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Business owners expect staff numbers and investment to increase in 2025
Business owners anticipate hiring more staff and investing more in 2025, but these expectations are less positive than they were for 2024.
Manufacturing output remained virtually the same in November
In November 2024, the calendar-adjusted output of the Dutch manufacturing sector was 0.1 percent lower than it was in November 2023.
The Netherlands ranks 7th on defence expenditure among NATO members
The Netherlands ranks seventh among the 32 NATO countries in terms of defence expenditure per capita.
US ranks as third-largest export market for steel
In the first three quarters of 2024, the export value of steel to the US was higher than the previous year.
Pearl Dykstra leads ODISSEI to success
In late 2024, Pearl Dykstra delivered her farewell speech at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Manufacturing output prices remained virtually the same in November
Output prices for Dutch-manufactured products were 0.1 percent lower on average in November 2024 relative to one year previously.
Manufacturers almost equally negative in December
Dutch manufacturers were less negative in December than they were in November.
Statistics Netherlands provides statistical support to Ukraine
In September 2024, a delegation from the State Statistics Service of Ukraine paid a study visit to Statistics Netherlands (CBS).
1 in 10 LGBTQIA people are victims of violence
In 2023, 10 percent of LGBTQIA (lesbian, gay, bi-plus, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual) people were victims of violence, compared to 6 percent among the rest of the Dutch population.
Manufacturers less negative in November
Dutch manufacturers were less negative in November than they were in October.
Manufacturing output down by 2.5 percent in October
In October 2024, the calendar-adjusted output of the Dutch manufacturing sector was 2.5 percent lower than it was in October 2023.
Manufacturing output prices over 1 percent lower in October
Output prices for Dutch-manufactured products were 1.2 percent lower on average in October 2024 relative to one year previously.
Number of asylum requests halved in Q1 2025
In the first quarter of 2025, nearly 4.5 thousand people submitted a first-time asylum application in the Netherlands.
Economic description of the Dutch North Sea and coast
This study contains a time series of economic indicators for the Dutch North Sea, the Dutch coastal strip and Dutch Seaports for the years 2015 to 2021.
What is Statistics Netherlands and what does it do?
Statistics Netherlands (known in Dutch as ‘Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek’ or CBS) is a name that the majority of Dutch people are familiar with.
Manufacturing output prices 2 percent lower in September
Output prices for Dutch-manufactured products were 2.0 percent lower on average in September 2024 relative to one year previously.
Over 4 million people withhold consent for organ donation
On 1 January 2024, 10.6 million people aged 18 years or older had registered their preference regarding organ donation in the national Donor Register.
Statistics Netherlands reviews the year 2024
In 2024, the population counter passed 18 million people for the first time.
Manufacturers more negative in October
Dutch manufacturers were more negative in October than they were in September.
Manufacturing output down by over 3 percent in September
In September 2024, the calendar-adjusted output of the Dutch manufacturing sector was 0.5 percent lower than it was in September 2023,.
Smoking and alcohol consumption down since 2014, obesity unchanged
In 2024, 18 percent of adults smoked, 6 percent consumed alcohol excessively, and 50 percent were overweight.
Profits are rising faster than wages
In the period 2019 to 2023, the Dutch economy was hit hard by two shocks: COVID-19 and a sharp increase in energy prices due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
First fall in number of breweries since 2010
On 1 January 2025, there were 740 breweries in the Netherlands: 40 fewer than in early 2024.
Most earnings from the cocaine trade end up abroad
A total of 17 billion euros was earned within Dutch borders through illegal activities in 2021.
Manufacturing output prices 0.5 percent lower in August
Output prices for Dutch-manufactured products were 0.5 percent lower on average in August 2024 relative to one year previously.