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Trade and Jobs: Netherlands

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  • Netherlands

Dutch companies’ exports outside the EU are worth €236 billion in 2022. And this keeps 1.8 million workers busy in the EU.

  • Dutch extra-EU exports support 1.3 million jobs in the Netherlands.
  • Another 448,000 workers in the Netherlands are in jobs linked to exports from other EU countries to the world.
  • This means 18% of jobs in the Netherlands depend on extra-EU exports.
  • Dutch extra-EU exports also support over 453,000 jobs in EU countries.
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