01 Agriculture 2022* . .
02 Forestry and logging 2022* . .
03 Fishing and aquaculture 2022* . .
B Mining and quarrying 2022* . .
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas 2022* . .
08 Mining and quarrying (no oil and gas) 2022* . .
09 Mining support activities 2022* . .
C Manufacturing 2022* . .
10 Manufacture of food products 2022* . .
11 Manufacture of beverages 2022* . .
12 Manufacture of tobacco products 2022* . .
13 Manufacture of textiles 2022* . .
14 Manufacture of wearing apparel 2022* . .
15 Manufacture of leather and footwear 2022* . .
16 Manufacture of wood products 2022* . .
17 Manufacture of paper 2022* . .
18 Printing and reproduction 2022* . .
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2022* . .
20 Manufacture of chemicals 2022* . .
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2022* . .
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2022* . .
23 Manufacture of building materials 2022* . .
24 Manufacture of basic metals 2022* . .
25 Manufacture of metal products 2022* . .
26 Manufacture of electronic products 2022* . .
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2022* . .
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2022* . .
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2022* . .
30 Manufacture of other transport 2022* . .
31 Manufacture of furniture 2022* . .
32 Manufacture of other products 2022* . .
33 Repair and installation of machinery 2022* . .
D Energy supply 2022* . .
35 Energy supply 2022* . .
E Water supply and waste management 2022* . .
36 Water collection and distribution 2022* . .
37 Sewerage 2022* . .
38 Waste collection and treatment 2022* . .
39 Remediation, other waste management 2022* . .
F Construction 2022* . .
41 Construction buildings, development 2022* . .
42 Civil engineering 2022* . .
43 Specialised construction activities 2022* . .
G Wholesale and retail trade 2022* . .
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2022* . .
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2022* . .
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2022* . .
H Transportation and storage 2022* . .
49 Land transport 2022* . .
50 Water transport 2022* . .
51 Air transport 2022* . .
52 Warehousing, services for transport 2022* . .
53 Postal and courier activities 2022* . .
I Accommodation and food serving 2022* . .
55 Accommodation 2022* . .
56 Food and beverage service activities 2022* . .
J Information and communication 2022* . .
58 Publishing 2022* . .
59 Film, TV and music production etc 2022* . .
60 Programming and broadcasting 2022* . .
61 Telecommunications 2022* . .
62 Support activities in the field of IT 2022* . .
63 Information service activities 2022* . .
K Financial institutions 2022* . .
64 Financial institutions, no insurance 2022* . .
65 Insurance and pension funding 2022* . .
66 Other financial services 2022* . .
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022* . .
68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022* . .
M Other specialised business services 2022* . .
69 Legal services, administration etc. 2022* . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) 2022* . .
71 Architects, technical services etc. 2022* . .
72 Research and development 2022* . .
73 Advertising and market research 2022* . .
74 Other specialised business services 2022* . .
75 Veterinary activities 2022* . .
N Renting and other business support 2022* . .
77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 2022* . .
78 Employment activities 2022* . .
79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc 2022* . .
80 Security and investigation 2022* . .
81 Cleaning activities, gardening etc. 2022* . .
82 Other business services 2022* . .
O Public administration and services 2022* . .
84 Public administration and services 2022* . .
P Education 2022* . .
85 Education 2022* . .
Q Health and social work activities 2022* . .
86 Human health activities 2022* . .
87 Residential care and guidance 2022* . .
88 Social work without accommodation 2022* . .
R Culture, sports and recreation 2022* . .
90 Arts 2022* . .
91 Libraries, museums, zoos etc 2022* . .
92 Lotteries and betting 2022* . .
93 Sports and recreation 2022* . .
S Other service activities 2022* . .
94 Membership organisations 2022* . .
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


This table provides figures on the development of Dutch export value and the contributions made by the exporters, broken down by size category, multinationality, industry and export status.

Data available as of: 2012, except the series broken down by export status, which has been available from 2014.

Status of the figures:
The provisional figures on international trade may be adjusted on the basis of new or revised source data. This means their provisional status may be prolonged. The provisional figures become definitive in Q4 of the year following the reporting year. Figures over the previous years have already become definitive.

Changes as of November 7, 2023:
The provisional figures for 2022 have been added.
The yearly mutations compared to the previous year are absent due to a methodological change; Due to a technical reason, the yearly mutations are absent over 2022.

Changes as of October 7, 2022:
The provisional figures for 2020 and 2021 with regard to SIC2008 have been added, new figures on "Size of SMEs and multinationals" for the years 2012 to 2021 have been added and the provisional figures "Export status" for 2019 to 2021 have been added.

Because of a change in definition, firms that would be considered independent SME's in terms of persons employed but also have one or more subsidiaries abroad, are no longer viewed as independent SME's and have instead been moved to the categorie "Large enterprises". The “Export growth” and “Contribution to total export growth” of Large enterprises, Independent SME’s (0 to 9), Independent SME’s (10 to 49) and Independent SME’s (50 to 249) over the years 2012-2019 have therefore been modified. In addition, The “Export growth” and “Contribution to total export growth” of Dutch multinationals and Non-multinationals over the years 2012-2019 have also been changed. This was due to an improved method of determining Dutch multinationals.


Changes as of 22 December 2021:
The “Export growth” and “Contribution to total export growth” of Large enterprises, Independent SME’s (0 to 9), Independent SME’s (10 to 49), Independent SME’s (50 to 249) and Foreign multinationals over the years 2017 and 2018 have been modified because they were wrongly marked as definitive. The “Export growth” and “Contribution to total export growth” of Dutch multinationals and Non-multinationals over the years 2013-2014 and 2016-2018 have also been modified. This was due to an error in the underlying source data.

When will new figures become available?
New figures will be published in Q4 of the year following the reporting year.

Description topics

Export growth
Year-on-year changes in absolute value. Annual changes for 2015 were omitted due to the break in series 2014/2015.
Contribution to total export growth
The contribution of a specific category to the total percentage growth in goods exports, calculated by dividing the absolute change in a category by the total value change of goods exports, multiplied by the annual change of goods exports as a percentage.