Ministry of Finance
Well-being Fact Sheet for the annual report of the Ministry of Finance 2026
Finance
The fact sheet contains indicators that correspond to the policy themes of the Ministry of Finance. It combines indicators from the Monitor of Inclusive and Sustainable Well-being and the Sustainable Development Goals 2026 with additional indicators that have been specifically developed for the fact sheets. Together, these provide a detailed insight into wellbeing for policy purposes.
The fact sheet establishes a link with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and refers to the SDG monitoring conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS).
Public finance and budgetary policy
Later
Macro economy
Here and now
5th
out of 27
in EU
in 2024
in EU
in 2024
Gini coefficient income inequality
Gini coefficient of wealth inequality
1st
out of 27
in EU
in 2024
in EU
in 2024
Net labour participation
12th
out of 27
in EU
in 2025
in EU
in 2025
Volume growth of GDP per capita
Later
Security of livelihood
Here and now
Registered problematic debts
People at risk of poverty or social exclusion
Later
Sustainability
Later
Greenhouse gas intensity of the economy A)
13th
out of 16
in EU
in 2023
in EU
in 2023
Cumulative CO2 emissions A)
Taxes
Here and now
Tax ethics B) | D)
Financial economics
Here and now
Coverage ratio pension funds
Later
Average household mortgage debt
International financial relations
Here and now
Footnotes
- A) Most recent year: indicative, first estimate by Statistics Netherlands for the Monitor of Well-being.
- B) Insufficient data for 2018-2025 to calculate a trend.
- C) Insufficient quality to determine trend.
- D) Indicator exclusively for Well-being Fact Sheets.
- E) Not suitable for ranking.
- F) These figures have been calculated using a new method. The figures are provisional.
| Policy theme | Dimensie | Indicator | Value | Trend | Position in EU | Position in EU ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public finance and budgetary policy | Later | Government debt | 44.4% of gross domestic product in 2025 | decreasing (increase well-being) | 9th out of 27 in 2024 | Middle ranking |
| Macro economy | Here and now | Gini coefficient income inequality | 0.30 value between 0 (complete equality) and 1 (complete inequality) in 2024 | 5th out of 27 in 2024 | High ranking | |
| Macro economy | Here and now | Gini coefficient of wealth inequality | 0.73 value between 0 (complete equality) and 1 (complete inequality) in 2024 | decreasing (increase well-being) | ||
| Macro economy | Here and now | Net labour participation | 73.2% of population aged 15-74 in 2025 | increasing (increase well-being) | 1st out of 27 in 2024 | High ranking |
| Macro economy | Here and now | Volume growth of GDP per capita | 1.3% year-on-year volume change in 2025 | 12th out of 27 in 2025 | Middle ranking | |
| Macro economy | Here and now | Unemployment | 3.9% of the labour force in 2025 | decreasing (increase well-being) | 6th out of 27 in 2025 | High ranking |
| Macro economy | Later | Labour productivity | € 58 gross value added per hour worked (2021 prices) in 2025 | increasing (increase well-being) | 4th out of 26 in 2025 | High ranking |
| Security of livelihood | Here and now | Registered problematic debts | 8.6% of all households are in a problematic debt situation on 1 January 2025 | |||
| Security of livelihood | Here and now | People at risk of poverty or social exclusion | 15.8% of the population in 2025 | decreasing (increase well-being) | 3rd out of 13 in 2025 | High ranking |
| Security of livelihood | Here and now | Concern about future finances | 28.1% of the population over 18 are very concerned in 2025 | |||
| Security of livelihood | Later | Average household debt | € 124,157 per household (current prices) in 2024 | increasing (decrease well-being) | 24th out of 25 in 2024 | Low ranking |
| Sustainability | Later | Greenhouse gas intensity of the economy A) | 0.19 kg CO2 equivalents per euro of GDP (2021 prices) in 2025 | decreasing (increase well-being) | 7th out of 27 in 2024 | High ranking |
| Sustainability | Later | Cumulative CO2 emissions A) | 7.6 tonnes CO2 per capita since 1860 in 2025 | 13th out of 16 in 2023 | Low ranking | |
| Sustainability | Later | Renewable energy | 20.2% of total final energy consumption in 2024 | increasing (increase well-being) | 18th out of 27 in 2024 | Middle ranking |
| Taxes | Here and now | Tax ethics B) | D) | 4.30 willingness to pay taxes on a scale from 1 (low) to 5 (high), in 2025 | |||
| Taxes | Here and now | Trust in the Tax and Customs administration B) | D) | 3.30 on a scale from 1 (low trust) to 5 (high trust), in 2025 | |||
| Financial economics | Here and now | Coverage ratio pension funds | 129.1% of pension liabilities are covered on 31 December 2025 | increasing (increase well-being) | ||
| Financial economics | Here and now | Median solvency non-financial businesses | 63% of total assets consists of equity in 2024 | increasing (increase well-being) | ||
| Financial economics | Here and now | Trust in banks | 58.4% of the population over 15 have a (fairly) high level of trust in 2025 | increasing (increase well-being) | 11th out of 27 in 2017 | Middle ranking |
| Financial economics | Later | Average household mortgage debt | € 209,000 per household with a mortgage debt (current prices) in 2024 | increasing (decrease well-being) | ||
| Financial economics | Later | Loan-to-value | 0.64 ratio of total mortgage debt to value of property (heads of household younger than 35) in 2024 | decreasing (increase well-being) | ||
| International financial relations | Here and now | Economic dependence on exports | 34.1% of GDP is generated by exports in 2024 | 12th out of 27 in 2022 | Middle ranking | |
| International financial relations | Elsewhere | Official development assistance | 0.6% of gross national income in 2024 | 5th out of 27 in 2024 | High ranking | |
| International financial relations | Elsewhere | Remittances | 1.5% of GDP in 2024 | 6th out of 27 in 2024 | High ranking | |
| A) Most recent year: indicative, first estimate by Statistics Netherlands for the Monitor of Well-being. | ||||||
| B) Insufficient data for 2018-2025 to calculate a trend. | ||||||
| C) Insufficient quality to determine trend. | ||||||
| D) Indicator exclusively for Well-being Fact Sheets. | ||||||
| E) Not suitable for ranking. | ||||||
| F) These figures have been calculated using a new method. The figures are provisional. | ||||||
Further information
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