North Rhine-Westphalia's international trade partners

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Trading Partners

The total trading volume of North Rhine-Westphalia from imports and exports amounts to more than EUR 340 billion (2010). NRW's most important trading partner is the EU (27) with a trading volume of EUR 212 billion (2010).


The most important trading partners in 2010 (in EUR billion)

Bar diagram showing the most important trading partners of North Rhine-Westphalia 2010

Source: IT.NRW, March 2011



Germany's number one export state

16.9 percent of all goods exported from Germany are "Made in NRW". Compared to 2009 exports increased by 17 percent to 162.1 billion euros.

Outline of North Rhine-Westphalia with arrow; exports according to export countries and regions 2010

Source: IT.NRW, March 2011


The main exports are:
Chemicals and chemical products

16.3 %

Machinery and equipment

15.7 %

Basic metals

11.5 %

Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers

9.7 %

Electrical equipment

5.9 %

Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

5.5 %

 

Nearly half of all exports go to seven key partner countries:
Netherlands

10.6 %

France

9.1 %

United Kingdom

6.2 %

Belgium

6.0 %

Italy

5.9 %

China

5.2 %

Austria

5.1 %

 

 

One of Europe's largest regional markets

With an import volume of almost EUR 178.2 billion, North Rhine-Westphalia is Germany's strongest import state. 22 percent of all German imports are delivered to NRW. Compared to 2009, imports rose by 20.6 percent.

Outline of North Rhine-Westphalia with arrows; imports according to countries and regions 2010

Source: IT.NRW, March 2011


The main imports are:
Basic metals

10.8 %

Computer, electronic and optical products

10.0 %

Chemicals and chemical products

8.6 %

Oil and natural gas

8.0 %

Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers

7.4 %

Machinery and equipment

5.5 %

 

Nearly 55 percent of NRW imports come from seven main supplying countries:
Netherlands

15.7 %

China

9.7 %

Belgium

7.0 %

France

6.8 %

United Kingdom

6.3 %

Italy

5.2 %

Poland

3.9 %

 

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