ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Netherlands

Europe & Central Asia. High income. Capital: Amsterdam. Population 18,087,633 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
47,213 59,049 70,885 1995 2025 71,378
GDP growth (%)
−3.7 1.2 6.1 1995 2025 1.8
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
1.1 5.5 9.9 1995 2025 3.2
Life expectancy at birth (years)
77.5 79.8 82.0 1995 2024 82.0

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 71,378 2025 +6,516 +8,297 15 of 199
GDP growth% 1.8% 2025 +5.7 pp −0.3 pp 153 of 209
GDP per person growth% 1.3% 2025 +5.7 pp −0.4 pp 136 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 68,530 2025 +17,040 +18,860 15 of 201
Trade% of GDP 150.1% 2025 −2.1 pp −10.2 pp 22 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 0.3% 2025 +23.9 pp −48.2 pp 166 of 195

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 3.2% 2025 +1.9 pp +2.6 pp 90 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 3.9% 2025 +0.1 pp −3.0 pp 120 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 18,087,633 2025 +646,133 +1,147,710 71 of 217
Population growth% annual 0.5% 2025 0.0 pp +0.1 pp 135 of 217
Urban population% of total 95.9% 2025 +1.7 pp +5.7 pp 15 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 82.0 2024 −0.1 +0.3 37 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 3.4 2024 −0.1 −0.1 165 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 10.0% 2024 +0.1 pp −0.5 pp 29 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Government spending on education% of GDP 5.2% 2022 +0.1 pp −0.2 pp 50 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 97.0% 2024 +3.7 pp +5.3 pp 17 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 100.0% 2024 0.0 pp 0.0 pp 65 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 25.7 2021 * −2.5 −2.1 –
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 0.1% 2021 * 0.0 pp 0.0 pp –

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 12.2% 2021 +6.6 pp +7.5 pp 132 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 67,307 +1.4 49,305 42,577 2,841 +1.2% 145% 141%
GDP growth 2.0% −0.1 2.2% 2.1% 2.8 – – –
GDP per person growth 1.3% 0.0 1.7% 1.9% 2.8 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 54,578 +2.2 37,020 26,410 6,454 +3.3% 190% 182%
Trade 161.4% −1.2 100.6% 100.8% 9.4 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows −0.7% 0.0 2.1% 1.9% 28.4 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 2.8% +0.2 2.3% 3.7% 2.8 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 4.4% −0.4 5.1% 5.6% 1.2 – – –
Population 17,422,416 +1.9 2,930,494 5,827,802 355,400 +0.7% 617% 645%
Population growth 0.6% −0.7 0.4% 0.3% 0.2 – – –
Urban population 93.3% +1.3 81.3% 69.3% 2.0 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 81.7 +1.3 81.3 79.9 0.2 – – –
Infant mortality 3.5 −1.9 3.6 3.4 0.0 – – –
Health spending 10.2% −0.5 8.0% 7.9% 0.5 – – –
Government spending on education 5.3% −0.9 4.5% 4.6% 0.1 – – –
Internet users 92.5% +2.5 93.5% 91.9% 1.8 – – –
Access to electricity 100.0% – 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 – – –
Gini index (inequality) 28.0 −2.8 – – 0.8 – – –
Poverty headcount ratio 0.1% 0.0 – – 0.0 – – –
Renewable energy 6.5% +3.0 11.4% 19.3% 1.9 – – –

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