Netherlands

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NL · NLD · BACI 528 · latest data 2024

Exports

$551.3B USD, nominal · 2024

= $551,314 M13.9% over 5 yrs (up)

Imports

$638.7B USD, nominal · 2024

= $638,682 M16.0% over 5 yrs (up)

Trade balancedeficit

−$87.4B USD, nominal · 2024

= −$87,369 M

Total trade

$1.19T USD, nominal · 2024

= $1,189,996 M15.0% over 5 yrs (up)

World position: #9 of 225 exporters · top 5% · #9 of 225 importers · top 5% · 2024
World export share since 1995: −0.9 pp

Trade timeline

Netherlands's exports grew from $169.7B in 1995 to $551.3B in 2024; the 2024 balance was −$87.4B.

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Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of Netherlands per year, USD millions.
Year	Exports ($M)	Imports ($M)	Balance ($M)	Total ($M)
1995	$169,737 M	$171,118 M	−$1,381 M	$340,855 M
1996	$174,482 M	$177,397 M	−$2,915 M	$351,880 M
1997	$179,778 M	$186,637 M	−$6,859 M	$366,414 M
1998	$180,129 M	$181,961 M	−$1,832 M	$362,090 M
1999	$177,914 M	$186,609 M	−$8,695 M	$364,522 M
2000	$187,159 M	$193,972 M	−$6,813 M	$381,131 M
2001	$185,526 M	$189,549 M	−$4,023 M	$375,074 M
2002	$191,671 M	$193,705 M	−$2,034 M	$385,377 M
2003	$224,556 M	$237,209 M	−$12,653 M	$461,765 M
2004	$274,572 M	$292,907 M	−$18,335 M	$567,479 M
2005	$310,759 M	$335,667 M	−$24,909 M	$646,426 M
2006	$353,884 M	$393,841 M	−$39,957 M	$747,725 M
2007	$407,088 M	$453,382 M	−$46,294 M	$860,470 M
2008	$469,073 M	$519,473 M	−$50,401 M	$988,546 M
2009	$360,632 M	$397,762 M	−$37,130 M	$758,393 M
2010	$418,325 M	$460,120 M	−$41,796 M	$878,445 M
2011	$508,280 M	$569,371 M	−$61,091 M	$1,077,650 M
2012	$494,457 M	$564,351 M	−$69,894 M	$1,058,808 M
2013	$501,618 M	$546,487 M	−$44,869 M	$1,048,105 M
2014	$501,892 M	$560,976 M	−$59,084 M	$1,062,868 M
2015	$415,933 M	$456,466 M	−$40,533 M	$872,399 M
2016	$410,859 M	$442,928 M	−$32,069 M	$853,787 M
2017	$463,647 M	$505,756 M	−$42,109 M	$969,403 M
2018	$511,209 M	$564,142 M	−$52,932 M	$1,075,351 M
2019	$484,076 M	$550,440 M	−$66,364 M	$1,034,516 M
2020	$470,184 M	$508,316 M	−$38,132 M	$978,500 M
2021	$589,368 M	$632,355 M	−$42,987 M	$1,221,724 M
2022	$605,753 M	$700,320 M	−$94,567 M	$1,306,073 M
2023	$599,254 M	$655,993 M	−$56,739 M	$1,255,247 M
2024	$551,314 M	$638,682 M	−$87,369 M	$1,189,996 M

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World share & rank

World export share moved from 3.4% in 1995 to 2.4% in 2024; export rank #9 → #9.

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World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of Netherlands per year.
Year	Export share (%)	Import share (%)	Export rank	Import rank
1995	3.35%	3.38%	#9	#8
1996	3.25%	3.31%	#9	#8
1997	3.21%	3.33%	#9	#9
1998	3.24%	3.28%	#9	#9
1999	3.09%	3.25%	#9	#8
2000	2.88%	2.98%	#10	#10
2001	2.94%	3.00%	#9	#10
2002	2.90%	2.93%	#9	#11
2003	2.93%	3.10%	#9	#10
2004	2.97%	3.17%	#10	#8
2005	2.96%	3.20%	#9	#8
2006	2.93%	3.26%	#10	#8
2007	2.91%	3.24%	#9	#8
2008	2.91%	3.22%	#7	#8
2009	2.90%	3.19%	#8	#8
2010	2.78%	3.06%	#8	#9
2011	2.83%	3.17%	#7	#7
2012	2.74%	3.13%	#8	#8
2013	2.75%	3.00%	#7	#8
2014	2.74%	3.06%	#8	#8
2015	2.59%	2.84%	#8	#8
2016	2.62%	2.83%	#8	#8
2017	2.64%	2.88%	#8	#8
2018	2.68%	2.96%	#8	#8
2019	2.61%	2.97%	#9	#8
2020	2.74%	2.97%	#8	#8
2021	2.75%	2.95%	#7	#8
2022	2.51%	2.90%	#8	#9
2023	2.65%	2.90%	#9	#8
2024	2.41%	2.80%	#9	#9

