Netherlands in figures
Back to NetherlandsExports of goods and services from the Netherlands were worth 96.4% of GDP in 2022 and 80.7% in 2025, and the current account ran a surplus of 9.1% of GDP in 2024. Public debt shrank. It stood at 67.2% of GDP in 2013 and 43.3% in 2025, though the IMF projected a rise to 48.0% by 2031.
GDP
$1.33 tn
2025
from $417.6 bn in 2000
GDP per person
$73 684
2025
from $26 225 in 2000
Real growth
1.8%
2025
from 4.2% in 2000
Inflation
3.3%
2025
from 2.4% in 2000
Unemployment
3.9%
2025
from 2.7% in 2000
Government debt
43.3%of GDP
2025
from 52.2% in 2000
Sections
Economy
How large Netherlands's economy is, how fast it grows and what it is made of
In current dollars GDP rose from $417.6 billion in 2000 to $957.9 billion in 2008, fell back to $775.7 billion in 2015 and reached $1.33 trillion in 2025. Real output shrank in four years, by 3.7% in 2009, 1.0% in 2012, 3.9% in 2020 and 0.6% in 2023, and grew fastest in 2021, at 6.3%, just after the deepest of those falls. Output per person at purchasing power was $87,320 in 2025. Services produced 70.4% of GDP in 2025 and industry, construction included, 17.7%, against 21.1% in 2000. Manufacturing's share bottomed at 9.7% in 2013 and was 10.1% in 2025. Farms, forests and fisheries accounted for 1.7% in 2025.
$1.33 tn2025
Data
| Year | GDP, current US dollars |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.33 tn |
| 2024 | $1.21 tn |
| 2023 | $1.14 tn |
| 2022 | $1.05 tn |
| 2021 | $1.05 tn |
| 2020 | $932.6 bn |
| 2019 | $928.9 bn |
| 2018 | $929.7 bn |
| 2017 | $848.2 bn |
| 2016 | $797.2 bn |
| 2015 | $775.7 bn |
| 2014 | $901.6 bn |
| 2013 | $884.0 bn |
| 2012 | $845.7 bn |
| 2011 | $913.1 bn |
| 2010 | $852.5 bn |
| 2009 | $879.0 bn |
| 2008 | $957.9 bn |
| 2007 | $853.5 bn |
| 2006 | $737.6 bn |
| 2005 | $688.1 bn |
| 2004 | $661.2 bn |
| 2003 | $582.4 bn |
| 2002 | $475.5 bn |
| 2001 | $432.5 bn |
| 2000 | $417.6 bn |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
1.8%2025
Data
| Year | Growth |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 1.2% |
| 2030 (projection) | 1.2% |
| 2029 (projection) | 1.3% |
| 2028 (projection) | 1.4% |
| 2027 (projection) | 1.4% |
| 2026 (projection) | 1.2% |
| 2025 | 1.8% |
| 2024 | 1.1% |
| 2023 | −0.6% |
| 2022 | 5.0% |
| 2021 | 6.3% |
| 2020 | −3.9% |
| 2019 | 2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.3% |
| 2017 | 2.8% |
| 2016 | 2.4% |
| 2015 | 2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.6% |
| 2013 | −0.0% |
| 2012 | −1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.3% |
| 2009 | −3.7% |
| 2008 | 2.1% |
| 2007 | 3.9% |
| 2006 | 3.5% |
| 2005 | 2.0% |
| 2004 | 2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.3% |
| 2000 | 4.2% |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook NGDP_RPCH
$73 6842025
At market exchange ratesAt purchasing power parity
Data
| Year | GDP per person | At purchasing power |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $73 684 | $87 320 |
| 2024 | $67 465 | $85 218 |
| 2023 | $63 516 | $80 392 |
| 2022 | $59 123 | $78 630 |
| 2021 | $60 142 | $68 574 |
| 2020 | $53 468 | $62 597 |
| 2019 | $53 555 | $62 345 |
| 2018 | $53 955 | $58 819 |
| 2017 | $49 514 | $56 038 |
| 2016 | $46 809 | $53 162 |
| 2015 | $45 794 | $50 957 |
| 2014 | $53 457 | $49 751 |
| 2013 | $52 602 | $49 622 |
| 2012 | $50 474 | $47 653 |
| 2011 | $54 702 | $47 004 |
| 2010 | $51 306 | $45 301 |
| 2009 | $53 172 | $44 959 |
| 2008 | $58 247 | $46 714 |
| 2007 | $52 101 | $44 203 |
| 2006 | $45 124 | $41 208 |
| 2005 | $42 165 | $37 778 |
| 2004 | $40 611 | $35 961 |
| 2003 | $35 897 | $34 286 |
| 2002 | $29 447 | $34 568 |
| 2001 | $26 956 | $33 259 |
| 2000 | $26 225 | $31 895 |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Manufacturing has its own band and is left out of other industry. The remainder is taxes on products less subsidies, which the national accounts add to reach GDP.
