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About

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.

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.

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

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, 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 2017 to $14.6B in 2022.

In 2017, 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 2022 to $94.5B in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Netherlands
Top Destination
Germany$131B
China
Top Destination
United States$551B

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

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

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

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

Comparative Advantage Netherlands - China

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Netherlands had a large net trade with China in the exports of Machines ($4.46B), Foodstuffs ($2.8B), and Instruments ($1.81B).

During 2017, China had a large net trade with Netherlands in the exports of Machines ($51.4B), Chemical Products ($8.18B), and Miscellaneous ($6.51B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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

Competitive Landscape

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

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

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