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Top Product $6.3BCars
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Exports $105BRnk 1 / 224
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Top Product $16.6BRefined Petroleum
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.78Rnk 5 / 133
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GDP$4.07TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH15.5%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $48,432CURRENT US$
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In 2020, Germany exported services to Netherlands worth $15.9B, with Other business services ($5.25B), Travel ($2.48B), and Transportation ($2.47B) being the largest in terms of value.

Netherlands-Germany Trade: In N/A, Netherlands exported $105B to Germany. The main products that Netherlands exported to Germany were Refined Petroleum ($16.6B), Broadcasting Equipment ($3.24B), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($3.15B). Over the past N/A years the exports of Netherlands to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 18.8%,  from $44.3B in N/A to $105B in N/A.

In 2020, Netherlands exported services to Germany worth $27.1B, with Transportation ($7.22B), Other business services ($6.89B), and Travel ($4.77B) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  Germany ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 3 in total exports ($1.6T). That same year, Netherlands ranked 23 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.11), and 6 in total exports ($674B).

Latest Trends

April, 2024

About

Overview In April 2024, Germany exported €10.1B and imported €8.56B from Netherlands, resulting in a positive trade balance of €1.54B. Between April 2023 and April 2024 the exports of Germany have increased by €846M (9.13%) from €9.26B to €10.1B, while imports increased by €579M (7.26%) from €7.98B to €8.56B.

Trade In April 2024, the top exports of Germany to Netherlands were Pharmaceutical products (€729M), Petroleum oil and petroleum gases (€705M), Motor cars and motor caravans (€702M), Estimations for non-response (€469M), and Electronic devices (€419M). In April 2024 the top imports of Germany from Netherlands were Mineral oil products (€1.28B), Estimations for non-response (€841M), Pharmaceutical products (€650M), Estimations for exemptions (€458M), and Plastics (€279M).

Origins In April 2024 the exports of Germany were mainly from North Rhine-Westphalia (€2.33B), Baden-Württemberg (€1.62B), Lower Saxony (€961M), Bavaria (€818M), and Hesse (€395M), while imports destinations were mainly North Rhine-Westphalia (€3.02B), Baden-Württemberg (€1.13B), Lower Saxony (€1.01B), Bavaria (€867M), and Hesse (€711M).

Growth In April 2024, the increase in Germany's year-by-year exports to Netherlands was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Estimations for non-response (€466M or 14.9k%), Motor cars and motor caravans (€313M or 80.3%), and Electronic devices (€301M or 256%). In April 2024, the increase in Germany's year-by-year imports  from Netherlands was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Estimations for non-response (€467M or 125%), Mineral oil products (€440M or 52.2%), and Pharmaceutical products (€71.5M or 12.4%).

Latest Trade

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Time Scale
Value
EXPORT GROWTH (April 2023 - April 2024)€846M(9.13%)
IMPORT GROWTH (April 2023 - April 2024)€579M(7.26%)
MAIN EXPORTER (April 2024)North Rhine-Westphalia€2.33B

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for Germany. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of Germany over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Germany does not register exports to Netherlands. The main products exported from Germany to Netherlands were Cars ($6.3B), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($4.65B), and Packaged Medicaments ($4.23B).

In 2017, Netherlands exported $105B to Germany. The main products exported from Netherlands to Germany were Refined Petroleum ($16.6B), Broadcasting Equipment ($3.24B), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($3.15B). During the last 22 years the exports of Netherlands to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 18.8%, from $44.3B in 1995 to $105B in 2017.

Exports from Germany (Flag) to Netherlands (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Netherlands (Flag) to Germany (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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Germany
Top DestinationUnited States$153B
Netherlands
Top DestinationGermany$131B

This map shows whether countries import more from Germany or Netherlands. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Germany and Netherlands or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Germany than Netherlands included United States ($153B), China ($109B), and Austria ($86.5B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Netherlands than Germany included Belgium ($94.3B), Nigeria ($6.47B), and Chinese Taipei ($16B).

Difference in imports from Netherlands (Flag) and Germany (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Germany - Netherlands

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This chart compares trade between Germany and Netherlands by product, considering products traded by both, Germany and Netherlands.

During 2017, Netherlands had a large net trade with Germany in the exports of Machines ($22.5B), Mineral Products ($21.6B), and Chemical Products ($18.9B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Germany Netherlands+$2.18BCars
Top Product Potential Netherlands Germany+$1.28BVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Bilateral Service Trade

In 2020, Germany exported services to Netherlands worth $15.9B, with Other business services ($5.25B), Travel ($2.48B), and Transportation ($2.47B) being the largest in terms of value.

In 2020, Netherlands exported services to Germany worth $27.1B, with Transportation ($7.22B), Other business services ($6.89B), and Travel ($4.77B) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from Germany (Flag) to Netherlands (Flag) (2020)

Services Exports from Netherlands (Flag) to Germany (Flag) (2020)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Germany and Netherlands. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Germany indicates it has a comparative advantage over Netherlands. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Netherlands indicates it has a comparative advantage over Germany.

Product Space of Germany (Flag) and Netherlands (Flag) (2022)

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