- Services
- Manufacturing
- Other industry and construction
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing
- Taxes less subsidies
Prices and work
What prices and jobs did
Inflation stayed under 3% from 2003 to 2021, with a low of 0.3% in 2016, then hit 10.0% in 2022. It eased to 3.8% in 2023 and 3.3% in 2025. Unemployment ran at 2.1% in 2001, doubled and more to 7.4% in 2014, and was back to 3.9% by 2025. The rate for people aged 15 to 24 peaked at 12.9% in 2013 and was 8.8% in 2025.
3.3%2025
Data
| Year | Inflation |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 2.0% |
| 2030 (projection) | 2.0% |
| 2029 (projection) | 2.0% |
| 2028 (projection) | 2.3% |
| 2027 (projection) | 2.4% |
| 2026 (projection) | 2.7% |
| 2025 | 3.3% |
| 2024 | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 3.8% |
| 2022 | 10.0% |
| 2021 | 2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.5% |
| 2012 | 2.5% |
| 2011 | 2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.3% |
| 2003 | 2.1% |
| 2002 | 3.3% |
| 2001 | 4.2% |
| 2000 | 2.4% |
Series World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook PCPIPCH
3.9%2025
All agesAges 15 to 24
Data
| Year | Unemployment | Ages 15 to 24 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.9% | 8.8% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | 8.8% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | 8.3% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | 7.7% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | 9.3% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | 8.9% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | 6.6% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | 7.0% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | 8.7% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | 10.6% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | 11.1% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | 12.5% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | 12.9% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | 11.4% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | 9.8% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | 10.8% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | 9.9% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | 8.3% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | 9.1% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | 9.8% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | 11.5% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | 7.9% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | 6.5% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | 4.5% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | 5.2% |
Series World Bank SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · World Bank SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Trade
How open the economy is
Exports dipped to 59.2% of GDP in 2003 and then climbed for most of two decades, to 96.4% in 2022. Imports followed the same path, from 52.1% in 2003 to 87.7% in 2022, and stayed below exports in every year shown. Foreign direct investment swung hardest. Net inflows reached 86.0% of GDP in 2007; in 2018 money left on balance, at 30.7% of GDP, and in 2024 at 1.4%.
