October 2011
Netherlands
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)  16 612 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2010)  783 413 Merchandise  5 7
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2010)  705 601 excluding intra-EU trade - -
Current account balance (million US$, 2010)  60 026 Commercial services 9 10
Trade per capita (US$, 2008-2010)  68 319 excluding intra-EU trade - -
Trade to GDP ratio (2008-2010)   138.2
Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Real GDP (2005=100)   107 1 -4 2
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)  a   108 2 -8 ...
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)  a   109 2 -8 ...
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession 1 January 1995 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) 3.233
Trade Policy Review 6, 8 July 2011 Import duties collected
GPA accession  1 January 1996 in total tax revenue ...
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports ...
Tariff binding coverage (%)    100 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2010 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry   18
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 31 - 10
All goods   5.0   5.1 Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) 149
Agricultural goods (AOA)   12.3   12.8 Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) 8
Non-agricultural goods   3.9   4.0 Safeguards (22 October 2010)   0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)   4.8   4.7 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2009) Requests for consultation 85 - 71
in agricultural goods (AOA)   41.1 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 33 - 32
in non-agricultural goods   51.4 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 4 - 4
Services sectors with GATS commitments   115 Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) 4 - 3
                         
MERCHANDISE TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)  573 360 7 -22 15
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)  516 927 7 -24 17
2010  b 2010  b
Share in world total exports    3.76 Share in world total imports  3.36
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products   16.4 Agricultural products 11.9
Fuels and mining products   19.2 Fuels and mining products 23.8
Manufactures   61.5 Manufactures 61.7
  By main destination   By main origin
1. European Union (27)   74.6 1. European Union (27)   55.3
2. United States   4.5 2. United States   8.4
3. Switzerland   1.5 3. China   8.0
4. China   1.5 4. Russian Federation   3.5
5. Russian Federation   1.4 5. Japan   2.6
                         
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010   2009 2010
Commercial services exports (million US$)  113 257   5 -9 2
Commercial services imports (million US$)  106 103   5 -3 -1
2010   2010
Share in world total exports   3.07   Share in world total imports 3.02
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation   22.3   Transportation 17.8
Travel   11.5   Travel 18.5
Other commercial services   66.1   Other commercial services 63.7
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2009 Trademark registrations by office
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
 1 643   305  1 948 ... ... ... ...
                         
a  Refers to 2009 and to the average annual percentage change for 2005-2009.
b  Breakdowns by destination/origin refer to 2009.