Netherlands (NLD) and Suriname (SUR) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Netherlands-Suriname Trade: In 2022, Netherlands exported $266M to Suriname. The main products that Netherlands exported to Suriname were Large Construction Vehicles ($9.58M), Excavation Machinery ($8.2M), and Packaged Medicaments ($7.61M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Suriname have increased at an annualized rate of 6.28%, from $196M in 2017 to $266M in 2022.

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

Suriname-Netherlands Trade: In 2022, Suriname exported $46.4M to Netherlands. The main products that Suriname exported to Netherlands were Cars ($8.15M), Railway Cargo Containers ($8.14M), and Gold ($6.38M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Suriname to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 1.87%, from $42.3M in 2017 to $46.4M in 2022.

In 2022, Suriname 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, Suriname ranked 137 in total exports ($2.94B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

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June, 2024

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Overview In June 2024, Netherlands exported €8M and imported €1M from Suriname, resulting in a positive trade balance of €7M. Between June 2023 and June 2024 the exports of Netherlands have increased by €2M (33.3%) from €6M to €8M, while imports remained the same by €0 (0%) from €1M to €1M.

Trade In June 2024, the top exports of Netherlands to Suriname were Vegetables, fresh, chilled, frozen or simply... (€1M), Non-alcoholic beverages, n.e.s. (€1M), Fixed vegetable fats and oils, "soft",... (€1M), Metal containers for storage or transport (€1M), and Civil engineering and contractors' plant and... (€1M). In June 2024 the top imports of Netherlands from Suriname were .

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EXPORT GROWTH (June 2023 - June 2024)€2M(33.3%)

IMPORT GROWTH (November 2022 - November 2023)€0(0%)

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for Netherlands. Click any date in the line plot or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of Netherlands over time.

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Netherlands exported $266M to Suriname. The main products exported from Netherlands to Suriname were Large Construction Vehicles ($9.58M), Excavation Machinery ($8.2M), and Packaged Medicaments ($7.61M). During the last 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Suriname have increased at an annualized rate of 6.28%, from $196M in 2017 to $266M in 2022.

In 2017, Suriname exported $46.4M to Netherlands. The main products exported from Suriname to Netherlands were Cars ($8.15M), Railway Cargo Containers ($8.14M), and Gold ($6.38M). During the last 5 years the exports of Suriname to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 1.87%, from $42.3M in 2022 to $46.4M in 2017.

Exports from Netherlands () to Suriname () (2022)

Exports from Suriname () to Netherlands () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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Netherlands
Top DestinationGermany$131B

Suriname
Top DestinationSwitzerland$1.15B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Netherlands than Suriname included Germany ($131B), Belgium ($94.3B), and France ($59.9B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Suriname than Netherlands included Guyana ($159M), Trinidad and Tobago ($126M), and Cayman Islands ($10.7M).

Difference in imports from Suriname () and Netherlands () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Netherlands - Suriname

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

During 2022, Netherlands had a large net trade with Suriname in the exports of Machines ($70.4M), Foodstuffs ($38.9M), and Chemical Products ($29.4M).

During 2017, Suriname had a large net trade with Netherlands in the exports of Transportation ($16.9M), Animal Products ($8.8M), and Precious Metals ($6.89M).

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

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Exports from Netherlands () to Suriname () (2022)

Exports from Suriname () to Netherlands () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Suriname () and Netherlands () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Netherlands - Suriname

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Product Space of Netherlands () and Suriname () (2022)

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