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$1.15TCURRENT US$
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30.6%CURRENT US$
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$1.71TCURRENT US$
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25%CURRENT US$
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$64,572CURRENT US$
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22.8%CURRENT US$
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$33,121CURRENT US$
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21.9%CURRENT US$
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About

Netherlands-South Korea Trade: In 2023, Netherlands exported $10.2B to South Korea. The main products that Netherlands exported to South Korea were Machinery Having Individual Functions ($6.08B), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($359M), and Integrated Circuits ($239M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Netherlands to South Korea have increased at an annualized rate of 7.92%, from $6.98B in 2018 to $10.2B in 2023.

In 2020, Netherlands exported services to South Korea worth $750M, with Computer and information services ($270M), Other business services ($199M), and Transportation ($172M) being the largest in terms of value.

South Korea-Netherlands Trade: In 2023, South Korea exported $5.26B to Netherlands. The main products that South Korea exported to Netherlands were Cars ($699M), Refined Petroleum ($482M), and Machinery Having Individual Functions ($299M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Korea to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 2.64%,  from $4.61B in 2018 to $5.26B in 2023.

In 2005, South Korea exported services to Netherlands worth $444M, with Transportation ($249M), Other business services ($106M), and Services not allocated ($56.6M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2023,  Netherlands ranked 26 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.08), and 9 in total exports ($599B). That same year, South Korea ranked 4 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.85), and 5 in total exports ($645B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Netherlands exported $10.2B to South Korea. The main products exported from Netherlands to South Korea were Machinery Having Individual Functions ($6.08B), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($359M), and Integrated Circuits ($239M). During the last 5 years the exports of Netherlands to South Korea have increased at an annualized rate of 7.92%, from $6.98B in 2018 to $10.2B in 2023.

In 2018, South Korea exported $5.26B to Netherlands. The main products exported from South Korea to Netherlands were Cars ($699M), Refined Petroleum ($482M), and Machinery Having Individual Functions ($299M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Korea to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 2.64%, from $4.61B in 2023 to $5.26B in 2018.

Exports from Netherlands (Flag) to South Korea (Flag) (2023)

Exports from South Korea (Flag) to Netherlands (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Netherlands
Top Destination
Germany$96.9B
South Korea
Top Destination
China$162B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Netherlands than South Korea included Belgium ($87B), Germany ($96.9B), and France ($67.3B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from South Korea than Netherlands included China ($162B), United States ($118B), and Hong Kong ($28.8B).

Difference in imports from South Korea (Flag) and Netherlands (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Netherlands - South Korea

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Netherlands had a large net trade with South Korea in the exports of Machines ($7.08B), Chemical Products ($957M), and Instruments ($855M).

During 2018, South Korea had a large net trade with Netherlands in the exports of Machines ($2.11B), Transportation ($770M), and Chemical Products ($675M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Netherlands South Korea+$225MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential South Korea Netherlands+$276MRefined Petroleum

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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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

Product Space of Netherlands (Flag) and South Korea (Flag) (2023)

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