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Investment down by almost 4 percent in February
In February 2024, the volume of investment in tangible fixed assets was down by 3.6 percent year on year.
Exports radar
The Exports Radar is an instrument to analyse developments in exports of goods.
Exports up by nearly 5 percent in November
In November 2025, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 4.7 percent year on year.
Fewer people work outside office hours
In 2024, 2.3 million people in the Netherlands worked mostly or always in the evening, at night, or on weekends — 23 percent of the employed labour force.
Inflation 2.8 percent in December, according to flash estimate
The inflation rate stood at 2.8 percent in December 2025, according to the flash estimate of Statistics Netherlands (CBS)
Household consumption radar
The Household Consumption Radar is an instrument to analyse developments in consumption by Dutch households.
Retail turnover up by almost 4 percent in November
Retail turnover was 3.9 percent higher in November 2025, year on year.
Green investment by business was down in 2024
Businesses in the Netherlands invested 39 percent less in the environment in 2024 than in the previous year
Goat population has increased nearly fivefold since 2000
In 2025, there were 592 thousand goats kept on goat farms in the Netherlands.
Inflation rate 3.3 percent in 2025
Consumer goods and services in the Netherlands in 2025 rose by 3.3 percent, on average compared to 2024, when inflation also stood at 3.3 percent.
Economic picture slightly less negative in December
The economic picture was less negative in December than in November.
Government deficit of 11 billion in first three quarters of 2025
The Dutch government spent nearly 11 billion euros more than it received in the first nine months of 2025
Dutch consumer confidence unchanged in December
The sentiment among consumers in the Netherlands in December was equally negative as it was in the previous month.
Fewer museum visits in 2024 than before pandemic
Almost 32 million museum visits were made in the Netherlands in 2024, around the same number as in 2023
Three-quarters of internet users choose two-step verification
The share of internet users who know how two-step verification works was 70 percent in 2024, compared to 64 percent in 2022.
Rise in poverty rate after five years of decreases
A total of 551 thousand people in the Netherlands were living in poverty in 2024
Smallest mussel harvest in 30 years
A total of 21.7 thousand tonnes of mussels were cultivated in 2024, nearly 30 percent less than in 2023.
Health care costs for women higher than for men
Health care costs were around 13 percent higher for women than men in 2023 (based on the basic health care insurance package in the Netherlands).
Data centres consume 4.6 percent of the Netherlands’ electricity
In 2024, data centres consumed 5,100 GWh of electricity, which is 4.6 percent of total electricity consumption in the Netherlands.
Bankruptcies down by 13 percent in November year on year
Adjusted for court days, 3-7 businesses (including sole proprietorships) were declared bankrupt in November.
Companies using AI above all for marketing or sales
One in six companies have used AI in 2025, double the number from two years ago
Inflation decreases to 2.9 percent in November
Consumer goods and services in the Netherlands were 2.9 percent more expensive in November 2025 than one year previously.
Manufacturing output almost 2 percent higher in October year on year
In October 2025, the calendar-adjusted output of the Dutch manufacturing sector was 1.9 percent higher than it was in October 2024.
Population pyramid
Population pyramid x 1,000 Age composition in the Nederlands 2023 (estimate)
Text analysis of motivations for (not) donating smartphone sensor data
This paper focuses on the analysis and classification of respondents’ stated reasons for (probable) refusal to share smartphone‐sensor data based on two closely related questionnaires fielded in...