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About

China-Netherlands Trade: In 2023, China exported $64.1B to Netherlands. The main products that China exported to Netherlands were Broadcasting Equipment ($6.32B), Computers ($4.45B), and Electric Batteries ($3.74B). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 5.06%, from $50.1B in 2018 to $64.1B in 2023.

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

Netherlands-China Trade: In 2023, Netherlands exported $18B to China. The main products that Netherlands exported to China were Machinery Having Individual Functions ($7.41B), Malt Extract ($1.77B), and Packaged Medicaments ($597M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Netherlands to China have increased at an annualized rate of 7.12%,  from $12.7B in 2018 to $18B in 2023.

In 2020, Netherlands exported services to China worth $3.8B, with Royalties and license fees ($1.56B), Computer and information services ($850M), and Transportation ($593M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2023,  China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16), and 1 in total exports ($3.42T). That same year, Netherlands ranked 26 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.08), and 9 in total exports ($599B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, China exported $64.1B to Netherlands. The main products exported from China to Netherlands were Broadcasting Equipment ($6.32B), Computers ($4.45B), and Electric Batteries ($3.74B). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 5.06%, from $50.1B in 2018 to $64.1B in 2023.

In 2018, Netherlands exported $18B to China. The main products exported from Netherlands to China were Machinery Having Individual Functions ($7.41B), Malt Extract ($1.77B), and Packaged Medicaments ($597M). During the last 5 years the exports of Netherlands to China have increased at an annualized rate of 7.12%, from $12.7B in 2023 to $18B in 2018.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top Destination
United States$436B
Netherlands
Top Destination
Germany$96.9B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from China than Netherlands included United States ($436B), Hong Kong ($259B), and Japan ($169B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Netherlands than China included Belgium ($87B), France ($67.3B), and Sweden ($17.6B).

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

Comparative Advantage China - Netherlands

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, China had a large net trade with Netherlands in the exports of Machines ($34.6B), Chemical Products ($5.71B), and Miscellaneous ($4.78B).

During 2018, Netherlands had a large net trade with China in the exports of Machines ($9.5B), Foodstuffs ($2.25B), and Instruments ($1.49B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Netherlands+$547MIntegrated Circuits
Top Product Potential Netherlands China+$467MIntegrated Circuits

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, Netherlands exported services to China worth $3.8B, with Royalties and license fees ($1.56B), Computer and information services ($850M), and Transportation ($593M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

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

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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

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