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$1.15TCURRENT US$
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30.6%CURRENT US$
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$501BCURRENT US$
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63%CURRENT US$
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$64,572CURRENT US$
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22.8%CURRENT US$
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$84,734CURRENT US$
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48.7%CURRENT US$
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About

Netherlands-Singapore Trade: In 2023, Netherlands exported $3.04B to Singapore. The main products that Netherlands exported to Singapore were Refined Petroleum ($557M), Coal Tar Oil ($547M), and Machinery Having Individual Functions ($232M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Singapore have decreased at an annualized rate of 14%, from $6.45B in 2018 to $3.04B in 2023.

In 2020, Netherlands exported services to Singapore worth $1.96B, with Other business services ($1.11B), Transportation ($379M), and Computer and information services ($198M) being the largest in terms of value.

Singapore-Netherlands Trade: In 2023, Singapore exported $4.9B to Netherlands. The main products that Singapore exported to Netherlands were Refined Petroleum ($932M), Orthopedic Appliances ($439M), and Integrated Circuits ($357M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Singapore to Netherlands have decreased at an annualized rate of 1%,  from $5.99B in 2018 to $4.9B in 2023.

In 2023, Singapore did not export any services to Netherlands.

Comparison: In 2023,  Netherlands ranked 26 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.08), and 9 in total exports ($599B). That same year, Singapore ranked 6 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.62), and 24 in total exports ($333B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Netherlands exported $3.04B to Singapore. The main products exported from Netherlands to Singapore were Refined Petroleum ($557M), Coal Tar Oil ($547M), and Machinery Having Individual Functions ($232M). During the last 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Singapore have decreased at an annualized rate of 14%, from $6.45B in 2018 to $3.04B in 2023.

In 2018, Singapore exported $4.9B to Netherlands. The main products exported from Singapore to Netherlands were Refined Petroleum ($932M), Orthopedic Appliances ($439M), and Integrated Circuits ($357M). During the last 5 years the exports of Singapore to Netherlands have decreased at an annualized rate of 1%, from $5.99B in 2023 to $4.9B in 2018.

Exports from Netherlands (Flag) to Singapore (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Singapore (Flag) to Netherlands (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Netherlands
Top Destination
Germany$96.9B
Singapore
Top Destination
Hong Kong$44.5B

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

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Singapore than Netherlands included Hong Kong ($44.5B), Malaysia ($31.4B), and China ($36.7B).

Difference in imports from Singapore (Flag) and Netherlands (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Netherlands - Singapore

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Netherlands had a large net trade with Singapore in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.11B), Machines ($840M), and Chemical Products ($340M).

During 2018, Singapore had a large net trade with Netherlands in the exports of Machines ($1.57B), Instruments ($1.25B), and Mineral Products ($1.07B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Netherlands Singapore+$275MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Singapore Netherlands+$266MRefined 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 Singapore. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Netherlands indicates it has a comparative advantage over Singapore. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Singapore indicates it has a comparative advantage over Netherlands.

Product Space of Netherlands (Flag) and Singapore (Flag) (2023)

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