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At the beginning of 2026, the number of people in the Netherlands who hold a driving licence and own a car was higher than in 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic.

Adjusted for court session days, 279 businesses (including sole proprietorships) were declared bankrupt in January. That was 39 fewer than in the same month in 2025, a decrease of 12 percent.

Households spent 0.8 percent more on goods and services in December 2025, year on year.

Business confidence has risen to -1.8 in the first quarter of 2026

The population of the Netherlands grew by 87 thousand in 2025, to reach 18.13 million

Excess nitrogen from agriculture rose by nearly 13 percent in 2024, to reach a total of 295 million kilograms

According to the second estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.4 percent in Q1 2025 relative to Q4 2024.

There were over 2.3 thousand temporary employment agencies in the Netherlands in 2024, employing 407 thousand agency workers

The total value of goods exports to the United States was 4.7 percent lower in the first 10 months of 2025, year on year

There were 410 thousand unemployed persons in December 2025.

Consumer goods and services in the Netherlands were 2.8 percent more expensive in December 2025 than they were in December 2024.

Almost 63 thousand existing owner-occupied homes were sold in the third quarter of 2025

In November 2025, the calendar-adjusted output of the Dutch manufacturing sector was 0.7 percent higher than it was in November 2024.

Households spent 0.5 percent more on goods and services in November 2025, year on year.

Turnover in the accommodation and food services sector was up by 6.6 percent in Q4 2024, year on year.

In 2025, the hourly wage rates agreed under collective labour agreements were 5.0 percent higher than in 2024, on average.

Smartphone travel surveys hold great promise but produce incomplete location data.

Output prices for products manufactured in the Netherlands were 0.3 percent lower in November 2025 than one year previously.

Ten percent of the 1.7 million people aged between 60 and the state pension age took early retirement in 2024: 167,800 in total.

The average price of an owner-occupied home (excluding newbuild homes) was 5.4 percent higher in January 2026, year on year.

There were 415 thousand unemployed persons in January 2026.

The average price of an owner-occupied dwelling (excluding newbuild homes) was 6.1 percent higher in November 2025 than one year previously.

In October 2025, the volume of investment in tangible fixed assets was down by 0.4 percent year on year.

Consumer goods and services in the Netherlands were 2.4 percent more expensive in January 2026 than they were in January 2025.

In December 2025, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 7.1 percent year on year.