GDP per capita: Netherlands ranks fourth in EU in 2024

Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in the Netherlands was just over 65 thousand euros in 2025. This puts the Netherlands in fourth place in the European Union (EU), the same as in 2024. GDP per capita was one and a half times higher than the EU average. Based on actual individual consumption and adjusted for price differences, the Netherlands ranks second in the EU. This is according to figures from Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and Eurostat.

Within the EU, Luxembourg has the highest GDP per capita. This is due to the relatively large number of financial institutions in the country, as well as the fact that there are many people who work in Luxembourg but do not live there. Ireland, another country with a high number of foreign-owned multinationals, ranks in second place, followed by Denmark and the Netherlands. Bulgaria has the lowest GDP per capita in the EU, at 18 thousand euros.

Dutch GDP per capita 1.3 percent higher than in 2024

GDP in the Netherlands grew by 1.8 percent in 2025, while the size of the population was 0.6 percent larger than the previous year. Economic growth outpaced population growth, leading to an increase in GDP per capita of 1.3 percent, adjusted for price changes. This is around the same level as the EU average. In Belgium and Germany, GDP per capita grew at a slower rate. Germany has seen little or no economic growth in recent years, which is why GDP per capita has lagged behind.

Actual individual consumption: Netherlands second in the EU

Another measure of a country’s prosperity is actual individual consumption per capita. In the Netherlands, this was 34 thousand euros per capita in 2025, corrected for price level differences. That puts the Netherlands in second place in the EU. Across the EU, actual individual consumption was just over 27 thousand euros.

This measure consists of consumption expenditure by households, non-profit institutions serving households, and individual consumption by the government. As such, it allows for differences in the financing of certain services; differences between countries in the financing of health care, for instance.

Actual individual consumption in Luxembourg and Ireland makes up a lower share of GDP, which tends to be the case for countries that are home to many (foreign-owned) enterprises. Luxembourg still ranks in first place in the EU, but the difference with other countries was less pronounced. Ireland drops to fourth place when this measure is applied. Based on actual individual consumption, Belgium ranks third in the EU, while it ranks seventh on GDP per capita. Hungary had the lowest individual consumption in 2025, while in 2024, this was the case for Bulgaria.