80.7%2025
ExportsImports
Data
| Year | Exports of goods and services | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 80.7% | 69.5% |
| 2024 | 82.5% | 71.5% |
| 2023 | 87.5% | 77.5% |
| 2022 | 96.4% | 87.7% |
| 2021 | 86.5% | 76.7% |
| 2020 | 81.2% | 71.0% |
| 2019 | 85.3% | 75.4% |
| 2018 | 87.1% | 76.5% |
| 2017 | 85.2% | 74.5% |
| 2016 | 80.9% | 70.1% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | 76.3% |
| 2014 | 81.4% | 70.3% |
| 2013 | 80.4% | 70.3% |
| 2012 | 79.6% | 69.8% |
| 2011 | 75.2% | 66.6% |
| 2010 | 69.3% | 60.8% |
| 2009 | 61.6% | 53.5% |
| 2008 | 69.6% | 60.5% |
| 2007 | 68.7% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | 68.2% | 59.0% |
| 2005 | 65.6% | 56.7% |
| 2004 | 62.6% | 54.4% |
| 2003 | 59.2% | 52.1% |
| 2002 | 60.1% | 52.6% |
| 2001 | 63.4% | 56.1% |
| 2000 | 66.4% | 59.2% |
Series World Bank NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS · World Bank NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
9.1%2024
Data
| Year | Current account balance |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.1% |
| 2023 | 9.4% |
| 2022 | 6.8% |
| 2021 | 10.3% |
| 2020 | 5.7% |
| 2019 | 6.8% |
| 2018 | 8.8% |
| 2017 | 8.1% |
| 2016 | 7.2% |
| 2015 | 4.8% |
| 2014 | 8.6% |
| 2013 | 7.9% |
| 2012 | 7.5% |
| 2011 | 7.0% |
| 2010 | 6.4% |
| 2009 | 3.4% |
| 2008 | 4.1% |
| 2007 | 5.9% |
| 2006 | 7.8% |
| 2005 | 6.0% |
| 2004 | 6.7% |
| 2003 | 5.1% |
| 2002 | 2.3% |
| 2001 | 2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.7% |
Series World Bank BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
−1.4%2024
Data
| Year | Foreign direct investment, net inflows |
|---|---|
| 2024 | −1.4% |
| 2023 | −30.2% |
| 2022 | 1.5% |
| 2021 | −11.0% |
| 2020 | −23.7% |
| 2019 | −13.8% |
| 2018 | −30.7% |
| 2017 | 23.7% |
| 2016 | 34.8% |
| 2015 | 48.5% |
| 2014 | 16.0% |
| 2013 | 36.7% |
| 2012 | 30.9% |
| 2011 | 39.0% |
| 2010 | 6.5% |
| 2009 | 23.1% |
| 2008 | 20.4% |
| 2007 | 86.0% |
| 2006 | 50.9% |
| 2005 | 30.5% |
| 2004 | 21.2% |
| 2003 | 3.5% |
| 2002 | 5.4% |
| 2001 | 12.0% |
| 2000 | 15.1% |
Series World Bank BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
Public finances
What the state owes and borrows
Debt fell from 52.2% of GDP in 2000 to 42.7% in 2007 and rose to 67.2% in 2013 and 2014. It has fallen in all but one year since. The government ran surpluses from 2016 to 2019, the largest 1.9% of GDP in 2019, and borrowed 1.8% in 2025. The IMF projected deficits of 2.1% to 2.7% a year through 2031. Taxes brought in 25.3% of GDP in 2024.
43.3%2025
Data
| Year | General government gross debt |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 48.0% |
| 2030 (projection) | 46.9% |
| 2029 (projection) | 45.9% |
| 2028 (projection) | 44.9% |
| 2027 (projection) | 44.5% |
| 2026 (projection) | 44.1% |
| 2025 | 43.3% |
| 2024 | 43.7% |
| 2023 | 45.8% |
| 2022 | 48.4% |
| 2021 | 50.5% |
| 2020 | 53.4% |
| 2019 | 47.7% |
| 2018 | 51.6% |
| 2017 | 56.0% |
| 2016 | 60.9% |
| 2015 | 63.8% |
| 2014 | 67.2% |
| 2013 | 67.2% |
| 2012 | 65.7% |
| 2011 | 61.2% |
| 2010 | 58.9% |
| 2009 | 56.3% |
| 2008 | 54.4% |
| 2007 | 42.7% |
| 2006 | 45.0% |
| 2005 | 49.6% |
| 2004 | 50.1% |
| 2003 | 49.8% |
| 2002 | 48.7% |
| 2001 | 49.4% |
| 2000 | 52.2% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXWDG_NGDP
−1.8%2025
Below zero the government borrowed.
