Netherlands shipped US$671.8 billion worth of goods around the world in 2014. The adjacent list reveals its 10 top trade partners, accounting for 66.7% of total Dutch exports.
Aircraft, Spacecraft Exports
Dutch exports for this product category were $2.2 billion. The 10 countries below imported 73.4% of that total.
1. United States: $857.2 million (38.2%)
2. India: $138.2 million (6.2%)
3. Canada: $116.1 million (5.2%)
4. Norway: $96.3 million (4.3%)
5. France: $93.9 million (4.2%)
6. Australia: $88.7 million (4%)
7. Germany: $84.6 million (3.8%)
8. Brazil: $70.5 million (3.1%)
9. Singapore: $60.8 million (2.7%)
10. United Kingdom: $40.3 million (1.8%)
Alcoholic Beverages Exports
Dutch exports for this product category were $5.8 billion. The 10 countries below imported 68% of that total.
1. United States: $896 million (15.5%)
2. United Kingdom: $769.2 million (13.3%)
3. Germany: $655.8 million (11.4%)
4. France: $411.6 million (7.1%)
5. Belgium: $396.4 million (6.9%)
6. Spain: $261.7 million (4.5%)
7. Ireland: $143.3 million (2.5%)
8. Italy: $136.7 million (2.4%)
9. Taiwan: $133.1 million (2.3%)
10. Norway: $118.9 million (2.1%)
Aluminum Exports
Dutch exports for this product category were $8.3 billion. The 10 countries below imported 85.2% of that total.
1. Germany: $3.7 billion (44.9%)
2. Belgium: $679.9 million (8.2%)
3. France: $659.6 million (8%)
4. Poland: $378.8 million (4.6%)
5. United Kingdom: $361 million (4.4%)
6. Austria: $348.7 million (4.2%)
7. Italy: $286.7 million (3.5%)
8. Hungary: $270.5 million (3.3%)
9. Czech Republic: $182.7 million (2.2%)
10. Spain: $169.4 million (2%)
Automobile Exports
Dutch exports for this product category were $21.9 billion. The 10 countries below imported 69.2% of that total.
1. Germany: $5.4 billion (24.5%)
2. Belgium: $3.3 billion (15.1%)
3. United Kingdom: $1.6 billion (7.3%)
4. France: $1.4 billion (6.3%)
5. Poland: $922.4 million (4.2%)
6. Austria: $561 million (2.6%)
7. Switzerland: $529.1 million (2.4%)
8. Russia: $506 million (2.3%)
9. Spain: $504.4 million (2.3%)
10. United Arab Emirates: $448.1 million (2%)
Cereals Exports
Dutch exports for this product category were $826.9 million. The 10 countries below imported 88.6% of that total.
1. Germany: $263.3 million (31.8%)
2. Belgium: $152.7 million (18.5%)
3. France: $147.6 million (17.8%)
4. Saudi Arabia: $46.1 million (5.6%)
5. United Kingdom: $45.2 million (5.5%)
6. Spain: $17.8 million (2.2%)
7. Denmark: $16.7 million (2%)
8. Austria: $14.7 million (1.8%)
9. Poland: $14.3 million (1.7%)
10. Italy: $14.1 million (1.7%)
Organic Chemicals Exports
Dutch exports for this product category were $25.1 billion. The 10 countries below imported 74.2% of that total.
1. Germany: $5.3 billion (21.2%)
2. Belgium: $5.3 billion (20.9%)
3. France: $2.1 billion (8.2%)
4. United Kingdom: $1.4 billion (5.6%)
5. Italy: $1.3 billion (5.4%)
6. United States: $1.1 billion (4.3%)
7. Spain: $956.4 million (3.8%)
8. Turkey: $497.8 million (2%)
9. Poland: $386.6 million (1.5%)
10. Austria: $319.8 million (1.3%)
Clothing (Not Knit or Crochet) Exports
Dutch exports for this product category were $5 billion. The 10 countries below imported 87.9% of that total.
