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Spending on health and social care up by 8.9 percent in 2024
In 2024, government spending on health and social care, including childcare rose by 8.9 percent to 155 billion euros.
Household consumption up by over 1 percent in July
Household spending was 1.3 percent higher in July 2025 than it was in July 2024, adjusted for price changes.
Inflation slows to 2.8 percent in August
Consumer goods and services in the Netherlands were 2.8 percent more expensive in August 2025 than one year previously.
Inflation decreases to 3.7 percent in March
Consumer goods and services in the Netherlands were 3.7 percent more expensive in March 2025 than one year previously.
Fewer early school leavers in the Netherlands than EU average
In 2023, 6.2 percent of all 18 to 24-year-olds in the Netherlands left school without a diploma.
Inflation rate 3.3 percent in 2024
Prices of consumer goods and services in the Netherlands rose by 3.3 percent on average relative to the previous year. In 2023, inflation stood at 3.8 percent.
The Netherlands has more millionaires than ever
On 1 January 2024, 5.5 percent of households in the Netherlands had assets worth 1 million euros or more
Contraction of the private rental sector in 2024
On 1 January 2025, there were 3 thousand fewer rental homes in the private sector, year on year.
Consumer confidence is deteriorating again
The mood among consumers was more negative in January than it was in December, marking the fourth consecutive month of deterioration.
Manufacturing output in August the same as the previous year
In August 2025, the calendar-adjusted output of the Dutch manufacturing sector was at the same level as in August 2024.
Fewer bankruptcies in July
The number of corporate bankruptcies, adjusted for court session days, has decreased in July.
Inflation increases to 3.3 percent in September
Consumer goods and services in the Netherlands were 3.3 percent more expensive in September 2025 than one year previously.
No further increase in young people in paid work
For the first time since 2021, the percentage of young people aged 15 to 26 in paid work did not see an increase in 2024.
Manufacturing output remained virtually the same in November
In November 2024, the calendar-adjusted output of the Dutch manufacturing sector was 0.1 percent lower than it was in November 2023.
Organic food sales up slightly in the first half of 2025
The share of organic food sales in the first half of 2025 was 3.5 percent of total food spending in Dutch supermarkets (820 million euros).
House prices nearly 11 percent up in December
Prices of owner-occupied dwellings (excluding new constructions) were 10.9 percent higher in December 2024 than one year previously, on average.
Bankruptcies down by 26 percent in September compared to a year ago
Adjusted for court days, 276 businesses (including sole proprietorships) were declared bankrupt in September. That was 97 fewer than in the same month in 2024.
56 percent of wealth in the hands of 10 percent of households
All households in the Netherlands combined had over €2.6 trillion in assets at the start of 2023.
Manufacturing output almost 11 percent up in September
In September 2021, the average daily output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry was up by 10.9 percent from September 2020.
Producer confidence at record level
In June 2021, the mood among Dutch manufacturers has improved again and reached the highest level since the survey started in 1985.
Economic value of nature has increased by 50 percent in one decade
The total value of ecosystem services in 2022 was over 15 billion euros, 50 percent more than it was in 2013.
One-fifth of businesses rethinking their strategy due to tensions abroad
Nearly 22 percent of businesses have made changes to their business strategy, or plan to make changes, in response to tensions, disruptions or policy changes in overseas markets
1 in 6 students in Limburg are of German origin
In the 2023/24 academic year, nearly 22 thousand German students were attending university or higher professional education (HBO) programmes in the Netherlands.
Unemployment up in January
Unemployment stood at 386 thousand in January 2025.
Dutch manufacturing industry declined less than the EU average in 2020
The value added of the Dutch manufacturing industry contracted by 2.6 percent in 2020.