Europe
Overview
Demography
Capital: Amsterdam
Currency: Euro
Population: 18,09 million
Population density: 531 /km2
Conventions
Numbering system
Arabic numerals and comma as decimal separator, space as thousands separator.
Date format: dd-mm-yyyy
Time: 24h time system
Country code: 0031/ 00599
Economy
GDP: 1.33 trillion USD (2025)
GDP per capita: 73,683 USD ‎(2025) ‎
Exports: 572 billion USD (2024)
Imports: 693 billion USD (2024)
T-index
0.75%
T-Index ranks countries according to their potential for online sales.
Statistics
Internet users: 99.0% penetration, 18.2 million
Unemployment rate: 3.9% (2025)
Urbanisation: 96% (2025)
Global Innovation Index: 8th out of 139 countries worldwide
Language data sources: Worldatlas/Britannica//EF/Wikipedia; Demography data sources: IMF/Worldometers; Conventions data source: Wikipedia; Economy data sources: WTO/OEC/CIA/Esomar/Datareportal; Statistics data sources: Datareportal/WorldBank/UN/UNESCO/CEIC/IMF/Culturalatlas/Commisceoglobal
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Economy
GDP
1.33 trillion USD (2025)
Trade – Economic Complexity Index
Ranked 21st out of 130 countries
The Economic Complexity Index (ECI) measures the sophistication and diversity of a country’s exports.
Product Imports
$693 billion (2024)
Service Imports
$261.82 billion (2024)
Market Growth Imports
5.7% of annual growth (2025)
Financial inclusion factors (over 15 years of age)
• 99.2% have an account with a financial institution
• 37.4% have a credit card
• 98.0% make digital payment
Active E-commerce
480,107 active stores
GDP Growth (annual %)
1.8%
GDP per Capita
$73,683 (2025)
Product Exports
$572 billion USD (2024)
Service Exports
$308.4 billion (2024)
Market Growth Exports
4.9% of annual growth (2025)
Main online stores
Amazon, bol.com, Coolblue, Wehkamp, Albert Heijn (AH.nl), Picnic, Zalando, MediaMarkt, Marktplaats, Decathlon
Global Startup Ecosystem Index
The Netherlands ranked 10th out of 100 countries, 11.8% of annual ecosystem growth
The Global Startup Ecosystem Index ranks countries and by the strength of their startup ecosystems. It evaluates factors such as startup activity, ecosystem quality, and the business environment for entrepreneurship.
Economy data sources: WTO/OEC/CIA/Esomar/Datareportal
Trade balance of goods from 2016 to 2025
Source: Statista
Which attributes do you associate with products made in The Netherlands
Source: Statista
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Source: WorldBank
T-index
Reach most of the online purchasing power
T-Index ranks countries according to their potential for online sales. It estimates the market share of each country in relation to global e-commerce.
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Media language Dutch
The press
De Telegraaf, Algemeen Dagblad, de Volkskrant, NRC, Trouw, Het Parool
News Agency
ANP, Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau, ANP Foto, ANP Video, NOS News, NOS Jeugdjournaal
Magazines
Elsevier Weekblad, Vrij Nederland, De Groene Amsterdammer, HP/De Tijd, Quote, Linda
Television
NPO 1, NPO 2, NPO 3, NPO Nieuws, NPO Politiek en Nieuws, NPO Zapp
Radio
NPO Radio 1, NPO Radio 2, NPO 3FM, NPO Klassiek, NPO Radio 5, NPO FunX
Media data source: GlobalMediaList
Internet Data
Internet users
99.0% penetration, 18.2 million
Share of web traffic by device
51.53% mobile phones, 46.39% computers (laptops and desktops), 2.06% tablet devices and 0.01% other devices
Median speed of mobile Internet connection
163.09 Mbps (Download)
20.72 Mbps (Upload)
Median speed of fixed Internet connection
211.33 Mbps (Download)
94.18 Mbps (Upload)
Mobile connection as a percentage of total population: 146%
Most popular web search engines
Google (88.70%), Bing (4.17%), Yandex (3.26%), DuckDuckGo (2.21%), Yahoo! (0.77%), Ecosia (0.65%), Startpagina (Google) (0.12%), Others (0.12%)
Share of AI web traffic referrals
ChatGPT (83.56%), Microsoft Copilot (8.58%), Perplexity (5.35%), Google Gemini (1.61%), Claude (0.71%), DeepSeek (0.19%)
Most used social media
WhatsApp (88.8%), Facebook (69.1%), Instagram (67.5%), YouTube (52.6%), Messenger (41.9%), TikTok (41.5%), LinkedIn (37.7%), Snapchat (33.0%), Pinterest (31.1%), X (23.0%), Reddit (19.1%), Telegram (19.0%), iMessage (14.5%), Discord (14.0%), Threads (8.7%)
Percentage of mobile connections that are broadband (3G-5G): 99.8%
Internet data sources: Datareportal/Statcounter
Social statistics
Life expectancy
82 yrs (2024)
Current health expenditure
10.01% of GDP
Current education expenditure
88.6% of total expenditure in public institutions
CO2 emissions
6.84 metric tons per capita
Corruption perceptions Index
The Netherlands scored 78 out of 100, ranked 8th out 182 countries worldwide.
The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ranks countries by perceived levels of public sector corruption. It is based on expert assessments and business surveys, with higher scores indicating lower perceived corruption.
Religion
None (54.1%), Roman Catholic (20.1%), Protestant (14.8%), Other (5.9%), Muslim (5.0%)
Ethnicity
Dutch (75.4%), Other (9.4%), EU (6.4%), Turkish (2.4%), Moroccan (2.3%), Indonesian (2.1%), Surinamese (2.0%)
World Happiness Index
The Netherlands ranked 7th out of 147 countries, with a score of 7.223
The World Happiness Index ranks countries by people’s self-reported life satisfaction. It also considers factors like income, health, social support, freedom, and trust.
Social statistics sources: WorldBank/UN/UNESCO/CEIC/IMF/World Population Review
Research & Development
R&D Expenditure
2.27% of GDP
World Competitiveness Ranking
The Netherlands ranked 8th out of 70 countries, with a score of 90.1
The World Competitiveness Ranking measures how well countries create an environment that supports business performance and long-term prosperity.
It evaluates factors such as economic performance, government efficiency, business efficiency, and infrastructure.
World Digital Competitiveness Ranking
The Netherlands ranked 6th out of 69 countries, with a score of 96.82
The World Digital Competitiveness Ranking measures how well countries adopt and develop digital technologies to drive economic transformation.
It assesses factors such as knowledge, technology, and future readiness.
Technology – Economic Complexity Index
Ranked 16th out of 97 countries
Research – Economic Complexity Index
Ranked 6th out of 138 countries
The Economic Complexity Index (ECI) measures the sophistication and diversity of a country’s exports.
Global Innovation Index
Ranked 5th out of 39 European countries, and 8th out of 139 worldwide.
The Global Innovation Index captures the innovation
ecosystem performance of 139 economies and tracks the most recent global innovation trends.
Research & Development sources: WorldBank/OEC/Wipo/IMD
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