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 2023 October** 59,116 69,453 27,612 41,841 10,337 -16.5 -12.7
Total countries Total goods 2023 November** 56,977 69,988 28,103 41,885 13,011 -16.0 -12.6
Total countries Total goods 2023 December** 54,036 64,635 25,396 39,239 10,599 -15.4 -13.4
Total countries Total goods 2023** 702,181 833,988 330,211 503,777 131,807 -8.9 -5.4
Total countries Total goods 2024 January* 55,322 68,583 26,920 41,664 13,261 -14.9 -4.1
Total countries Total goods 2024 February* 55,789 67,566 26,655 40,910 11,776 -6.5 -4.5
Total countries Total goods 2024 March* 57,699 71,745 28,191 43,553 14,046 -10.8 -6.4
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* 55,202 66,158 25,796 40,362 10,956 -1.7 -3.4
Total countries Total goods 2024 September* 56,680 70,614 27,193 43,421 13,934 0.9 -1.4
Total countries Total goods 2024 October* 59,402 72,404 28,837 43,567 13,003 0.5 4.2
Total countries Total goods 2024 January-October* 572,243 698,164 273,984 424,180 125,922 -3.2 -0.2
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2023 October** 27,586 41,425 21,432 19,993 13,839 -7.8 -17.2
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2023 November** 27,468 41,627 21,890 19,737 14,159 -9.2 -15.9
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2023 December** 25,827 37,605 19,890 17,715 11,779 -9.6 -15.2
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2023** 324,131 497,045 260,066 236,979 172,914 -4.3 -7.4
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 January* 26,231 39,768 21,019 18,750 13,537 -7.0 -11.1
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 February* 26,585 39,101 20,788 18,314 12,516 -1.3 -10.1
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 March* 27,349 41,867 22,105 19,761 14,517 -8.4 -9.9
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* 24,330 37,749 20,089 17,661 13,419 -3.6 -3.4
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 September* 26,494 40,431 21,449 18,982 13,937 0.2 -2.5
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 October* 28,210 42,274 22,242 20,031 14,064 2.3 2.0
EU (excl. the Netherlands) Total goods 2024 January-October* 267,782 403,414 213,762 189,652 135,632 -1.1 -3.4
Non-EU Total goods 2023 October** 31,530 28,028 6,180 21,848 -3,502 -22.9 -5.1
Non-EU Total goods 2023 November** 29,509 28,361 6,213 22,148 -1,148 -21.4 -7.1
Non-EU Total goods 2023 December** 28,210 27,030 5,506 21,524 -1,180 -20.1 -10.8
Non-EU Total goods 2023** 378,050 336,942 70,144 266,798 -41,107 -12.4 -2.4
Non-EU Total goods 2024 January* 29,091 28,815 5,901 22,914 -276 -20.9 7.4
Non-EU Total goods 2024 February* 29,204 28,464 5,868 22,597 -740 -10.7 4.5
Non-EU Total goods 2024 March* 30,349 29,878 6,086 23,792 -471 -12.8 -1.0
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* 30,872 28,408 5,707 22,701 -2,464 -0.2 -3.3
Non-EU Total goods 2024 September* 30,186 30,183 5,744 24,439 -3 1.5 0.1
Non-EU Total goods 2024 October* 31,192 30,131 6,595 23,535 -1,061 -1.1 7.5
Non-EU Total goods 2024 January-October* 304,460 294,750 60,222 234,528 -9,710 -5.0 4.7
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 December 12, 2024:
The provisional figures for October 2024 have been added.
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.