Investment climate; Dutch economy international comparison, 1960-2012
| Countries | Periods | Labour productivity (in GDP) GDP per hour worked (US-dollar (2005 PPP)) | Employed labour force Working population Employment rate (% of the population aged 15 to 65 years) | Employed labour force Annual hours worked per person employed (hours per year) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2012 | 43.3 | 72.3 | 1,690 |
| Austria | 2012 | 45.9 | 72.5 | 1,595 |
| Belgium | 2012 | 54.7 | 61.8 | 1,436 |
| Canada | 2012 | 42.9 | 72.2 | 1,717 |
| Czech Republic | 2012 | 28.4 | 66.5 | 1,800 |
| Denmark | 2012 | 44.1 | 72.6 | 1,524 |
| Finland | 2012 | 41.5 | 69.5 | 1,672 |
| France | 2012 | 51.2 | 63.9 | 1,476 |
| Germany | 2012 | 49.0 | 72.8 | 1,397 |
| Hungary | 2012 | 23.1 | 57.2 | 1,888 |
| Ireland | 2012 | 59.1 | 58.8 | 1,552 |
| Italy | 2012 | 39.9 | 57.6 | 1,752 |
| Japan | 2012 | 37.0 | 70.6 | 1,727 |
| The Netherlands | 2012 | 52.0 | 75.1 | 1,381 |
| Poland | 2012 | 23.4 | 59.7 | 1,935 |
| Spain | 2012 | 42.1 | 56.2 | 1,686 |
| South Korea | 2012 | 27.6 | 64.2 | 2,055 |
| Sweden | 2012 | 44.5 | 73.8 | 1,621 |
| United Kingdom | 2012 | 42.3 | 70.9 | 1,656 |
| United States | 2012 | 53.2 | 67.1 | 1,792 |
| EU-15 | 2012 | . | 65.6 | . |
| EU-25 | 2012 | . | . | . |
| EU-27 | 2012 | . | . | . |
| OECD | 2012 | . | 65.1 | . |
| Source: CBS. | ||||
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No longer applicable.
Description topics
- 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 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).
- 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
- Annual hours worked per person employed
- Average number of hours worked per year, per person employed.
Source: OECD Labour Force Statistics.