1. Germany: $1.9 billion (38.6%)
2. Belgium: $532.8 million (10.8%)
3. France: $528.1 million (10.7%)
4. United Kingdom: $461.1 million (9.3%)
5. Italy: $211.7 million (4.3%)
6. Spain: $191.2 million (3.9%)
7. Poland: $149.7 million (3%)
8. Sweden: $142.6 million (2.9%)
9. Austria: $136.4 million (2.8%)
10. Denmark: $85.4 million (1.7%)
Copper Exports
Dutch exports for this product category were $3.1 billion. The 10 countries below imported 86.7% of that total.
1. Germany: $1.3 billion (41.4%)
2. China: $469.1 million (15.3%)
3. Belgium: $448.6 million (14.6%)
4. United Kingdom: $83.5 million (2.7%)
5. Italy: $77.8 million (2.5%)
6. Poland: $71.5 million (2.3%)
7. Czech Republic: $66.6 million (2.2%)
8. Hungary: $61.3 million (2%)
9. United States: $61 million (2%)
10. France: $51.7 million (1.7%)
Electronic Equipment Exports
Dutch exports for this product category were $74.7 billion. The 10 countries below imported 72.7% of that total.
1. Germany: $17.7 billion (23.7%)
2. United Kingdom: $9.6 billion (12.9%)
3. France: $6.9 billion (9.3%)
4. Belgium: $4.2 billion (5.6%)
5. Italy: $3.7 billion (4.9%)
6. Sweden: $3.6 billion (4.9%)
7. Spain: $3.2 billion (4.3%)
8. Poland: $2 billion (2.6%)
9. United States: $1.7 billion (2.3%)
10. Czech Republic: $1.6 billion (2.2%)
Footwear Exports
Dutch exports for this product category were $3.9 billion. The 10 countries below imported 86.9% of that total.
1. Germany: $1.2 billion (30.6%)
2. France: $507.5 million (13%)
3. United Kingdom: $430 million (11%)
4. Italy: $403.1 million (10.3%)
5. Belgium: $382.7 million (9.8%)
6. Spain: $172.5 million (4.4%)
7. Poland: $82.9 million (2.1%)
8. Sweden: $76 million (1.9%)
9. Austria: $74.7 million (1.9%)
10. Portugal: $70.1 million (1.8%)
Furniture, Lighting, Signs Exports
Dutch exports for this product category were $4.2 billion. The 10 countries below imported 77.7% of that total.
1. Germany: $1.2 billion (28.6%)
2. Belgium: $809.2 million (19.3%)
3. France: $401.1 million (9.5%)
4. United Kingdom: $284.6 million (6.8%)
5. United States: $119 million (2.8%)
6. Switzerland: $102.8 million (2.4%)
7. Poland: $95 million (2.3%)
8. Denmark: $91.5 million (2.2%)
9. Sweden: $79.3 million (1.9%)
10. Russia: $77.7 million (1.8%)
Gems, Precious Metals Exports
Dutch exports for this product category were $1.4 billion. The 10 countries below imported 91.1% of that total.
1. Germany: $904 million (65.6%)
2. United Kingdom: $91.4 million (6.6%)
3. Belgium: $76.3 million (5.5%)
4. Spain: $51.9 million (3.8%)
5. United States: $34.1 million (2.5%)
6. Austria: $24.5 million (1.8%)
7. France: $20.8 million (1.5%)
8. Chile: $18.8 million (1.4%)
9. Italy: $16.6 million (1.2%)
10. Switzerland: $15.9 million (1.2%)
Inorganic Chemicals Exports
Dutch exports for this product category were $4.7 billion. The 10 countries below imported 83.2% of that total.
1. Germany: $1.1 billion (24.1%)
2. United States: $544.3 million (11.7%)
3. Belgium: $526.1 million (11.3%)
4. Special categories: $503.1 million (10.8%)
5. France: $399.4 million (8.6%)
6. United Kingdom: $322.2 million (6.9%)
7. Sweden: $148.1 million (3.2%)
8. Italy: $112.4 million (2.4%)
9. Russia: $107.6 million (2.3%)
10. South Korea: $97.9 million (2.1%)
Iron and Steel Exports
Dutch exports for this product category were $15.5 billion. The 10 countries below imported 82.4% of that total.
