Investment climate; Dutch economy international comparison, 1960-2012

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Countries Labour productivity (in GDP) GDP per capita (1,000 PPS) Labour productivity (in GDP) GDP volume change (in % of previous year) Labour productivity (in GDP) GDP per hour worked (US-dollar (2005 PPP)) Labour productivity (in GDP) GDP per person employed (1 000 US-dollar (2005 PPP)) Ecological sustainability Energy consumption per unit of GDP (kg of oil equivalent per 1,000 euro GDP)
Australia 33.80 3.6 43.3 73.3 .
Austria 33.30 0.8 45.9 73.2 .
Belgium 30.30 -0.3 54.7 78.6 .
Canada 31.90 1.8 42.9 73.7 .
Czech Republic 20.40 1.8 28.4 51.1 .
Denmark 31.90 -0.5 44.1 67.2 .
Finland 29.30 -0.2 41.5 69.3 .
France 27.70 0.0 51.2 75.6 .
Germany 31.20 0.9 49.0 68.5 .
Hungary 16.60 -1.8 23.1 43.7 .
Ireland 32.80 0.9 59.1 91.7 .
Italy 25.00 -2.4 39.9 70.0 .
Japan 27.70 2.0 37.0 64.0 .
The Netherlands 33.20 -1.0 52.0 71.8 .
Poland 16.90 2.0 23.4 45.2 .
Spain 24.90 -1.4 42.1 71.0 .
South Korea 24.10 2.0 27.6 56.7 .
Sweden 32.60 1.2 44.5 72.2 .
United Kingdom 27.80 0.3 42.3 70.1 .
United States 38.30 2.2 53.2 95.4 .
EU-15 28.00 . . . .
EU-25 . . . . .
EU-27 25.60 . . . .
OECD . . . . .
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table provides an international comparison of the performance of the economy. This is done by means of a number of broadly accepted economic indicators as gross domestic product and employed labour force. These indicators are complemented by a number of indicators on the quality of life and ecological sustainability.

Note: Comparable definitions are used to facilitate international comparisons of the figures. The definitions used here sometimes differ from definitions used by Statistics Netherlands. The figures in this table can differ from Dutch figures presented elsewhere on the website of Statistics Netherlands.

Data available for: 1960, 1970, 1980 and from 1990 up to 2012.

Status of the figures:
The external sources of these data frequently supply adjusted figures on preceding periods. These adjusted data are not mentioned as such in the table.

Changes as of 1 March 2018:
This table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
No longer applicable.

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Labour productivity (in GDP)
Labour productivity is often expressed as gross domestic product (GDP) per hour worked, or as GDP per person employed. The GDP is expressed here in purchasing power parities. A purchasing power parity is a currency converter, which eliminates the effects of differences in price levels. The same product in one country can cost less than in another country. By using purchasing power parities the comparability of the economies of several countries is improved.
GDP per capita
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in current market prices, per capita, expressed in Purchasing Power Standards (PPS).

Source: European Commission, AMECO database.
GDP volume change
Gross Domestic Product, volume, corrected for differences in purchasing power (2005 PPP, US-dollar).

Sources: OECD Economic Outlook 93 and OECD Labour Force Statistics (MEI).
GDP per hour worked
Gross Domestic Product, volume, corrected for differences in purchasing power (2005 PPP, US-dollar), per hour worked.

Sources: OECD Economic Outlook 93 and OECD Labour Force Statistics (MEI).
GDP per person employed
Gross Domestic Product, volume, corrected for differences in purchasing power (2005 PPP, 1 000 US-dollar), per person employed.

Source: OECD Economic Outlook 93 and OECD Labour Force Statistics (MEI).
Ecological sustainability
Energy consumption per unit of GDP
It is expressed in kilograms of oil equivalent per 1,000 euro of GDP. This is a measure of energy use in relation to energy use based on oil.

Source: Eurostat.