Data
| Year | General government net lending or borrowing |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | −2.6% |
| 2030 (projection) | −2.5% |
| 2029 (projection) | −2.4% |
| 2028 (projection) | −2.1% |
| 2027 (projection) | −2.1% |
| 2026 (projection) | −2.7% |
| 2025 | −1.8% |
| 2024 | −0.9% |
| 2023 | −0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0% |
| 2021 | −2.3% |
| 2020 | −3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2% |
| 2015 | −1.8% |
| 2014 | −2.2% |
| 2013 | −2.9% |
| 2012 | −3.8% |
| 2011 | −4.4% |
| 2010 | −5.3% |
| 2009 | −5.1% |
| 2008 | −0.1% |
| 2007 | −0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% |
| 2005 | −0.5% |
| 2004 | −1.8% |
| 2003 | −3.2% |
| 2002 | −2.2% |
| 2001 | −0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.1% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXCNL_NGDP
25.3%2024
Data
| Year | Tax revenue |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 25.3% |
| 2023 | 25.2% |
| 2022 | 23.9% |
| 2021 | 24.3% |
| 2020 | 23.8% |
| 2019 | 23.7% |
| 2018 | 23.0% |
| 2017 | 23.1% |
| 2016 | 22.4% |
| 2015 | 21.7% |
| 2014 | 21.6% |
| 2013 | 20.6% |
| 2012 | 20.3% |
| 2011 | 20.7% |
| 2010 | 20.8% |
| 2009 | 20.9% |
| 2008 | 21.6% |
| 2007 | 21.4% |
| 2006 | 21.1% |
| 2005 | 20.9% |
| 2004 | 20.4% |
| 2003 | 20.1% |
| 2002 | 21.1% |
| 2001 | 21.0% |
| 2000 | 20.9% |
Series World Bank GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS
People
Who lives in Netherlands
The World Bank counted 15,925,513 residents in 2000 and 18,087,633 in 2025. Net migration was negative from 2004 to 2007, at its lowest 25,401 people leaving on balance in 2006, and peaked at 224,472 arriving in 2022. Births per woman fell to 1.43 in 2024. By 2025, 20.9% of residents were 65 or over, against 13.5% in 2000, and under-15s had fallen from 18.8% to 14.9%. The urban share rose from 78.5% in 2000 to 95.9% in 2025.
18.09 m2025
The axis does not start at zero, so the change looks larger than it is.
Data
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 18.09 m |
| 2024 | 17.99 m |
| 2023 | 17.88 m |
| 2022 | 17.70 m |
| 2021 | 17.53 m |
| 2020 | 17.44 m |
| 2019 | 17.34 m |
| 2018 | 17.23 m |
| 2017 | 17.13 m |
| 2016 | 17.03 m |
| 2015 | 16.94 m |
| 2014 | 16.87 m |
| 2013 | 16.80 m |
| 2012 | 16.75 m |
| 2011 | 16.69 m |
| 2010 | 16.62 m |
| 2009 | 16.53 m |
| 2008 | 16.45 m |
| 2007 | 16.38 m |
| 2006 | 16.35 m |
| 2005 | 16.32 m |
| 2004 | 16.28 m |
| 2003 | 16.23 m |
| 2002 | 16.15 m |
| 2001 | 16.05 m |
| 2000 | 15.93 m |
Series World Bank SP.POP.TOTL
Data
| Year | Aged 0 to 14 | 15 to 64 | 65 and over |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.9% | 64.2% | 20.9% |
| 2024 | 15.0% | 64.5% | 20.5% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | 64.7% | 20.2% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | 64.8% | 19.9% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | 64.8% | 19.7% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | 65.0% | 19.4% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | 65.1% | 19.1% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | 65.3% | 18.8% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | 65.4% | 