Netherlands Balance of Trade

Last Release

Sep 30, 2025

Actual

12,129

Units In

EUR Million

7,743

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Dec 15, 2025

Time to Release

28 Days 9 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
14,126 Sep 2024	-907.6 May 1993	1,818.3 EUR Million	1960-2025	Statistics Netherlands

The Netherlands is an export-oriented economy and derives more than two-thirds of its GDP from the merchandise trade. Main exports are: machinery and transport equipment (28 percent of total exports), mineral fuels (23 percent), food (11 percent), clothing and footwear (10 percent) and pharmaceuticals (5 percent). Netherlands main imports are: fuel (29 percent of total imports), machinery (26 percent) and food and live animals (8.6 percent). Main trading partners are Germany (24 percent of total exports and 17 percent of imports) and Belgium (12 percent of exports and 10 percent imports). Others include: China, France, United Kingdom and United States.

Latest Updates

The Netherlands’ trade surplus widened to EUR 12.13 billion in September 2025 from EUR 11.46 billion in the corresponding month of the previous year, marking the largest surplus since March. Exports rose 2.1% to EUR 67.57 billion, supported by higher sales to EU countries (5.5%), although sales to non-EU countries decreased (-2.7%). Among commodities, exports grew for machines and transport equipment (7.6%), food and live animals (6.3%), and raw materials (5.9%). Meanwhile, imports increased by 1.4% to EUR 55.45 billion, driven by higher shipments from EU countries (3.3%), while shipments from non-EU countries dropped (-0.4%). Notable import increases included arrivals of beverages and tobacco (35.9%), food and live animals (11.7%), and mineral fuels and lubricants (4.7%). From the January-September period, the Netherlands' trade surplus narrowed to EUR 90.87 billion, compared with EUR 93.79 billion in the same period last year.