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Population as of 2020: 17 million 67 of 193
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Region: Scandinavia
Nominal G.D.P. in 2024: $1.228 trillion 19 of 193
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Total merchandise exports in 2024: $920.78 billion. 4 of 193
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These are calendar-year 2024 goods exports reported by Netherlands, excluding services. All amounts are nominal 2024 U.S. dollars, valued free on board (FOB), with no inflation adjustment.
Figures cover the Netherlands in Europe and include goods cleared through customs and immediately forwarded to another country.
U.S. dollar values converted using the 2024 average exchange rate.
Top Exports
Top 20 export categories, 2024
Ranked by export value.
| Rank | Item | Dollar amount | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum oils other than crude, related preparations and waste oils | $56.14 billion | Mineral fuels and oils |
| 2 | Computers and other automatic data-processing machines | $40.12 billion | Machinery and mechanical appliances |
| 3 | Telephone sets, smartphones and other communications apparatus | $40.04 billion | Electrical machinery and equipment |
| 4 | Blood, antisera, vaccines, immunological products and related biological products | $32.62 billion | Pharmaceutical products |
| 5 | Medicaments in measured doses or retail packs | $28.62 billion | Pharmaceutical products |
| 6 | Crude petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals | $28.39 billion | Mineral fuels and oils |
| 7 | Semiconductor and flat-panel-display manufacturing machinery and related equipment | $26.14 billion | Machinery and mechanical appliances |
| 8 | Mineral fuels and oils, not elsewhere specified | $22.41 billion | Mineral fuels and oils |
| 9 | Medical, surgical, dental and veterinary instruments and appliances | $20.39 billion | Optical, measuring, medical and precision instruments |
| 10 | Orthopaedic appliances, artificial body parts, hearing aids and other disability-compensating appliances | $15.26 billion | Optical, measuring, medical and precision instruments |
| 11 | Electronic integrated circuits | $14.96 billion | Electrical machinery and equipment |
| 12 | Printing, copying and facsimile machines, and their parts and accessories | $8.38 billion | Machinery and mechanical appliances |
| 13 | Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; similar products in which the weight of the aromatic constituents exceeds that of the non-aromatic constituents | $8.17 billion | Mineral fuels and oils |
| 14 | Passenger cars and other passenger motor vehicles | $8.12 billion | Vehicles and vehicle parts |
| 15 | Unwrought aluminium | $7.28 billion | Aluminium and aluminium articles |
| 16 | Electrical transformers, static converters and inductors | $6.86 billion | Electrical machinery and equipment |
| 17 | Motor-vehicle parts and accessories | $6.59 billion | Vehicles and vehicle parts |
| 18 | Tractors, excluding short-distance industrial towing tractors | $6.46 billion | Vehicles and vehicle parts |
| 19 | Parts and accessories for computers and office machines | $6.38 billion | Machinery and mechanical appliances |
| 20 | Cheese and curd | $5.90 billion | Dairy products, eggs, honey and other edible animal products |
Top 10 importers of Netherlands's exports, 2024
Ranked by Netherlands's reported merchandise exports to each named destination economy. Separately reported territories may appear. These are recorded export destinations; goods may subsequently be re-exported.
| Rank | Country | Dollar amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | $216.37 billion |
| 2 | Belgium | $106.36 billion |
| 3 | France (including Monaco, overseas departments and French St Martin) | $77.97 billion |
| 4 | United Kingdom (including the Channel Islands and Isle of Man) | $52.16 billion |
| 5 | United States (including Puerto Rico) | $46.86 billion |
| 6 | Italy | $39.45 billion |
| 7 | Spain | $33.23 billion |
| 8 | Poland | $29.59 billion |
| 9 | China | $25.61 billion |
| 10 | Sweden | $21.25 billion |