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Trading partners

Germany was Netherlands's top trading partner in 2024, at 16.3% of total trade; the top five partners covered 47.7%.

Year

Top partner share: 16.3%
Top-5 share: 47.7%
Partners: 225
Partner HHI (0–1): 0.063

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Germany $91.4B

Belgium $85.4B

Italy $36.0B

France $35.1B

United States $30.3B

United Kingdom $27.0B

Spain $20.2B

China $20.0B

Sweden $17.3B

Poland $14.8B

Denmark $11.0B

Ireland $7.7B

Czechia $6.2B

Norway $4.9B

Brazil $2.6B

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Top partners of Netherlands in 2024, USD millions.
Rank	Partner	Exports to ($M)	Imports from ($M)	Total ($M)	Balance ($M)
#1	Germany	$91,376 M	$102,023 M	$193,399 M	−$10,648 M
#2	Belgium	$85,442 M	$59,685 M	$145,127 M	$25,757 M
#3	United States	$30,254 M	$63,160 M	$93,414 M	−$32,905 M
#4	China	$20,015 M	$57,500 M	$77,514 M	−$37,485 M
#5	France	$35,116 M	$23,092 M	$58,208 M	$12,024 M
#6	United Kingdom	$27,001 M	$29,293 M	$56,294 M	−$2,291 M
#7	Italy	$35,973 M	$16,998 M	$52,971 M	$18,974 M
#8	Spain	$20,153 M	$11,609 M	$31,763 M	$8,544 M
#9	Poland	$14,820 M	$15,432 M	$30,252 M	−$612 M
#10	Sweden	$17,321 M	$10,187 M	$27,508 M	$7,134 M
#11	Ireland	$7,710 M	$14,070 M	$21,780 M	−$6,360 M
#12	Norway	$4,907 M	$14,477 M	$19,384 M	−$9,569 M
#13	Denmark	$11,033 M	$6,710 M	$17,743 M	$4,323 M
#14	Czechia	$6,156 M	$8,760 M	$14,916 M	−$2,604 M
#15	Brazil	$2,560 M	$11,607 M	$14,167 M	−$9,047 M

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Products & sectors

Product composition of Netherlands's trade in 2024.

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Concentration & risk

Netherlands's export partners diversified over 1995–2024 — HHI 0.101 → 0.072, a diversified export base across 224 partners in 2024.

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Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of Netherlands per year.
Year	Export HHI	Import HHI	Export partners	Import partners
1995	0.101	0.085	204	193
1996	0.102	0.079	202	192
1997	0.093	0.070	205	197
1998	0.096	0.071	206	199
1999	0.093	0.068	207	195
2000	0.091	0.063	211	198
2001	0.093	0.065	218	206
2002	0.091	0.068	218	205
2003	0.090	0.064	216	205
2004	0.089	0.063	217	206
2005	0.093	0.062	220	213
2006	0.093	0.065	220	216
2007	0.086	0.063	220	213
2008	0.091	0.060	221	213
2009	0.086	0.060	218	211
2010	0.085	0.060	216	214
2011	0.087	0.059	218	220
2012	0.087	0.059	219	221
2013	0.090	0.059	225	223
2014	0.085	0.061	223	223
2015	0.084	0.062	224	220
2016	0.082	0.063	224	217
2017	0.081	0.062	222	217
2018	0.081	0.061	224	219
2019	0.075	0.061	224	219
2020	0.073	0.062	222	215
2021	0.076	0.063	222	218
2022	0.075	0.061	224	220
2023	0.075	0.065	224	217
2024	0.072	0.061	224	222

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