Trade and Investment
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Exports of The Netherlands, were 70.1% of GDP in 2000 and 69.2% in 2009. These exports contributed 28.8% to GDP in 2009. As a result The Netherlands had strongly positive balance of payments for 2005 estimated at €31.5 billion. Leading export markets (2005) are Germany with 25.1%, Belgium with 12.2% and the United Kingdom and France with both 9.4%. Leading suppliers (2004) are Germany (17%), Belgium (9.4%), China (8.8%) and the United States (7.8%). As becomes clear from these figures, Germany is by far the most important trading partner of The Netherlands.
Leading foreign investors in the Netherlands (2005) are the United States with 18.5%, the United Kingdom (14.1%), Germany (12.0%) and Belgium (10.1%).
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