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About

Netherlands-Japan Trade: In 2022, Netherlands exported $4.59B to Japan. The main products that Netherlands exported to Japan were Machinery Having Individual Functions ($773M), Medical Instruments ($320M), and Orthopedic Appliances ($211M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 4.68%, from $3.65B in 2017 to $4.59B in 2022.

In 2020, Netherlands exported services to Japan worth $3.49B, with Royalties and license fees ($1.09B), Other business services ($1.07B), and Computer and information services ($662M) being the largest in terms of value.

Japan-Netherlands Trade: In 2022, Japan exported $11.3B to Netherlands. The main products that Japan exported to Netherlands were Industrial Printers ($1.19B), Large Construction Vehicles ($1.03B), and Cars ($435M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Netherlands have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.24%,  from $12B in 2017 to $11.3B in 2022.

In 2009, Japan exported services to Netherlands worth $7.57B, with Services not allocated ($3.78B), Other business services ($1.46B), and Transportation ($1.14B) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  Netherlands ranked 23 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.11), and 6 in total exports ($674B). That same year, Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($728B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Netherlands exported $4.59B to Japan. The main products exported from Netherlands to Japan were Machinery Having Individual Functions ($773M), Medical Instruments ($320M), and Orthopedic Appliances ($211M). During the last 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 4.68%, from $3.65B in 2017 to $4.59B in 2022.

In 2017, Japan exported $11.3B to Netherlands. The main products exported from Japan to Netherlands were Industrial Printers ($1.19B), Large Construction Vehicles ($1.03B), and Cars ($435M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Netherlands have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.24%, from $12B in 2022 to $11.3B in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Netherlands
Top Destination
Germany$131B
Japan
Top Destination
United States$137B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Japan than Netherlands included China ($135B), United States ($137B), and South Korea ($50.8B).

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

Comparative Advantage Netherlands - Japan

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Netherlands had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Machines ($1.47B), Instruments ($803M), and Chemical Products ($731M).

During 2017, Japan had a large net trade with Netherlands in the exports of Machines ($5.84B), Transportation ($1.43B), and Instruments ($1.4B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Netherlands Japan+$190MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures
Top Product Potential Japan Netherlands+$290MCars

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 Japan. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Netherlands indicates it has a comparative advantage over Japan. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Japan indicates it has a comparative advantage over Netherlands.

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

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