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Investment climate; Dutch economy international comparison, 1960-2012
GDP and labour productivity, Employed labour force, Quality of life Countries, periods
Invest.climate; macroeconomic conditions international comparison 1990-2012
Inflation, long-term interest rate, gross government debt, imports and exports related to GDP and container transport broken down by country
Dutch hauliers cover 470 million kilometres on Belgian roads
Altogether, Dutch hauliers covered 470 million km in Belgium last year. The introduction in 2016 of the kilometre levy on Belgian roads threatens to cost the Dutch road transport sector tens of...
Holidays 2007: more often and further away
In 2007, the Dutch spent 22.4 million long holidays in the Netherlands and abroad, three times as many as in 1969. Compared to 1969, the Dutch more often go on holiday.
Agricultural export value over 90 bn euros in 2018
Agricultural exports in 2018 were worth an estimated 90.3 billion euros, i.e. 0.2 percent up on 2017. While exports rose, prices dropped relative to 2017.
Belgium and Germany most popular destinations for emigrants
Last year, 28 thousand native Dutch left the Netherlands to settle elsewhere, i.e. 9 thousand fewer than in record year 2006. The most popular destinations were Belgium and Germany.
Invest.climate;functioning of government international comparison 1990-2012
State control, online availability of public services, government effectiveness, ad hoc and sectoral state support broken down by country
Quinoa trade has tripled in four years
Dutch quinoa imports has tripled in the past four years, to approximately 5.5 million kg in 2016.
Increase in sugar beet cultivation
The cultivation area for sugar beets in the Netherlands grew by 21 percent in just one year.
Asylum requests; international 1990-2009
Requests for asylum submitted in a selection of countries countries
Italy fifth export destination for the Netherlands
Dutch exports to and imports from Italy in international goods trade, 2016.
Food is relatively cheap in the Netherlands
Food is slightly cheaper in the Netherlands than the EU average. Cigarettes cost slightly more and alcohol slightly less than the EU average.
Youth unemployment in the Netherlands lowest in the European Union
In the first quarter of 2011, the youth unemployment rate in the Netherlands was 7.4 percent, i.e. lower than in all other member states of the European Union (EU). On average, more than one in every...
Energy consumption unprecedentedly high
Energy consumption was more than 7 percent higher in 2010 than in 2009. Annual energy consumption has never been this high.
Investment climate; entrepreneurship international comparison 1990-2012
Entrepreneurship, firm turbulence, fast growing enterprises, propensity towards entrepreneurship and self - employment rate broken down by region
Invest. climate;human capital, labour supply internat. comparison 1990-2011
Tertiary education attainment, employed persons and unemployed Country
80 percent of inward investments channelled out directly
The majority of inward foreign investments do not remain in the Netherlands, but are immediately channelled abroad instead.
Netherlands, Belgium largest french fries producers
Netherlands among largest producers of frozen potato products in Europe
Netherlands Europe's third exporting country
Recent figures by Eurostat show that last year, the Netherlands was the EU’s third exporting country after Germany and France.