Holland Compared
hollandcompard_summer2015_LR
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Major importer of<br />
goods and services<br />
Top 10 importers of goods (2013)<br />
United States 2,328,329<br />
China<br />
Germany<br />
Japan<br />
Hong Kong, China<br />
France<br />
United Kingdom<br />
Netherlands<br />
South Korea<br />
India<br />
Millions of US dollars Share in world imports (%)<br />
2.7<br />
2.6<br />
3.5<br />
3.1<br />
3.7<br />
3.6<br />
4.4<br />
703,872<br />
668,658<br />
655,698<br />
509,844<br />
515,573<br />
488,442<br />
6.4<br />
833,166<br />
10.4<br />
12.4<br />
1,194,483<br />
Source: International Trade Organisation, 2014.<br />
1,949,935<br />
As well as being a major exporter, the Netherlands also imports large<br />
quantities of goods: 591 billion-US-dollars-worth in 2013. With a about 3.1%<br />
share of the global total, the country is the ninth-largest importer of<br />
goods in the world. The Netherlands is also a significant importer of<br />
commercial services - imports of commercial services amounted to 121<br />
billion US dollars (94 billion Euros) in 2013, which placed the Netherlands<br />
eight in the world rankings.<br />
Trade and foreign investment 29
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