Netherlands enriched its trade surplus amounts at the fastest-pace during 2010 to 2014 under the product categories below.

1. Musical instruments: Up 3,666% since 2010 (US$147.6 million)
2. Miscellaneous manufactured articles: Up 2,293% ($476 million)
3. Lead: Up 777.6% ($77.1 million)
4. Pharmaceuticals: Up 537.4% ($6.4 billion)
5. Aircraft, spacecraft: Up 161.3% ($512.9 million)
6. Cereal/milk preparations: Up 115.5% ($3.2 billion)
7. Furskins and artificial fur: Up 102.9% ($252.8 million)
8. Optical, technical and medical apparatus: Up 79.4% ($3.6 billion)
9. Raw hides, skins not furskins, leather: Up 72.6% ($227 million)
10. Fish: Up 57.4% ($640.9 million)

From the perspective of the more detailed 4-digit harmonized tariff system (HTS) level, below are 15 products that enabled Netherlands to achieve the highest surpluses in its international trade with other countries.

1. Processed petroleum oils: US$24.7 billion
2. Petroleum gases: $7.4 billion
3. Machinery for making semi-conductors: $6 billion
4. Medication mixes in dosage: $4.7 billion
5. Tractors: $4 billion
6. Miscellaneous live plants: $3.7 billion
7. Fresh or dried flowers (for bouquets, ornamental): $3.7 billion
8. Polyacetal/ether/carbonates: $3.5 billion
9. Cheese, curd: $3.1 billion
10. Blood fractions (including antisera): $3.1 billion
11. Cyclic hydrocarbons: $2.7 billion
12. Flour/meal/starch/malt extract food preparations: $2.6 billion
13. Miscellaneous animal feed preparations: $2.3 billion
14. Ethylene polymers: $2.3 billion
15. Electro-medical equip (e.g. xrays): $2.1 billion

Among these, petroleum gases had the fastest-growing Dutch surplus with a 2,572% gain since 2010. In second place were blood fractions including antisera up 2,308% while exported flour/meal/starch/malt extract food preparations moved ahead in value by 117.1%.

Netherlands enriched its trade surplus amounts with the countries below at the fastest-pace during 2010 to 2014.

1. Chad: Up 1,859% since 2010 (US$49.5 million)
2. Kiribati: Up 1,788% ($320,000)
3. Northern Mariana Is: Up 1,515% ($323,000)
4. Marshall Islands: Up 1,295% ($5.6 million)
5. Tanzania: Up 660% ($49.3 million)
6. Togo: Up 636% ($1.2 billion)
7. Estonia: Up 605% ($748.5 million)
8. Hungary: Up 559% ($1.5 billion)
9. Lesotho: Up 483% ($2.2 million)
10. Liberia: Up 457.2% ($33.6 million)

From the above list, Netherlands showed major product supply advantages over trade partners with comparatively small populations and for generally small surplus amounts. However, Netherlands did generate a trade surplus with Hungary that exceeded $1 billion.

Below are the products that gave Netherlands the highest surpluses in its international trade with Germany.

1. Processed petroleum oils: US$10.7 billion (19.4% of Netherlands’ surplus vs. Germany)
2. Petroleum gases: $9 billion (16.4%)
3. Crude oil: $6.2 billion (11.2%)
4. Phone system devices: $2.5 billion (4.5%)
5. Computers, optical readers: $2.2 billion (4.1%)
6. Printing machinery: $1.4 billion (2.6%)
7. Fresh or dried flowers (for bouquets, ornamental): $1.3 billion (2.4%)
8. Miscellaneous live plants: $1.2 billion (2.2%)
9. Computer parts, accessories: $1.2 billion (2.1%)
10. Aluminum (unwrought): $1.1 billion (2%)

Among these, crude oil had the fastest-growing Dutch surplus with Germany posting a 6,172% gain from 2010 to 2014. In second place were petroleum gases up 1,036% followed by unwrought aluminum ahead by 74.1%.

Below are the products that gave Netherlands the highest surpluses in its international trade with France.

1. Petroleum gases: US$2.1 billion (8.9% of Netherlands’ surplus vs. France)
2. Computers, optical readers: $1.8 billion (7.4%)
3. Medication mixes in dosage: $1.3 billion (5.3%)
4. Phone system devices: $1.2 billion (4.9%)
5. Processed petroleum oils: $1.1 billion (4.8%)
6. Printing machinery: $999 million (4.2%)
7. Electro-medical equip (e.g. xrays): $633.9 million (2.7%)
8. Cigars/cigarellos, cigarettes: $620.3 million (2.6%)
9. Fresh or dried flowers (for bouquets, ornamental): $585.4 million (2.5%)
10. Miscellaneous live plants: $460.2 million (1.9%)

Among these, petroleum gases had the fastest-growing Dutch surplus with France posting a 3,467% gain from 2010 to 2014. In second place were medication mixes in dosage up 156.1% followed by printing machinery ahead by 19.1%.

Below are the products that gave Netherlands the highest surpluses in its international trade with the United Kingdom.

1. Phone system devices: US$2.3 billion (15.6% of Netherlands’ surplus versus UK)
2. Computers, optical readers: $1.7 billion (11.6%)
3. Printing machinery: $1 billion (6.9%)
4. Fresh or dried flowers (for bouquets, ornamental): $834 million (5.6%)
5. Poultry meat: $699.9 million (4.7%)
6. Electro-medical equip (e.g. xrays): $696 million (4.7%)
7. Petroleum gases: $619.8 million (4.2%)
8. Electrical energy: $472.3 million (3.2%)
9. Salted/dried/smoked meat: $469.2 million (3.2%)
10. Biodiesel: $463.3 million (3.1%)

Among these, electrical energy had the fastest-growing Dutch surplus with the UK posting a 549.8% gain from 2010 to 2014. In second place was biodiesel up 169.5% followed by printing machinery ahead by 46.7%.