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Chinese goods imports down for first time in 7 years
In 2023, the import value of Chinese goods was nearly 17 percent lower than in 2022.
International trade; import and export value, SITC (3 digits), countries
Import, export value and trade balance of goods; SITC (3 digits) and countries.
Caribbean Netherlands; import and export values per island
Import, export values and trade balance of Caribbean Netherlands per island (Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius).
Caribbean Netherlands, Bonaire; import and export values, SITC
Import, export value and trade balance of Bonaire according to SITC classification.
Drop in import value lowers Caribbean Netherlands’ trade deficits
In 2020, all three islands of the Caribbean Netherlands recorded a year-on-year decrease in their goods trade deficit. St Eustatius saw the sharpest decline, followed by Bonaire and Saba.
Trade surplus remains stable despite COVID-19
In the first eight months of 2020, the value of Dutch goods exports was 35 billion euros higher than goods imports. This trade surplus is virtually equal to one year previously.
€2 bn trade surplus in transport services with the UK
In Q1-Q3 2019 the Netherlands imported services from the UK to a value of 17.1 billion euros, while service exports to the UK amounted to 19.3 billion euros. The trade surplus with the UK stood at...
Trade deficit with US due to re-exports
In 2016, the Netherlands’ goods trade deficit with the US hit 12 billion euros, i.e. Dutch imports of goods exceeded exports. The trade deficit can be attributed almost entirely to large re-export...
Growing trade deficits in the Caribbean Netherlands
In 2017, the trade deficits of Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba were higher than in 2016.
Dutch agricultural exports at record high
Duch agricultural exports reached a record high in 2017.
Trade surplus excluding re-exports €20 billion lower
The Netherlands had a goods trade surplus of 52 billion euros in 2016.
Trade deficit up on Bonaire, down on Saba and Statia
In 2016, the trade deficit on Bonaire grew for the second consecutive year.
Agriculture accounts for over half of trade surplus
The agricultural surplus ion the trade balance 26.1 bn euros versus 47.5 bn euros for all goods.
Largest trade surplus construction services with Asia
The largest trade surplus for Dutch construction services is with the Asian continent
Macroeconomic imbalances factsheet October 2015
The European Union has formulated the so called Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure. By means of a scoreboard, the European Commission judges whether there are (potential) imbalances within the member...
Netherlands has the seventh largest trade surplus in the world
Worldwide, the Netherlands has the seventh largest trade surplus in the trade of goods . China and Germany have the largest trade surpluses in the world in the absolute sense. The United States have...
Exports up again, mainly as a result of higher re-exports
The volume of exports of goods was 4.1 percent up in July 2014 from July 2013, after a 3.2 percent improvement in June. According to Statistics Netherlands, the growth in exports was mainly caused by...
Volume of exports remains fairly stable
In December 2013, the volume of exports of goods was 0.1 percent up from twelve months previously. In November last year, the volume of exports increased by 1.1 percent. The volume of imports grew by...
Exports marginally lower in September
In September 2013, the volume of exports of goods was 0.6 percent down from September 2012. In the preceding three months, exports growth was about 2 percent. The volume of imports grew by 1.6...
Modest exports growth
The volume of goods exports was 2.2 percent lager in August 2013 than in August 2012. This increase is in the same order of magnitude as in the preceding two months.
Exports up slightly in June
The volume of exports of goods was up by 1.7 percent in June 2013 on June 2012. Exports growth was marginally larger than in May (1.4 percent). In April, exports were down 1.8 percent from one year...
Marginal growth exports
The volume of exports of goods was 0.7 percent up in May from May 2012. In April, exports were 2.2 percent down from one year previously. The volume of imports declined by 1.0 percent in May compared...
Dutch exports growth up
The volume of exports of goods grew by 6 percent in October relative to twelve months previously. The growth figure for exports is higher than in the four preceding months. The volume of imports grew...
Food for thought: dietary and health trends in the Netherlands
These are just some findings in the book Food for thought: dietary and health trends in the Netherlands, published today.
Dutch exports growth remains low
The volume of Dutch goods exports grew by nearly 3 percent in September compared with twelve months previously. The increase in exports thus remains low for the third successive month. The volume of...