Netherlands Balance of Trade

Last Release

Jul 31, 2025

Actual

8,521

Units In

EUR Million

10,249

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Oct 14, 2025

Time to Release

1 Months 0 Days 7 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
14,126 Sep 2024	-907.6 May 1993	1,797.64 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.

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The Netherlands’ trade surplus narrowed to EUR 8.52 billion in July 2025 from EUR 9.31 billion in the same month last year. This marks the smallest trade surplus since August 2022, as exports fell 0.5% year-on-year to EUR 67.85 billion, dragged down by lower sales to non-EU countries (-2.8%), partially offset by higher sales to EU countries (1.1%). Among commodities, exports sharply declined for mineral fuels and lubricants (-11.7%), while shipments of chemical products fell by 3%. Meanwhile, imports rose 0.8% to EUR 59.33 billion, driven by increased purchases from non-EU countries (1.7%), while imports from EU countries declined 0.3%. Notable import increases included arrivals of food and live animals (15.5%), chemical products (9.1%), and machinery and transport equipment (2.4%). From January to July, the Netherlands recorded a trade surplus of EUR 73.07 billion, lower compared with EUR 81.89 billion in the corresponding period last year.