Investment climate; Dutch economy international comparison, 1960-2012

Investment climate; Dutch economy international comparison, 1960-2012

Countries Periods Employed labour force Working population Employment rate (% of the population aged 15 to 65 years)
Australia 2012 72.3
Austria 2012 72.5
Belgium 2012 61.8
Canada 2012 72.2
Czech Republic 2012 66.5
Denmark 2012 72.6
Finland 2012 69.5
France 2012 63.9
Germany 2012 72.8
Hungary 2012 57.2
Ireland 2012 58.8
Italy 2012 57.6
Japan 2012 70.6
The Netherlands 2012 75.1
Poland 2012 59.7
Spain 2012 56.2
South Korea 2012 64.2
Sweden 2012 73.8
United Kingdom 2012 70.9
United States 2012 67.1
EU-15 2012 65.6
EU-25 2012 .
EU-27 2012 .
OECD 2012 65.1
Source: CBS.
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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No longer applicable.

Description topics

Employed labour force
Working population
Employed persons aged 15 to 65 years within the total population aged 15 to 65 years. In this international comparison the definitions according to international directives are used. Someone is part of the employed labour force when he or she is 15 years or older and works more than 1 hour a week. This differs from the method used normally by Statistics Netherlands, where someone in the Netherlands is counted in the employed labour force when he or she works at least 12 hours a week.

Sources: OECD Labour Force Statistics.
Employment rate