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Economic picture slightly more negative in March
The economic picture was slightly more negative in March than in February.
Internationalisation Monitor 2024, first edition – Belgium
Relationship between the Netherlands and Belgium: economy, innovation, digitalisation, sustainability, trade, export earnings, labour market and cross-border commuters .
More coal and containers transported over inland waterways
Almost 333 million tonnes of cargo was transported by inland vessels over the Netherlands’ inland waterways in 2025. That was almost the same volume as in 2024.
Netherlands is second-largest exporter and importer of goods in EU
The Netherlands is the second-largest importer and exporter of goods in the European Union, after Germany.
1 in 20 firms have recently moved some business activities abroad
In 2021-2023, over 5 percent of larger or medium-sized firms moved some of their operations abroad
High-growth enterprises, European standard; SIC2008
High-growth enterprises; Employees in high-growth enterprises Sector_branches_SIC_2008
Economy of Bonaire grows in 2023, contraction on St Eustatius and Saba
The economy of Bonaire grew by 6.3 percent in 2023.
Labour productivity in the transport sector unchanged over the past decade
The transport sector has seen a significant slowdown in improvements in labour productivity over the past ten years, to the extent that it has actually declined.
Fewer air passengers in Q1 due to winter weather and Middle East war
A total of 16.2 million air passengers passed through the Netherlands’ five major airports in the first quarter of 2026, down by 2 percent from Q1 2025.
A quarter of businesses deploy ICT to use materials sustainably
In 2025, 23 percent of businesses in the Netherlands indicated that they deploy ICT solutions to make their use of materials more sustainable.
State of the economy and labour market in the second quarter of 2025
How did the economy and labour market perform in the first quarter of 2025? CBS chief economist Peter Hein van Mulligen gives a summary.
Economic growth of 0.4 percent in Q1 2025
According to the second estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.4 percent in Q1 2025 relative to Q4 2024.
Employer business demography, European standard; legal form, SIC2008
Employers births; Employers deaths; Employer population Sector_branches_SIC_2008; legal forms
Bankruptcies down by 18 percent in December year on year
Adjusted for court session days, 265 businesses (including sole proprietorships) were declared bankrupt in December. That was 60 fewer than in the same month in 2024.
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
Construction industry; turnover change, index 2021=100
Construction industry. Turnover: index 2021=100, change. By activity (SIC 2008) and company size (from 1, from 10 or more employed persons).
Construction;value added, index 2021=100 and changes
Volume changes in construction, compared to the same period of the previous year and volume index figures, 2021=100
610 thousand jobs paid at the minimum wage
In 2025, an average of 610 thousand jobs were paid at hourly wages that differed by less than 5 percent from the minimum hourly wage.
Around 6 in 10 Ukrainian refugees are in paid employment
On 1 May 2025, 63 percent of Ukrainian refugees in the Netherlands were in employment.
Employer business demography, European standard, size class, SIC2008
Employer births; Employer deaths; Persons employed; SIC 2008;
Business demography, European standard; size class,SIC2008
Enterprise births; enterprise deaths; legal form Persons employed; NCEA 2008
Foreign controlled enterprises in The Netherlands
Number of companies, employment, Net turnover, value of output Industries/sectors (SIC 2008), country of ultimate control