11.09.202504:57:19UTC+00Dutch Trade Surplus Smallest in 3 Years

In July 2025, the Netherlands experienced a decrease in its trade surplus, which fell to EUR 8.52 billion from EUR 9.31 billion in the same month of the previous year. This represents the smallest trade surplus since August 2022. The decline in surplus was primarily due to a 0.5% reduction in exports, which totaled EUR 67.85 billion. This was largely influenced by a 2.8% drop in sales to non-EU countries, although there was a slight increase of 1.1% in sales to EU countries. The export of mineral fuels and lubricants notably plummeted by 11.7%, with chemical products also witnessing a 3% decrease. On the other hand, imports saw a modest rise of 0.8%, reaching EUR 59.33 billion, driven by a 1.7% increase in purchases from non-EU countries, while imports from EU countries slightly declined by 0.3%. Significant increases in imports were observed in food and live animals (up by 15.5%), chemical products (up by 9.1%), and machinery and transport equipment (up by 2.4%). Cumulatively, from January to July, the trade surplus amounted to EUR 73.07 billion, down from EUR 81.89 billion during the same period last year.