18.4% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | 65.5% | 18.1% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | 65.6% | 17.8% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | 65.8% | 17.4% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | 66.0% | 16.9% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | 66.4% | 16.3% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | 66.8% | 15.7% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | 67.1% | 15.3% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | 67.3% | 15.0% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | 67.4% | 14.7% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | 67.5% | 14.4% |
| 2006 | 18.3% | 67.5% | 14.2% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | 67.5% | 14.0% |
| 2004 | 18.6% | 67.5% | 13.8% |
| 2003 | 18.7% | 67.6% | 13.7% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | 67.7% | 13.6% |
| 2001 | 18.8% | 67.7% | 13.5% |
| 2000 | 18.8% | 67.8% | 13.5% |
Series World Bank SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
1.432024
Data
| Year | Births per woman |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.43 |
| 2023 | 1.43 |
| 2022 | 1.49 |
| 2021 | 1.62 |
| 2020 | 1.54 |
| 2019 | 1.57 |
| 2018 | 1.59 |
| 2017 | 1.62 |
| 2016 | 1.66 |
| 2015 | 1.66 |
| 2014 | 1.71 |
| 2013 | 1.68 |
| 2012 | 1.72 |
| 2011 | 1.76 |
| 2010 | 1.79 |
| 2009 | 1.79 |
| 2008 | 1.77 |
| 2007 | 1.72 |
| 2006 | 1.72 |
| 2005 | 1.71 |
| 2004 | 1.72 |
| 2003 | 1.75 |
| 2002 | 1.73 |
| 2001 | 1.71 |
| 2000 | 1.72 |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
82.0 years2024
Data
| Year | Life expectancy at birth |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 82.0 years |
| 2023 | 81.9 years |
| 2022 | 81.6 years |
| 2021 | 81.3 years |
| 2020 | 81.4 years |
| 2019 | 82.1 years |
| 2018 | 81.8 years |
| 2017 | 81.8 years |
| 2016 | 81.6 years |
| 2015 | 81.5 years |
| 2014 | 81.7 years |
| 2013 | 81.3 years |
| 2012 | 81.1 years |
| 2011 | 81.2 years |
| 2010 | 80.7 years |
| 2009 | 80.5 years |
| 2008 | 80.3 years |
| 2007 | 80.1 years |
| 2006 | 79.7 years |
| 2005 | 79.3 years |
| 2004 | 79.1 years |
| 2003 | 78.5 years |
| 2002 | 78.3 years |
| 2001 | 78.2 years |
| 2000 | 78.0 years |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN
104 6812025
People arriving less people leaving, each year. The largest net inflow in the series was 224 472 people, in 2022.
Data
| Year | Net migration |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 104 681 |
| 2024 | 121 628 |
| 2023 | 144 558 |
| 2022 | 224 472 |
| 2021 | 106 416 |
| 2020 | 67 598 |
| 2019 | 109 003 |
| 2018 | 87 197 |
| 2017 | 86 332 |
| 2016 | 88 743 |
| 2015 | 55 585 |
| 2014 | 36 591 |
| 2013 | 19 973 |
| 2012 | 14 861 |
| 2011 | 31 224 |
| 2010 | 33 703 |
| 2009 | 39 832 |
| 2008 | 32 406 |
| 2007 | −304 |
| 2006 | −25 401 |
| 2005 | −22 496 |
| 2004 | −9 230 |
| 2003 | 7 937 |
| 2002 | 28 824 |
| 2001 | 56 096 |
| 2000 | 59 308 |
Series World Bank SM.POP.NETM
Living standards
Health, schooling, the internet and inequality
