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Business confidence has risen to -1.8 in the first quarter of 2026

This report presents an examination of available sales figures for biocides in countries neighbouring the Netherlands and of the conditions a national sales register would have to meet in the...

Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 Life below water focuses on the protection and sustainable use of the bodies of water that cover our planet. Seas and oceans play a vital role in our global...

Consumer goods and services in the Netherlands were 2.9 percent more expensive in November 2025 than one year previously.

In 2024, the population counter passed 18 million people for the first time.

To what extent would the Netherlands be able to absorb a major shock in the short run? Would our natural ecosystems and social and economic structures be strong enough to cope? A major shock could...

Greenhouse gas emissions were over 3 percent lower in Q2 2025 than in Q2 2024.

Consumer goods and services in the Netherlands were 3.1 percent more expensive in October 2025 than one year previously.

There were 410 thousand unemployed persons in December 2025.

By 2025, nearly 90 percent of companies in the Netherlands will have achieved the basic level of digital intensity – a measure of their level of digitalisation

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

A total of 5,600 people obtained a PhD at a Dutch university in the 2023/’24 academic year, with roughly equal numbers of women and men

Business owners expect to invest more in 2026 than they are investing this year

Consumer goods and services in the Netherlands were 3.3 percent more expensive in September 2025 than one year previously.

The Exports Indicator is an instrument to analyse developments in exports of goods.

Distances to and number of facilities: healthcare, retail, leisure, schools and culture per municipality, district and neighbourhood

Renewable energy; final consumption energy sources/techniques, energy application

Labour costs per hour worked rose from 42.5 euros in 2023 to 45.0 euros in 2024.

The share of people who say they belong to a religion (or other life stance) has fallen slightly once again, following a previous small increase.

The Netherlands received more than 2.9 billion euros in funding from the European Commission in 2022

The natural capital accounts study the existence and extent of various ecosystems in the Netherlands. They also track the changes in these ecosystems over time.

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.

The labour income share for the market sector rose from 70.4 percent in 2024 to 70.6 percent in 2025.

In 2021, most types of agricultural emissions were lower than in 1995, in spite of higher agricultural output. Reduction of greenhouse gas and nitrogen emissions has stagnated in recent years.

Environmental activities, environmental domain, environmental services EGSS, environmental sector, recycling