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In early 2024, there were nearly 10 thousand same-sex couples with at least one child living with them.

1 April marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the first same-sex marriage in the Netherlands. Since then, over 36,000 same-sex couples have got married, just over half of which were female couples.

The sentiment among consumers in the Netherlands in March was more negative than it was in the previous month.

According to figures released by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), in July 2020 consumers spent 6.2 percent less than in July 2019.

St Eustatius once again recorded a rise in consumer purchasing power in 2018. The median increase was 2 percent relative to 2017.

In August 2021, the economic situation according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer has become more positive.

In April 2020, nearly 134 thousand passengers travelled to and from the five national airports.

Dutch retail sector achieved 5 percent year-on-year turnover growth in February 2020. The volume of sales increased by 3.5 percent.

Consumer confidence hardly changed in September.

In the Netherlands, the local government is dependent on the central government for almost three quarters of its income. In 2019, 27 percent of the local government's income consisted of its own...

According to the second estimate from Statistics Netherlands (CBS), gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.5 percent in Q4 2025 relative to Q3 2025.

The government spent 4.4 billion euros on promoting energy saving and renewable energy in 2024

In the first six months of 2020, the Dutch government spent nearly 15 billion euros more than it received. This was mainly due to measures implemented by the government to support the economy...

Real household disposable income grew by 2.7 percent in 2025, year on year.

In 2018, Bonaire's gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 3.9 percent in volume.

In September 2020, the total volume of goods exports was up by 0.7 percent year-on-year.

In week 47, 55 companies and institutions including sole proprietorships were declared bankrupt.

Producer confidence among Dutch manufacturers has improved in February 2020.

The economic picture was less negative in February than in January.

Consumers spent 3.5 percent less in September 2020 than in the same month last year.

Output prices for products manufactured in the Netherlands were 1.9 percent lower in January than one year previously.

Mortality in week 17 is roughly 30 percent in excess of the average weekly mortality in the first ten weeks of 2020.

Prices of Dutch-manufactured products were on average 3.8 percent down in March 2020 year-on-year.

In week 22 (working week 25 to 29 May inclusive), 75 companies and institutions including sole proprietorships were declared bankrupt.

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