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Maritime profile: Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2022
Population
GDP
Merchandise trade¹
17.564 Millions
992 929 Millions current US$
1 865 018 Millions current US$
Land area²
GDP growth
Transport services trade³
(o) 33 670 Km²
4.52 %
(e) 536 849 Millions current US$
MARITIME KEY FIGURES FOR 2022
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Coast/area ratio²
Ship building
Ship recycling
56.8 m/km²
78 508 GT
598 GT
Fleet - National flag
Fleet - National flag
Fleet - Ownership
6 657 Thousands DWT
1 189 ships
17 982 Thousands DWT
Number of port calls
Container port throughput
Number of seafarers
14 929 333 TEU
(j) 9 667
131 050
WORLD SHARES FOR 2022
0.22 %0.12 %0.99 %3.88 %3.50 %0.30 %0.91 %0.82 %1.76 %0.14 % Less than 0.01% of the World total1.13 % Less than 0.01% of the World total1.75 %2.43 %8.42 %6.81 %1.72 %4.11 %2.22 %0.22 %0.12 %0.99 %3.88 %3.50 %0.30 %0.91 %0.82 %1.76 %0.14 % Less than 0.01% of the World total1.13 % Less than 0.01% of the World total1.75 %2.43 %8.42 %6.81 %1.72 %4.11 %2.22 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+15.1 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2022
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchandise exports
406 372
574 251
570 442
966 708
Merchandise imports
363 822
516 409
512 105
898 310
Merchandise trade balance
42 550
57 842
58 337
68 398
Export structure by product group in 2022
(as % of total exports)
6 %6 %62 %62 %17 %17 %15 %15 %
Top 5 partners in 2022
(exports, millions of US$)
237 838124 24085 07347 31846 333237 838124 24085 07347 31846 333
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TRANSPORT SERVICES
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+12.9 %
Transport services exports growth rate in 2022
Services exports by main category¹⁰
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport
-
(e) 19.1
17.9
(e) 23.3
Travel
-
(e) 9.3
7.0
(e) 6.0
Other services
-
(e) 65.7
70.9
(e) 66.0
Total trade in transport services¹⁰
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport services exports
-
(e) 30 905
35 385
(e) 63 471
Transport services imports
-
(e) 22 984
20 957
(e) 50 395
Transport services trade balance
-
(e) 7 921
14 428
(e) 13 077
NATIONAL FLEET
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-2.3 %
Fleet growth rate in 2022
Carrying capacity by type of ship
(Thousands DWT)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Total fleet
7 940.0
7 252.5
8 516.0
6 657.2
Oil tankers
695.0
651.2
263.3
157.4
Bulk carriers
380.0
53.0
958.3
251.8
General cargo
3 632.0
3 605.5
4 431.6
4 245.5
Container ships
1 903.0
1 855.9
1 005.7
363.5
Other types of ships
1 330.0
1 086.8
1 857.1
1 639.2
Fleet by type of ship
(Number of ships)
574375391128574405541029561455541023565435661321570415801320
LINER SHIPPING CONNECTIVITY
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Bilateral connectivity index - Top 10 partners in Q1 2022¹¹
Can only take values between 0 (minimum) and 1 (maximum)
Liner shipping connectivity index¹¹
Maximum 2006=100 for China
91.090.689.490.690.790.991.991.690.889.688.991.691.992.087.688.488.188.089.188.286.887.186.582.882.183.382.483.382.782.081.981.279.782.281.881.282.281.977.478.279.179.679.478.379.579.681.981.080.581.681.179.979.879.680.780.577.176.979.079.580.476.575.574.875.073.372.571.2
PORT CALLS AND PERFORMANCE
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Port calls, time spent in ports, vessel age and size in 2022
 
Number of arrivals
Median time
in port (days)
Avg age
of vessels
Avg size (GT)
of vessels
Avg cargo
carrying
capacity (DWT)
per vessel
Avg container
carrying
capacity (TEU)
per container ship
Maximum size (GT) of vessels
All ships
131 050
0.59
18
12 835
15 591
2 832
236 583
Liquid bulk carriers
45 262
0.57
17
9 576
18 223
..
