Dutch Export Opportunities in Asia: is the Netherlands Lagging Behind?

Dutch firms could potentially export more to Asia. There are potentially underexplored export opportunities in in certain agro-food sectors (including vegetables, meat, and flowers), certain high-tech machinery sectors, and medicaments. These are sectors in which the Netherlands has a comparative advantage worldwide, but for which exports to Asia are relatively low, thereby constituting a potential ‘opportunity’ to be explored. This study identifies the comparative advantages of the Dutch export sectors. Based on value added export data, we find that the Netherlands has the strongest comparati... Mehr ...