The Netherlands: India's third largest export destination and fourth largest source of FDI

Background

The Netherlands is India's 10th largest merchandise trading partner and the 2nd largest in the European Union after Germany, according to the Indian Embassy in The Hague. Total merchandise trade stood at USD 23.287 billion in F.Y. 2025-2026. It is India's third largest merchandise export destination in the world, after the USA and the UAE, with Indian exports of USD 17.501 billion. On investment, the Netherlands is the fourth largest source of FDI into India, after Mauritius, Singapore and the USA, with a cumulative FDI equity inflow of USD 56.676 billion from April 2000 to March 2026, or 7% of the total. There are over 300 Dutch companies in India and over 300 Indian companies in the Netherlands.