170 611
Liquefied petroleum gas carriers
2 434
0.99
15
7 069
7 817
..
50 400
Liquefied natural gas carriers
319
1.05
7
81 777
64 302
..
141 671
Dry bulk carriers
4 813
1.26
11
38 719
69 585
..
197 453
Dry breakbulk carriers
29 995
0.40
23
3 803
5 310
..
91 784
Roll-on/ roll-off ships
11 372
..
23
18 503
7 228
..
76 420
Container ships
10 682
0.87
16
30 500
..
2 832
236 583
Passenger ships
26 173
..
15
14 088
..
..
185 206
Port liner shipping connectivity index - Top 5 ports in 2022¹¹
Maximum 2006=100 for China, Hong Kong SAR
1.91.91.91.91.91.91.91.91.91.91.91.91.51.51.51.51.51.53.63.63.63.63.63.63.53.43.22.82.92.82.63.54.04.04.06.86.86.46.46.86.86.76.76.46.45.65.65.66.23.23.24.44.43.96.76.16.26.45.75.78.23.54.04.07.27.67.77.57.57.617.217.518.923.022.322.121.921.121.120.620.619.417.919.318.716.44.84.85.15.15.45.25.15.35.14.44.44.54.54.54.54.54.54.54.54.95.35.25.25.25.14.74.84.85.35.15.15.04.34.24.24.14.44.43.93.74.44.44.34.34.34.34.14.54.44.74.14.04.04.04.04.13.83.33.33.33.73.73.83.63.63.93.94.415.315.615.516.216.115.815.916.514.814.213.014.418.214.515.014.913.813.313.112.011.010.910.910.010.06.46.47.05.85.15.15.65.65.65.65.75.75.65.65.11.81.80.9260.9260.9260.9260.9266.16.17.07.06.96.76.76.76.46.46.47.17.07.07.07.37.37.77.77.77.794.994.793.294.895.095.295.795.294.694.593.196.497.798.191.792.692.591.793.493.091.792.291.488.087.589.188.190.890.089.888.988.487.889.288.788.087.987.783.484.486.587.286.686.688.187.989.788.187.088.087.185.885.585.286.386.283.383.885.185.887.183.882.681.881.678.878.376.4
Source: Detailed data sources are available in the documentation of the corresponding tables in the Data Center (https://unctadstat.unctad.org/datacentre/). A link to these tables is provided in each section of the profile.
Notes:
1
Sum of exports and imports.
2
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
Coastline length based on data calculated in 2000 from the World Vector Shoreline database at 1:250,000 scale.
3
Sum of exports and imports. Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, 2009 (BPM6, 2009).
4
Propelled seagoing merchant vessels of 100 GT and above. Source: Clarksons Research (https://www.clarksons.com/services/research/).
5
Propelled seagoing merchant vessels of 100 GT and above, on 1 January. Source: Clarksons Research (https://www.clarksons.com/services/research/).
6
Propelled seagoing merchant vessels of 1000 GT and above, on 1 January. Source: Clarksons Research (https://www.clarksons.com/services/research/).
7
UNCTAD Secretariat, derived from various sources including Dynamar B.V. Publications, terminal operators and port authorities.
8
Refers to year 2021. Source: BIMCO-ICS Manpower Report 2015 and BIMCO-ICS Seafarer Workforce Report, 2021 edition.
9
UNCTAD Secretariat, based on data provided by MarineTraffic (http://marinetraffic.com). Ships of 1000 GT and above.
10
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, 2009 (BPM6, 2009).
11
UNCTAD Secretariat, generated from data provided by MDS Transmodal (https://www.mdst.co.uk).
e
Estimated.
j
BIMCO/ICS uses 2018 data from European Maritime Safety Agency.
o
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
LNG:
Liquefied natural gas
LPG:
Liquefied petroleum gas
GDP:
Gross domestic product
GT:
Gross tons
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
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Generation date: 22 December 2023