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Rising number of innovating businesses
In the period 2014-2016, the number of companies implementing technological innovations rose to nearly 20 thousand, up by nearly one thousand relative to the period 2012-2014. This involves new or...
Focus on container traffic, from seagoing vessel to HGV
Every year, some 4.5 million containers are being discharged in ports around the Netherlands.
Dutch government surplus 14 billion euros in 2019
In 2019 the public surplus amounted to 1.7 percent of GDP. Both revenues and expenditure rose sharply. Public debt at the end of 2019 amounted to 48.6 percent of GDP.
Quarterly figures investments of institutional investors 1996-2017
Total investments; breakdown in terms of percentage by type of investment Pension funds, insurance corporations and investment funds.
Investment climate; entrepreneurship international comparison 1990-2012
Entrepreneurship, firm turbulence, fast growing enterprises, propensity towards entrepreneurship and self - employment rate broken down by region
Environmental transfers and subsidies
Environmentally motivated subsidies provided by the government increased from 764 million euros in 2005 to nearly 1.2 billion euros in 2010.
Marginal increase single parents on income support
After years of decline, the number of single parents dependent on income support has risen since 2008. The increase predominantly occurred among single parents with a non-western background.
nearly all Dutch provinces affected by recession
The latest figures released today by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) show that nearly all Dutch provinces were affected by the economic recession in 2013.
Environmental taxes
In 2016, the Dutch government collected 23.6 billion euros in environmental taxes and levies.
More asylum seekers in 2018
The number of asylum requests increased again in 2018, with a notable rise in the number of Turkish citizens filing asylum applications.
Crime
Dossier page on crime and immigration
Considerable growth retail turnover
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that retail turnover was 4.3 percent up in September from September 2014. The growth is partly due to a more favourable shopping-day pattern. The volume (of...
Fewer victims of common crime
This year, 26 percent of the 15-and-over population in the Netherlands reported that they had been victimes of common crime, as against 29 percent two years ago; the number of offences experienced by...
Lack of important new skills or know-how among nearly a quarter of Dutch employees
Lack of important new skills or know-how among nearly a quarter of Dutch employees In 2014 some 23 percent of all Dutch employees lacked new skills and know-how they needed to perform well in their...
Over 80% decline in butterflies since late 1800s
Between 1890 and 2017, butterfly populations in the Netherlands declined by at least 84 percent; 15 species have disappeared completely.
Enterprises; by economic activity, size and legal form, 2006-2010
Number of enterprises by size (8 classes) and legal form (2 classes) Economic activities in 1252 sections/divisions/groups/classes (NCEA 2008)
Listed monuments and historic buildings; (region 2019) 1965 - 2019
Listed monuments Type of monument, province, municipality
Half of private sector may not survive COVID-19 crisis
Many non-financial companies in the Netherlands fear for their survival in case of a protracted coronavirus crisis. Nearly half of all entrepreneurs in the non-financial private sector expect their...
Inflation rate in the Caribbean Netherlands still negative
On the basis of the consumer price index (CPI), Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that the inflation rates on the three islands of the Caribbean Netherlands were all negative in Q4 2015. The rates...
Unemployment falls to 550 thousand
Unemployment falls to 550 thousand
Population growth further in decline
In the third quarter of 2004 the Dutch population grew by almost 14 thousand, as against more than 20 thousand in the same period last year.