Summary
- Cayman Islands → Netherlands
- $1.8billion
- Netherlands → Cayman Islands
- $2.4billion
- The Cayman Islands’ balance
- -$575million
Balance
The Cayman Islands’ trade balance with the Netherlands
Trade between the Cayman Islands and the Netherlands grew 1,550.4-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). The Cayman Islands’ exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 1.8
- Imports 2.4
- Balance -0.6
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $403 thousand | $2 million | -$2 million |
| 1996 | $497 thousand | $4 million | -$4 million |
| 1997 | $228 thousand | $3 million | -$3 million |
| 1998 | $108 thousand | $64 million | -$64 million |
| 1999 | $89 thousand | $66 million | -$66 million |
| 2000 | $49 thousand | $104 million | -$104 million |
| 2001 | $24 thousand | $69 million | -$69 million |
| 2002 | $53 thousand | $163 million | -$163 million |
| 2003 | $18 thousand | $120 million | -$120 million |
| 2004 | $1 thousand | $106 million | -$106 million |
| 2005 | $12 thousand | $156 million | -$156 million |
| 2006 | $215 thousand | $257 million | -$256 million |
| 2007 | $214 thousand | $251 million | -$251 million |
| 2008 | $74 thousand | $202 million | -$202 million |
| 2009 | $40 thousand | $226 million | -$226 million |
| 2010 | $40 thousand | $257 million | -$257 million |
| 2011 | $61 thousand | $448 million | -$448 million |
| 2012 | $173 thousand | $293 million | -$293 million |
| 2013 | $2 million | $331 million | -$330 million |
| 2014 | $119 thousand | $163 million | -$163 million |
| 2015 | $1 million | $192 million | -$191 million |
| 2016 | $693 million | $1.3 billion | -$598 million |
| 2017 | $480 million | $687 million | -$206 million |
| 2018 | $471 million | $1.3 billion | -$854 million |
| 2019 | $1.2 billion | $2.2 billion | -$1 billion |
| 2020 | $1.3 billion | $2 billion | -$691 million |
| 2021 | $1.9 billion | $3.3 billion | -$1.3 billion |
| 2022 | $510 thousand | $4 million | -$3 million |
| 2023 | $1.4 billion | $2.9 billion | -$1.5 billion |
| 2024 | $1.8 billion | $2.4 billion | -$575 million |
What they sell each other
What the Cayman Islands sells to the Netherlands
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What the Netherlands sells to the Cayman Islands
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The Cayman Islands and the Netherlands traded $4.2 billion in 2024 (both directions together). They trade mostly by air: 92% of the value travels by plane.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
The Netherlands was the Cayman Islands’ largest trading partner (46% of its trade), and the Cayman Islands was the Netherlands’ 44th (0.4%).
- The Netherlands in the Cayman Islands’ trade
- 45.8%
- The Netherlands’ rank among the Cayman Islands’ partners
- 1st
- The Cayman Islands in the Netherlands’ trade
- 0.4%
- The Cayman Islands’ rank among the Netherlands’ partners
- 44th
Compare with
Other partners of the Cayman Islands
Other partners of the Netherlands
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.
Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.