Health spending climbed from 7.7% of GDP in 2000 to 11.1% in 2021 and was 10.0% in 2024. Public spending on education peaked at 5.5% in 2013. The share of people online climbed from 44.0% in 2000 to 97.0% in 2024. The Gini coefficient eased from 29.8 in 2004 to 25.7 in 2021.
10.0%2024
Data
| Year | Health spending |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.0% |
| 2023 | 9.8% |
| 2022 | 10.0% |
| 2021 | 11.1% |
| 2020 | 10.9% |
| 2019 | 9.9% |
| 2018 | 9.8% |
| 2017 | 9.9% |
| 2016 | 9.9% |
| 2015 | 10.2% |
| 2014 | 10.5% |
| 2013 | 10.5% |
| 2012 | 10.4% |
| 2011 | 10.2% |
| 2010 | 10.1% |
| 2009 | 9.9% |
| 2008 | 9.2% |
| 2007 | 9.0% |
| 2006 | 9.0% |
| 2005 | 9.1% |
| 2004 | 9.1% |
| 2003 | 9.0% |
| 2002 | 8.6% |
| 2001 | 8.0% |
| 2000 | 7.7% |
Series World Bank SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS
5.2%2022
Data
| Year | Public spending on education |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 5.2% |
| 2021 | 5.4% |
| 2020 | 5.3% |
| 2019 | 5.1% |
| 2018 | 5.3% |
| 2017 | 5.1% |
| 2016 | 5.4% |
| 2015 | 5.3% |
| 2014 | 5.4% |
| 2013 | 5.5% |
| 2012 | 5.4% |
| 2011 | 5.4% |
| 2010 | 5.5% |
| 2009 | 5.4% |
| 2008 | 5.0% |
| 2007 | 4.9% |
| 2006 | 5.0% |
| 2005 | 5.1% |
| 2004 | 5.0% |
| 2003 | 5.0% |
| 2002 | 4.8% |
| 2001 | 4.7% |
| 2000 | 4.6% |
Series World Bank SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS
97.0%2024
Data
| Year | Using the internet |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 97.0% |
| 2023 | 97.0% |
| 2022 | 92.5% |
| 2021 | 92.0% |
| 2020 | 91.3% |
| 2019 | 93.3% |
| 2018 | 91.9% |
| 2017 | 93.2% |
| 2016 | 90.4% |
| 2015 | 91.7% |
| 2014 | 91.7% |
| 2013 | 94.0% |
| 2012 | 92.9% |
| 2011 | 91.4% |
| 2010 | 90.7% |
| 2009 | 89.6% |
| 2008 | 87.4% |
| 2007 | 85.8% |
| 2006 | 83.7% |
| 2005 | 81.0% |
| 2004 | 68.5% |
| 2003 | 64.3% |
| 2002 | 61.3% |
| 2001 | 49.4% |
| 2000 | 44.0% |
Series World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS
25.72021
Data
| Year | Gini coefficient |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 25.7 |
| 2020 | 26.0 |
| 2019 | 29.2 |
| 2018 | 28.1 |
| 2017 | 28.5 |
| 2016 | 28.2 |
| 2015 | 28.2 |
| 2014 | 28.6 |
| 2013 | 28.1 |
| 2012 | 27.6 |
| 2011 | 27.8 |
| 2010 | 27.8 |
| 2009 | 27.9 |
| 2008 | 29.3 |
| 2007 | 29.6 |
| 2006 | 30.0 |
| 2005 | 29.0 |
| 2004 | 29.8 |
Series World Bank SI.POV.GINI
95.9%2025
Data
| Year | Living in towns and cities |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 95.9% |
| 2024 | 95.6% |
| 2023 | 95.3% |
| 2022 | 95.0% |
| 2021 | 94.6% |
| 2020 | 94.3% |
| 2019 | 93.9% |
| 2018 | 92.6% |
| 2017 | 91.1% |
| 2016 | 90.6% |
| 2015 | 90.3% |
| 2014 | 89.8% |
| 2013 | 89.2% |
| 2012 | 88.5% |
| 2011 | 88.0% |
| 2010 | 87.3% |
| 2009 | 86.2% |
| 2008 | 85.6% |
| 2007 | 85.4% |
| 2006 | 84.7% |
| 2005 | 83.5% |
| 2004 | 82.3% |
| 2003 | 81.3% |
| 2002 | 80.8% |
| 2001 | 80.2% |
| 2000 | 78.5% |
Series World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Energy and environment
Energy, emissions and forest
Carbon dioxide emissions per person reached 11.5 tonnes in 2004 and fell to 6.6 tonnes by 2024. Electricity from renewable sources went from 3.3% in 2000 to 33.1% in 2021, the same year renewables supplied 12.2% of final energy use. The forest share stayed flat. It was 11.1% of land in 2023.