1. Germany: $4.9 billion (31.5%)
2. Belgium: $1.7 billion (11.1%)
3. France: $1.1 billion (7.1%)
4. United States: $950.5 million (6.1%)
5. Spain: $878.7 million (5.7%)
6. Finland: $816.6 million (5.3%)
7. Italy: $745 million (4.8%)
8. United Kingdom: $739.4 million (4.8%)
9. Turkey: $634.7 million (4.1%)
10. Sweden: $304.6 million (2%)
Iron or Steel Product Exports
Dutch exports for this product category were $8.2 billion. The 10 countries below imported 72.3% of that total.
1. Germany: $2.5 billion (30.3%)
2. Belgium: $1 billion (12.5%)
3. United Kingdom: $711.4 million (8.7%)
4. France: $516.3 million (6.3%)
5. Special categories: $270.1 million (3.3%)
6. Denmark: $213.3 million (2.6%)
7. Sweden: $182.5 million (2.2%)
8. United States: $181.1 million (2.2%)
9. Norway: $170.3 million (2.1%)
10. Italy: $169.8 million (2.1%)
Machines, Engines, Pumps Exports
Dutch exports for this product category were $93.9 billion. The 10 countries below imported 64.4% of that total.
1. Germany: $15.8 billion (16.8%)
2. France: $9.5 billion (10.1%)
3. United Kingdom: $7.1 billion (7.6%)
4. United States: $6.5 billion (7%)
5. Belgium: $5.3 billion (5.7%)
6. Czech Republic: $3.8 billion (4%)
7. Italy: $3.7 billion (3.9%)
8. Sweden: $3.1 billion (3.3%)
9. Poland: $3 billion (3.2%)
10. South Korea: $2.5 billion (2.7%)
Meat Exports
Dutch exports for this product category were $10.7 billion. The 10 countries below imported 78.5% of that total.
1. Germany: $2.2 billion (20.9%)
2. United Kingdom: $1.7 billion (16.1%)
3. France: $1.1 billion (10.3%)
4. Italy: $959.7 million (8.9%)
5. Belgium: $636.8 million (5.9%)
6. Denmark: $433 million (4%)
7. Greece: $424.2 million (4%)
8. Spain: $333.4 million (3.1%)
9. Ireland: $297.6 million (2.8%)
10. Sweden: $274.6 million (2.6%)
Medical, Technical Equipment Exports
Dutch exports for this product category were $26.8 billion. The 10 countries below imported 65.9% of that total.
1. Germany: $4.1 billion (15.3%)
2. France: $2.4 billion (9.1%)
3. United Kingdom: $2.2 billion (8.3%)
4. United States: $2.2 billion (8.2%)
5. Italy: $1.8 billion (6.8%)
6. Belgium: $1.2 billion (4.6%)
7. Spain: $1.2 billion (4.6%)
8. China: $914.3 million (3.4%)
9. Japan: $822.7 million (3.1%)
10. Switzerland: $672.2 million (2.5%)
Oil Exports
Dutch exports for this product category were $117.3 billion. The 10 countries below imported 61.3% of that total.
1. Belgium: $31.3 billion (26.7%)
2. Germany: $19.4 billion (16.5%)
3. United States: $4.5 billion (3.8%)
4. France: $4.1 billion (3.5%)
5. United Kingdom: $3.8 billion (3.2%)
6. Nigeria: $2.3 billion (1.9%)
7. Mexico: $2.1 billion (1.8%)
8. Singapore: $1.8 billion (1.6%)
9. Canada: $1.4 billion (1.2%)
10. Ghana: $1.3 billion (1.1%)
Paper Exports
Dutch exports for this product category were $5.6 billion. The 10 countries below imported 76.3% of that total.
