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Imports of goods and services by destination; NA, 1995-2016
Imports of goods and services Economic activities and final expenditure
Private sector spend more on education
In 2008 spending on education totalled 37.6 billion euro. This is 2.4 billion euro more than in 2007.
Defence-to-GDP ratio down
In 2008, public expenditure on defence totalled 8.2 billion euro, i.e. 1.4 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), as against 1.5 percent five years ago and 1.8 percent a decade ago.
Exports to Poland generate over 5 billion euros
In the first three quarters of 2020, exports to Poland grew by 4 percent relative to one year previously.
Consumer prices rising less rapidly
The consumer price index (CPI) was 1.6 percent higher in February than in the same month last year.
Government Finance Statistics; key figures 1987 - 2013
Revenue and expenditure, net balance and debt of the general government sector, in million euros and as a pecentage of GDP.
Lower farm income due to less dairy cattle, dry summer
Agricultural income per annual work unit has declined in 2018; by nearly 11 percent relative to 2017.
Highest operating result in pharmaceutical industry
The pharmaceutical industry achieved the highest operating result within the industry in 2015.
Singles most often rely on special income support
Last year, 250 thousand people relied on special income support, i.e. approximately 2 percent of the adult population in the Netherlands. Four in ten households receiving special income support are...
Electronic payments in shops gaining in popularity
In the last two decades consumers started using their PIN cards more and more to pay in shops. Some 55 percent of the purchase value was paid in this way by 2008.
Baby boomers push up pension spending
The Dutch government spent 15.8 billion euro on state old age pensions in the first half of 2011. This is 6 percent more than in the same period last year.
Public deficit reduced to 4.2 percent
By the end of June this year, the public deficit of the Netherlands was 4.2 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), i.e. 25 billion euro on an annual basis. The current deficit is marginally...
Inflation in Dutch Caribbean lower again
On all three islands making up the Dutch Caribbean, inflation was lower in the third quarter of 2012 than in the previous quarter. On Bonaire inflation was 2.3 percent, on St Eustatius it was 4.6...
Wealth distribution of households; NA, 2005-2014
Wealth distribution of different household groups in the Netherlands Source of income, living situation, household composition, age and income
Schools eat into their financial reserves
In the period 2006-2010, expenses in primary and secondary education rose more rapidly than revenues. Although schools spent more in recent years than their allocated budgets allowed, there is still...