The Netherlands' trade surplus narrowed slightly to EUR 9.72 billion in December 2025 from EUR 9.70 billion in the same month a year earlier. Imports rose 4.1% year-on-year to EUR 56.5 billion, supported by higher arrivals from EU (2.7%) and non-EU countries (5.4%). By commodity, imports climbed for food and live animals (6.2%), animal and vegetable oils (35%), machine and transport equipment (11.3%), and miscellaneous manufactured goods (6.5%). Meanwhile, exports grew 3.5% to EUR 66.2 billion, driven largely by increased sales to EU (5.2%) and non-EU countries (1.2%). Exports advanced for beverages and tobacco (8.7%), raw materials (10.1%), and goods not individually mentioned (59.3%). For the whole year, the country’s trade surplus narrowed to EUR 117.5 billion from EUR 124.6 billion in the same period last year. source: Statistics Netherlands

Netherlands recorded a trade surplus of 9721 EUR Million in December of 2025. Balance of Trade in Netherlands averaged 2081.40 EUR Million from 1960 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 15057.00 EUR Million in September of 2023 and a record low of -907.60 EUR Million in May of 1993. This page provides the latest reported value for - Netherlands Balance of Trade - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Netherlands Balance of Trade - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.

Netherlands recorded a trade surplus of 9721 EUR Million in December of 2025. Balance of Trade in Netherlands is expected to be 11500.00 EUR Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Netherlands Balance of Trade is projected to trend around 10400.00 EUR Million in 2027 and 10500.00 EUR Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-14 05:30 AM
Balance of Trade
Nov €10.66B €12.17B €12.3B
2026-02-11 08:30 AM
Balance of Trade
Dec €9.72B €10.76B €10.3B
2026-03-13 05:30 AM
Balance of Trade
Jan €9.72B €11.3B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 9721.00 10758.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Exports 66214.00 66444.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Imports 56493.00 55687.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Terms of Trade 102.00 102.70 points Dec 2025


Netherlands Balance of Trade
The Netherlands is an export-oriented economy and derives more than two-thirds of its GDP from the merchandise trade. Main exports are: machinery and transport equipment (28 percent of total exports), mineral fuels (23 percent), food (11 percent), clothing and footwear (10 percent) and pharmaceuticals (5 percent). Netherlands main imports are: fuel (29 percent of total imports), machinery (26 percent) and food and live animals (8.6 percent). Main trading partners are Germany (24 percent of total exports and 17 percent of imports) and Belgium (12 percent of exports and 10 percent imports). Others include: China, France, United Kingdom and United States.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
9721.00 10758.00 15057.00 -907.60 1960 - 2025 EUR Million Monthly

News Stream
Dutch Trade Surplus Narrows in December
The Netherlands' trade surplus narrowed slightly to EUR 9.72 billion in December 2025 from EUR 9.70 billion in the same month a year earlier. Imports rose 4.1% year-on-year to EUR 56.5 billion, supported by higher arrivals from EU (2.7%) and non-EU countries (5.4%). By commodity, imports climbed for food and live animals (6.2%), animal and vegetable oils (35%), machine and transport equipment (11.3%), and miscellaneous manufactured goods (6.5%). Meanwhile, exports grew 3.5% to EUR 66.2 billion, driven largely by increased sales to EU (5.2%) and non-EU countries (1.2%). Exports advanced for beverages and tobacco (8.7%), raw materials (10.1%), and goods not individually mentioned (59.3%). For the whole year, the country’s trade surplus narrowed to EUR 117.5 billion from EUR 124.6 billion in the same period last year.
2026-02-11
Dutch Trade Surplus Narrows in November
The Netherlands’ trade surplus narrowed to EUR 10.7 billion in November 2025 from EUR 11.7 billion in the same month a year earlier. Exports fell 1.4% year-on-year to EUR 66.4 billion, reflecting weaker sales to EU (-2.0%) and non-EU (-0.6%) markets. By commodity, exports declined for food and live animals (-2.7%), beverages and tobacco (-5.6%), and mineral fuels and lubricants (-8.6%). Meanwhile, imports edged up 0.1% to EUR 55.8 billion, with higher arrivals from non-EU countries (+2.1%) nearly offset by lower imports from EU countries (-1.9%). Imports rose sharply for animal and vegetable oils (+49.9%) and, to a lesser extent, food and live animals (+2.3%), partially offset by declines in beverages and tobacco (-2.9%), raw materials (-8.2%), and mineral fuels and lubricants (-11.4%). For the January–November period, the country’s trade surplus narrowed to EUR 111.3 billion from EUR 123.5 billion in the same period last year.
2026-01-14
Dutch Trade Surplus Largest in 7 Months
The Netherlands’ trade surplus widened to EUR 12.47 billion in October 2025 from EUR 9.36 billion in the same month a year earlier. This was the largest surplus since March, as exports rose 1.1% year-on-year to a seven-month high of EUR 69.63 billion, supported by higher sales to EU countries (+2.7%), while shipments to non-EU markets fell (-1.1%). Meanwhile, imports increased 1.4% to EUR 57.16 billion, driven by higher purchases from both EU (+1.2%) and non-EU (+1.5%) countries. For the January–October period, the trade surplus narrowed to EUR 102.9 billion from EUR 111.78 billion a year earlier.
2025-12-12