International trade in goods; change of ownership, key figures

International trade in goods; change of ownership, key figures

Countries SITC Periods Change of ownership goods; import Total import value (million euros) Change of ownership goods; export Total export value (million euros) Change of ownership goods; export Re-export value (million euros) Change of ownership goods; export Export value of Dutch product (million euros) Change of ownership goods; balance Trade balance (million euros) Change of ownership goods; growth Annual change in import value (%) Change of ownership goods; growth Annual change in export value (%)
Total countries Total goods 2024 January* 53,210 65,497 26,523 38,974 12,288 -18.1 -8.5
Total countries Total goods 2024 February* 54,448 65,280 26,440 38,840 10,833 -8.7 -7.7
Total countries Total goods 2024 March* 57,056 70,384 28,279 42,105 13,328 -11.8 -8.2
Total countries Total goods 2024 April* 58,232 70,685 28,010 42,674 12,452 2.9 11.5
Total countries Total goods 2024 May* 58,121 70,370 27,308 43,062 12,249 -2.0 1.1
Total countries Total goods 2024 June* 56,250 69,578 27,120 42,459 13,328 -2.7 -2.0
Total countries Total goods 2024 July* 59,545 70,462 27,954 42,508 10,917 5.0 5.4
Total countries Total goods 2024 August* 54,532 63,928 25,786 38,142 9,396 -2.9 -6.6
Total countries Total goods 2024 September* 55,772 68,412 27,390 41,023 12,641 -0.7 -4.4
Total countries Total goods 2024 October* 59,723 70,512 29,383 41,130 10,789 1.0 1.5
Total countries Total goods 2024 November* 57,198 69,801 28,460 41,341 12,603 0.4 -0.3
Total countries Total goods 2024 December* 55,586 65,994 25,703 40,291 10,408 2.9 2.1
Total countries Total goods 2024* 679,673 820,904 328,355 492,549 141,231 -3.2 -1.6
Total countries Total goods 2025 January* 56,348 67,429 28,287 39,142 11,081 5.9 2.9
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 January* 25,553 39,370 20,830 18,541 13,817 -9.4 -12.0
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 February* 26,075 38,860 20,667 18,193 12,785 -3.2 -10.6
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 March* 26,922 41,816 22,067 19,749 14,894 -9.8 -10.0
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 April* 27,836 41,265 22,045 19,220 13,428 7.2 8.2
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 May* 26,654 40,709 21,310 19,399 14,055 -1.8 -3.8
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 June* 26,357 40,047 21,291 18,756 13,691 -4.3 -4.9
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 July* 27,736 40,204 21,425 18,779 12,468 7.0 4.1
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 August* 24,371 37,659 20,080 17,579 13,289 -3.4 -3.7
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 September* 26,281 40,373 21,654 18,719 14,092 -0.6 -2.6
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 October* 28,886 42,502 22,798 19,705 13,616 4.7 2.6
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 November* 27,409 41,845 22,288 19,557 14,436 -0.2 0.5
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 December* 26,496 38,044 19,933 18,111 11,548 2.6 1.2
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024* 320,575 482,695 256,388 226,307 162,119 -1.1 -2.9
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2025 January* 26,804 41,413 21,724 19,689 14,609 4.9 5.2
Non-EU Total goods 2024 January* 27,657 26,127 5,693 20,434 -1,530 -24.8 -2.6
Non-EU Total goods 2024 February* 28,372 26,420 5,773 20,647 -1,952 -13.3 -3.0
Non-EU Total goods 2024 March* 30,134 28,568 6,212 22,356 -1,566 -13.4 -5.4
Non-EU Total goods 2024 April* 30,396 29,420 5,965 23,455 -976 -0.7 16.5
Non-EU Total goods 2024 May* 31,467 29,661 5,998 23,664 -1,806 -2.1 8.5
Non-EU Total goods 2024 June* 29,893 29,531 5,829 23,702 -362 -1.2 2.1
Non-EU Total goods 2024 July* 31,809 30,258 6,529 23,729 -1,551 3.2 7.1
Non-EU Total goods 2024 August* 30,162 26,269 5,706 20,563 -3,893 -2.5 -10.6
Non-EU Total goods 2024 September* 29,491 28,040 5,736 22,304 -1,451 -0.9 -7.0
Non-EU Total goods 2024 October* 30,837 28,010 6,585 21,425 -2,827 -2.2 -0.1
Non-EU Total goods 2024 November* 29,789 27,956 6,172 21,784 -1,833 1.0 -1.4
Non-EU Total goods 2024 December* 29,090 27,950 5,770 22,180 -1,141 3.1 3.4
Non-EU Total goods 2024* 359,098 338,210 71,967 266,242 -20,888 -5.0 0.4
Non-EU Total goods 2025 January* 29,544 26,016 6,563 19,453 -3,528 6.8 -0.4
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


In this table, the Dutch import, (re)export value and trade balance according to change of ownership are classified by the sections of the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC). The data is broken down further by continents and countries according to the Geonomenclature (GEONOM).

Data available from: January 2015.

Status of the figures:
The figures on international trade in goods are provisional for a longer period of time, as they can be adjusted on the basis of new or current source information. The provisional figures become revised provisional in the fourth quarter after a reporting year. The revised provisional figures will become definitive in the fourth quarter of the following year.

Changes as of March 17, 2025:
The provisional figures for January 2025 have been added.

Changes as of December 12, 2024:
The figures for 2022 have been corrected. The figures for 2023 have been adjusted. For these years, the export value of Dutch products was overestimated due to a technical error. Additionally, the export value to Spain was underestimated in 2022. The previous has been fixed in this version.

When will new figures be published?
New figures become available about six weeks after a reporting month.

Description topics

Change of ownership goods; import
Goods that foreign companies and persons transfer to Dutch companies and persons according to the method of change of economic ownership.
Total import value
The total value of the goods that foreign companies and persons transfer to Dutch companies and persons.
Change of ownership goods; export
Goods that Dutch companies and persons transfer to foreign companies and persons according to the method of change of economic ownership.
Total export value
The total value of the goods that Dutch companies and persons transfer to foreign companies and persons.
Re-export value
The part of the export value that consists of originally imported goods that have become the property of Dutch companies and persons, and that are re-exported (almost) unprocessed for foreign use or consumption.
Export value of Dutch product
The part of the export value that consists of goods made by Dutch companies and persons.
Change of ownership goods; balance
The trade balance according to the method of change of economic ownership.
Trade balance
The export value minus the import value.
Change of ownership goods; growth
The development of international trade in goods according to the method of change of economic ownership.
Annual change in import value
Percentage change compared to the same period a year earlier.

Please note:
- For a country group, annual changes are only shown if it represents the same countries as in the same period the year before;
- After a method break, the annual changes in comparison with the previous year are missing.
Annual change in export value
Percentage change compared to the same period a year earlier.

Please note:
- For a country group, annual changes are only shown if it represents the same countries as in the same period the year before;
- After a method break, the annual changes in comparison with the previous year are missing.