33.1%2021
Data
| Year | Electricity from renewable sources |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 33.1% |
| 2020 | 26.6% |
| 2019 | 18.8% |
| 2018 | 16.5% |
| 2017 | 14.9% |
| 2016 | 12.8% |
| 2015 | 12.4% |
| 2014 | 11.3% |
| 2013 | 11.9% |
| 2012 | 12.1% |
| 2011 | 10.8% |
| 2010 | 9.4% |
| 2009 | 9.5% |
| 2008 | 8.9% |
| 2007 | 7.2% |
| 2006 | 8.2% |
| 2005 | 7.5% |
| 2004 | 5.2% |
| 2003 | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 4.1% |
| 2001 | 3.5% |
| 2000 | 3.3% |
Series World Bank EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS
12.2%2021
Data
| Year | Renewable share of final energy use |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 12.2% |
| 2020 | 10.7% |
| 2019 | 8.6% |
| 2018 | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 6.4% |
| 2016 | 5.6% |
| 2015 | 5.8% |
| 2014 | 5.6% |
| 2013 | 5.0% |
| 2012 | 4.9% |
| 2011 | 4.7% |
| 2010 | 3.9% |
| 2009 | 4.4% |
| 2008 | 3.9% |
| 2007 | 3.7% |
| 2006 | 3.1% |
| 2005 | 2.7% |
| 2004 | 2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.7% |
Series World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS
6.6 t2024
Data
| Year | CO2 emissions per person |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.6 t |
| 2023 | 6.9 t |
| 2022 | 7.5 t |
| 2021 | 8.3 t |
| 2020 | 8.2 t |
| 2019 | 9.1 t |
| 2018 | 9.5 t |
| 2017 | 9.8 t |
| 2016 | 10.0 t |
| 2015 | 10.0 t |
| 2014 | 9.6 t |
| 2013 | 10.1 t |
| 2012 | 10.2 t |
| 2011 | 10.4 t |
| 2010 | 11.2 t |
| 2009 | 10.6 t |
| 2008 | 10.9 t |
| 2007 | 10.9 t |
| 2006 | 10.9 t |
| 2005 | 11.2 t |
| 2004 | 11.5 t |
| 2003 | 11.4 t |
| 2002 | 11.3 t |
| 2001 | 11.3 t |
| 2000 | 11.1 t |
Series World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5
11.1%2023
+0.4 points since 2000, between 10.7% and 11.1% in every year
Data
| Year | Forest cover |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 11.1% |
| 2022 | 11.0% |
| 2021 | 11.0% |
| 2020 | 11.0% |
| 2019 | 10.9% |
| 2018 | 10.9% |
| 2017 | 10.9% |
| 2016 | 10.9% |
| 2015 | 10.8% |
| 2014 | 10.9% |
| 2013 | 10.9% |
| 2012 | 11.0% |
| 2011 | 11.0% |
| 2010 | 11.1% |
| 2009 | 11.0% |
| 2008 | 11.0% |
| 2007 | 10.9% |
| 2006 | 10.9% |
| 2005 | 10.9% |
| 2004 | 10.8% |
| 2003 | 10.8% |
| 2002 | 10.7% |
| 2001 | 10.7% |
| 2000 | 10.7% |
Series World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS
Codes
Netherlands's codes and memberships
The state
- Status
- Sovereign state
- State since
- 1954
- Government
- constitutional monarchy, parliamentary monarchy
- Official language
- Dutch
- United Nations
- Member
Identifiers
- Calling code
- +31
- Internet domain
- .nl
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
Memberships
Also a member, joining year not on record
Questions
Questions about Netherlands in figures
What is the size of the Dutch economy?
The Netherlands' GDP was $1.33 trillion in current US dollars in 2025, according to the World Bank, or $73,684 per person. At purchasing power parity it came to $87,320 per person in 2025.
How much does the Netherlands export?
Exports of goods and services came to 80.7% of GDP in 2025 and imports to 69.5%, by World Bank figures. The export share was highest in 2022, at 96.4% of GDP. The current account showed a surplus of 9.1% of GDP in 2024, having peaked at 10.3% in 2021.
How high is inflation in the Netherlands?
Inflation came to 3.3% in 2025 on the World Bank's consumer price measure, after 3.4% in 2024 and 10.0% in 2022. For 2026 the IMF projected 2.7%, and 2.0% from 2029 on.
How high is Dutch government debt?
The IMF put general government gross debt at 43.3% of GDP in 2025, down from 67.2% in 2013 and 2014. It projected a gradual rise, to 44.1% in 2026 and 48.0% in 2031, with the government borrowing 2.6% of GDP in 2031.
How populous is the Netherlands?
Residents numbered 18,087,633 in 2025 on the World Bank's estimate. Arrivals exceeded departures by 104,681 in 2025.
How fast is the Dutch economy growing?
Dutch output rose 1.8% in real terms in 2025 and 1.1% in 2024, by the World Bank's measure, after contracting 0.6% in 2023. Projections from the IMF put growth at 1.2% for 2026 and 1.4% for 2027 and 2028.
Record generated 2026-08-31, series 2026-09-27 · Q55 · World Bank data · Europe