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The Netherlands is a country where people are generally satisfied, trust one another and enjoy a high and increasing level of material well-being

In November 2024, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 4.2 percent year on year.

Workers in the healthcare sector and the accommodation and food services sector (hospitality) are the most likely to experience inappropriate or unwanted behaviour at work, such as unwanted sexual...

Existing owner-occupied dwellings were 11.9 percent more expensive in November 2024 than one year previously, on average.

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Of the 540 thousand people in the Netherlands who were living in poverty in 2023, 31 percent had debt problems (according to information registered on debts).

A dashboard with an overview of economic developments in figures and text. Indicators include economic growth, inflation, regional (Dutch) economy and European economic indicators.

Core inflation – Is this term used by CBS?

Consumers were slightly less negative in June.

The Netherlands imported goods worth 13.6 billion euros from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay in 2024 - more than any other EU country

Household spending was 0.8 percent higher in November 2024 than it was in November 2023, adjusted for price changes.

There were 408 thousand unemployed persons in November 2025. Just as in September and October, 4.0 percent of the labour force aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed.

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In 2024, the population counter passed 18 million people for the first time.

Adjusted for the number of court session days, there were 4 fewer bankruptcies in October 2023 than in the previous month; an decrease of 1 percent.

Existing owner-occupied dwellings were 11.5 percent more expensive in October 2024 than one year previously, on average.

A total of 77 thousand men became fathers for the first time in 2024, at an average age of 32.9.

According to the second estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.8 percent in Q3 2024 relative to Q2 2024.

The economic picture was virtually as negative in October as it was in September.

In October 2024, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 1.7 percent year on year.

The Dutch economy grew by 1.0 percent in 2024.

In the first three quarters of 2024, the export value of steel to the US was higher than the previous year.

Consumer goods and services in the Netherlands were 3.1 percent more expensive in June 2025 than one year previously.

There were 411 thousand unemployed persons in October 2025. Just as in September, 4.0 percent of the labour force aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed.

There were 401 thousand people unemployed in August 2025.