1. Germany: $1.5 billion (26.1%)
2. Belgium: $790.5 million (14.2%)
3. France: $588.3 million (10.6%)
4. United Kingdom: $548.5 million (9.8%)
5. Italy: $201.6 million (3.6%)
6. Poland: $182.5 million (3.3%)
7. Spain: $154.8 million (2.8%)
8. Denmark: $132.2 million (2.4%)
9. United States: $104.1 million (1.9%)
10. Austria: $97.3 million (1.7%)
Perfumes, Cosmetics Exports
Dutch exports for this product category were $3.5 billion. The 10 countries below imported 69.1% of that total.
1. Germany: $487.7 million (14.1%)
2. Belgium: $463.4 million (13.4%)
3. United Kingdom: $348.5 million (10.1%)
4. France: $320.2 million (9.2%)
5. Spain: $175.9 million (5.1%)
6. Italy: $167.3 million (4.8%)
7. Poland: $148.8 million (4.3%)
8. Sweden: $100.1 million (2.9%)
9. Ireland: $90 million (2.6%)
10. Russia: $89.1 million (2.6%)
Pharmaceuticals Exports
Dutch exports for this product category were $30.2 billion. The 10 countries below imported 56.3% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $5.7 billion (18.8%)
2. Germany: $3.4 billion (11.1%)
3. France: $2.2 billion (7.4%)
4. Belgium: $1.3 billion (4.2%)
5. Spain: $984.3 million (3.3%)
6. Italy: $959.5 million (3.2%)
7. United States: $820.2 million (2.7%)
8. Czech Republic: $574.8 million (1.9%)
9. Russia: $561.1 million (1.9%)
10. Brazil: $560.4 million (1.9%)
Plastics Exports
Dutch exports for this product category were $27.4 billion. The 10 countries below imported 71.9% of that total.
1. Germany: $6.6 billion (24.2%)
2. Belgium: $3.4 billion (12.4%)
3. France: $2.2 billion (8.1%)
4. United Kingdom: $2.2 billion (8%)
5. Italy: $1.6 billion (5.9%)
6. China: $873.8 million (3.2%)
7. Poland: $851.3 million (3.1%)
8. Spain: $777 million (2.8%)
9. Turkey: $602.1 million (2.2%)
10. United States: $565.9 million (2.1%)
Rubber Exports
Dutch exports for this product category were $5.1 billion. The 10 countries below imported 68.5% of that total.
1. Germany: $1.5 billion (30.3%)
2. Belgium: $485.7 million (9.6%)
3. France: $431.5 million (8.5%)
4. United Kingdom: $284.4 million (5.6%)
5. Italy: $241.4 million (4.8%)
6. Spain: $132.8 million (2.6%)
7. Poland: $109 million (2.1%)
8. Sweden: $86.8 million (1.7%)
9. Portugal: $83.1 million (1.6%)
10. Slovakia: $82.9 million (1.6%)
Wood Exports
Dutch exports for this product category were $1.7 billion. The 10 countries below imported 86.4% of that total.
1. Belgium: $516.9 million (31.2%)
2. Germany: $481.3 million (29%)
3. United Kingdom: $146.2 million (8.8%)
4. France: $112.2 million (6.8%)
5. United States: $35.7 million (2.2%)
6. Ireland: $34.6 million (2.1%)
7. Italy: $29.4 million (1.8%)
8. Czech Republic: $26.8 million (1.6%)
9. Switzerland: $24.9 million (1.5%)
10. Denmark: $24.3 million (1.5%)
Knit or Crochet Clothing Exports
Dutch exports for this product category were $5.2 billion. The 10 countries below imported 89.4% of that total.
1. Germany: $2 billion (38.6%)
2. France: $588.7 million (11.4%)
3. United Kingdom: $541.7 million (10.5%)
4. Belgium: $512.6 million (9.9%)
5. Italy: $283.6 million (5.5%)
6. Spain: $220.3 million (4.3%)
7. Poland: $176.5 million (3.4%)
8. Austria: $121 million (2.3%)
9. Sweden: $118.9 million (2.3%)
10. Denmark: $64.8 million (1.3%)
The following countries represent expanding opportunities for Dutch exports from 2010 to 2014.
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis
Top Netherlands Trade Partners 2014
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