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Exports $94.5BRnk 9 / 211
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Top Product $12.3BComputers
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Exports $14.6BRnk 11 / 224
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Top Product $2.51BMachinery Having Individual Functions
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.12Rnk 22 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.11Rnk 23 / 133
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GDP$18TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH111%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH18.1%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $12,720CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH102%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$55,985CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH11.8%CURRENT US$
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About

China-Netherlands Trade: In 2022, China exported $94.5B to Netherlands. The main products that China exported to Netherlands were Computers ($12.3B), Broadcasting Equipment ($9.75B), and Office Machine Parts ($5.2B). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 11.2%, from $55.6B in 2017 to $94.5B in 2022.

In 2022, China did not export any services to Netherlands.

Netherlands-China Trade: In 2022, Netherlands exported $14.6B to China. The main products that Netherlands exported to China were Machinery Having Individual Functions ($2.51B), Malt Extract ($2.26B), and Medical Instruments ($601M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Netherlands to China have increased at an annualized rate of 4.45%,  from $11.7B in 2017 to $14.6B in 2022.

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 2022,  China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T). That same year, Netherlands ranked 23 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.11), and 6 in total exports ($674B).

Latest Trends

September, 2024

About

Overview In September 2024, China exported $7.32B and imported $2.28B from Netherlands, resulting in a positive trade balance of $5.03B. Between September 2023 and September 2024 the exports of China have decreased by $-1.07B (-12.8%) from $8.39B to $7.32B, while imports increased by $256M (12.6%) from $2.03B to $2.28B.

Trade In September 2024, the top exports of China to Netherlands were Telephones ($1.09B), Semiconductor Devices ($1.05B), Computers ($902M), Electrical Transformers ($481M), and Electric Batteries ($431M). In September 2024 the top imports of China from Netherlands were Malt Extract ($196M), Machines and apparatus of a kind... ($120M), Polyacetals ($71.5M), Pig Meat ($54.1M), and Packaged Medicaments ($40.4M).

Origins In September 2024 the exports of China were mainly from Guangdong Province ($1.77B), Jiangsu Province ($1.16B), Zhejiang Province ($1.05B), Shandong Province ($653M), and Shanghai Province ($542M), while imports destinations were mainly Shanghai Province ($446M), Beijing ($286M), Anhui Province ($249M), Shandong Province ($247M), and Guangdong Province ($235M).

Growth In September 2024, the decrease in China's year-by-year exports to Netherlands was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Computers ($-572M or -38.8%), Video Displays ($-199M or -52.1%), and Laboratory Reagents ($-74.8M or -95.8%). In September 2024, the increase in China's year-by-year imports  from Netherlands was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Malt Extract ($64.5M or 48.9%), Polyacetals ($43.1M or 152%), and Pig Meat ($34.4M or 175%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)$-1.07B(-12.8%)
IMPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)$256M(12.6%)
MAIN EXPORTER (September 2024)Guangdong Province$1.77B

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, China exported $94.5B to Netherlands. The main products exported from China to Netherlands were Computers ($12.3B), Broadcasting Equipment ($9.75B), and Office Machine Parts ($5.2B). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 11.2%, from $55.6B in 2017 to $94.5B in 2022.

In 2017, Netherlands exported $14.6B to China. The main products exported from Netherlands to China were Machinery Having Individual Functions ($2.51B), Malt Extract ($2.26B), and Medical Instruments ($601M). During the last 5 years the exports of Netherlands to China have increased at an annualized rate of 4.45%, from $11.7B in 2022 to $14.6B in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top DestinationUnited States$551B
Netherlands
Top DestinationGermany$131B

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 2022, countries that imported more from China than Netherlands included United States ($551B), Hong Kong ($276B), and Japan ($178B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Netherlands than China included Belgium ($94.3B), France ($59.9B), and Sweden ($19.3B).

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

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 2022, China had a large net trade with Netherlands in the exports of Machines ($51.4B), Chemical Products ($8.18B), and Miscellaneous ($6.51B).

During 2017, Netherlands had a large net trade with China in the exports of Machines ($4.46B), Foodstuffs ($2.8B), and Instruments ($1.81B).

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) (2022)

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