Dashboard Evolution of export volume of goods and export value of goods since 1995 and the various crises that affected the Dutch and world economies. 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 ‘21* ‘20* ‘19* ‘18 ‘17 ‘16 ‘15 ‘14 ‘13 ‘12 ‘11 ‘10 ‘09 ‘08 ‘07 ‘06 ‘05 ‘04 ‘03 ‘02 ‘01 ‘00 ‘99 ‘98 ‘97 ‘96 ‘95 Do t - c om bubble September 11 attac k s Global financial crisis Eu r ozone crisis B r e xit r e f e r endum B r e xit UK left single market C O VID-19 outb r e ak W ar in Uk r aine 2015 = 100 C h a p t er 2 Goo d s e xp o rt v a l u e a n d v o l u m e s i n c e 1995, i n cl. e x t er n al e c o n o m i c s h oc k s Petroleum and petroleum products, chips and semiconductors and computers, laptops and tablets are three major import categories. In exports, petroleum and petroleum products, specialised machinery and fruit and vegetables are the three main export categories. The infographic shows with which countries the Netherlands mainly trades these products. T r ad ed g oo d s a n d t o p t r a d i n g p art n e r s , 2021 Exp o r t s I m p o r t s €54.7 b n €20.0 b n €59.4 b n €16.9 b n €15.4 b n S pec i al i s ed m a ch i n ery Germa n y 2 4% US 8% F r an c e X% Nigeria 6% Russia 19% Belgium 12% UK X% US 9% No r wa y 7% China 21% Mal a ysia 14% Germa n y 9% C osta Rica 9% I r eland 8% China 37% US 9% T ai w an 8% Germa n y 7% Czechia 6% Germa n y 32% Belgium 11% UK 8% F r an c e 8% P oland 4% €29.7 b n T ai w an 25% 19% China 9% US 8% Germa n y 7% Belgium 14% Other Other Other Other Other Other C h a p t er 3 Business services, transport services and intellectual property are the top three most important imported and exported services. The infographic shows with which countries the Netherlands mainly trades these services. Traded services and top trading partners, 2021 Exports Imports €61.8bn €47.2bn €32.4bn €70.4bn €38.9bn €31.2bn Business services Transport services Intellectual property UK 16% US 15% Other Other Other Other Other Other Germany 11% Belgium 7% UK 23% US 12% Germany 11% Ireland 6% France 6% Germany 16% UK 14% US 10% Belgium 7% France 6% Germany 16% France 13% Belgium 10% UK 10% Poland 5% US 53% UK 13% Germany 3% France 1% Cyprus 1% UK 9% Germany 9% US 7% France 5% China 5% Transport services Ireland 5% Chapter 4 Who trades internationally? 11% of Dutch businesses exported goods while 26% imported goods in 2020. Among large enterprises and among independent SMEs with subsidiaries abroad, the share of exporting and importing companies is higher than among independent SMEs without foreign subsidiaries. Exporters: 11% of all enterprises 10% of SMEs without foreign subsidiaries 75% of SMEs with foreign subsidiaries 68% of large enterprises Importers: 26% of all enterprises 25% of SMEs without foreign subsidiaries 86% of SMEs with foreign subsidiaries 85% of large enterprises C h a p t er 5 Exports generated € 254 billion and 2.4 million full-time jobs for the Netherlands in the 2020 pandemic year. €120bn 1.3 million Direct jobs due to exports 1.1 million Service exports €100bn Re-exports €34bn Dutch export earnings Total €254bn (2020) Total 2.4 mln FTE (2020) C h a p t er 6 50% of the imports needed by the Netherlands in producing its exports came from the EU-28 in 2020. 53% of these exports go to the EU-28. from EU-28 50% from the Americas 16% from Asia 9% from other countries 25% to EU-28 53% to the Americas 10% to Asia 13% to other countries 24% Or i g i n o f i m p o r t s n ee d ed f o r D u t ch e xp o rt p r o d u c t i o n (2020) C h a p t er 7 The United States, the United Kingdom and Germany were the largest investors in the Netherlands in 2021, after adjusting for SPEs and holdings. Dutch investments were mainly destined for the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany in 2021. 21% 19% 11% 16% 13% 9% 8% International investments Source: DNB 11% 5% 5% Top 5 inward investors (incl. SPEs and holdings, 2021 positions) Top 5 outward FDI counterparts (incl. SPEs and holdings, 2021 positions) United States United Kingdom Germany Luxembourg France United Kingdom United States Germany Switzerland Brazil C h a p t er 8
