Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD
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Country statistical profile: Netherlands 2010 | ||||||||||
Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | ||
Production and income | ||||||||||
Gross domestic product (GDP) | Bln USD curr. PPPs | 494.0 | 515.8 | 514.2 | 540.4 | 572.9 | 607.4 | 648.5 | 675.1 | |
GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 30 793 | 31 943 | 31 699 | 33 203 | 35 111 | 37 173 | 39 594 | 41 063 | |
Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 31 026 | 32 236 | 32 059 | 34 092 | 35 280 | 38 173 | 40 165 | 39 983 | |
Household disposable income | Annual growth % | 5.5 | -0.6 | -2.4 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 0.2 | |
Economic growth | ||||||||||
Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.0 | |
Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 9.5 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 8.1 | 6.8 | |
Gross fixed capital formation | % of GDP | 21.1 | 20.0 | 19.5 | 18.8 | 18.9 | 19.7 | 20.0 | 20.4 | |
Economic structure | ||||||||||
Real value added: agriculture, forestry, fishing | Annual growth % | -4.5 | -1.5 | 4.1 | 5.8 | -0.5 | -0.5 | 2.6 | 1.1 | |
Real value added: industry | Annual growth % | 1.2 | -0.0 | -2.3 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 2.4 | |
Real value added: services | Annual growth % | 2.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.1 | |
Government deficits and debt | ||||||||||
Government deficit | % of GDP | -0.3 | -2.1 | -3.2 | -1.8 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | |
General government debt | % of GDP | 59.4 | 60.3 | 61.9 | 62.2 | 61.1 | 54.9 | 52.1 | 65.8 | |
General government revenues | % of GDP | 45.1 | 44.1 | 43.9 | 44.3 | 44.5 | 46.1 | 45.7 | 46.6 | |
General government expenditures | % of GDP | 45.4 | 46.2 | 47.1 | 46.1 | 44.8 | 45.5 | 45.5 | 45.9 | |
Expenditure | ||||||||||
Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 5.2 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 7.4 | 7.3 | .. | |
Private expenditure on health | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1.7 | .. | |
Public social expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | 21.2 | 21.1 | 20.9 | .. | .. | .. | |
Private social expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.3 | .. | .. | .. | |
Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | .. | .. | .. | |
Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | |
Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.73 | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.80 | |
Taxes | ||||||||||
Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 38.2 | 37.5 | 36.9 | 37.3 | 38.5 | 38.9 | 37.5 | .. | |
Taxes on income and profits | % of GDP | 10.1 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.9 | .. | |
Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 11.2 | .. | |
Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 37.2 | 37.4 | 37.1 | 38.8 | 38.9 | 44.6 | 44.3 | 45.0 | |
Trade | ||||||||||
Trade in goods and services | % of GDP | 64.4 | 60.9 | 59.9 | 62.7 | 65.4 | 69.0 | 70.5 | 72.6 | |
Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | 5.6 | 11.9 | 18.3 | 32.8 | 36.9 | 38.7 | 55.6 | 48.1 | |
Imports of goods | Bln USD | 169.9 | 163.4 | 209.0 | 257.7 | 283.2 | 331.5 | 421.3 | 437.5 | |
Exports of goods | Bln USD | 175.5 | 175.3 | 227.3 | 290.5 | 320.1 | 370.2 | 476.8 | 485.6 | |
Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | -2.5 | -1.0 | -0.7 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 9.4 | 12.1 | 13.0 | |
Imports of services | Bln USD | 53.8 | 57.0 | 63.9 | 69.5 | 73.3 | 75.3 | 84.2 | 92.2 | |
Exports of services | Bln USD | 51.3 | 56.0 | 63.2 | 73.7 | 80.1 | 84.7 | 96.4 | 105.2 | |
Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | 2.4 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 9.3 | 8.7 | 4.8 | |
Foreign direct investment (FDI) | ||||||||||
Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | 587 252 | 615 727 | 757 870 | 876 920 | .. | |
Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | 477 218 | 451 234 | 513 301 | 724 076 | .. | |
Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 51 937 | 25 060 | 21 063 | 4 602 | 47 763 | 7 454 | 118 398 | -9 063 | |
Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 50 602 | 32 046 | 44 076 | 29 181 | 131 738 | 65 211 | 28 549 | 53 117 | |
Prices and interest rates | ||||||||||
Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.5 | |
Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | |
Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 7.0 | 3.3 | 1.1 | -3.5 | -1.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 5.6 | |
Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | 7.0 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 11.9 | 7.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 | |
Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | 1.9 | -0.6 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 7.3 | |
Long-term interest rates | % | 4.96 | 4.89 | 4.12 | 4.10 | 3.37 | 3.78 | 4.29 | 4.23 | |
Purchasing power and exchange rates | ||||||||||
Purchasing power parities | EUR per USD | 0.91 | 0.90 | 0.93 | 0.91 | 0.90 | 0.89 | 0.88 | 0.88 | |
Exchange rates | EUR per USD | 1.12 | 1.06 | 0.89 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.73 | 0.68 | |
Indices of price levels | OECD = 100 | 91 | 94 | 107 | 110 | 109 | 110 | 114 | 119 | |
Energy supply and prices | ||||||||||
Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 75.3 | 75.8 | 78.1 | 79.2 | 78.8 | 76.6 | 80.4 | 79.6 | |
Total primary energy supply per capita | Toe per capita | 4.70 | 4.69 | 4.82 | 4.86 | 4.83 | 4.69 | 4.91 | 4.82 | |
TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | |
Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply | % | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | |
Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 23.48 | 23.99 | 27.67 | 35.02 | 50.00 | 61.47 | 68.74 | 97.89 | |
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | ||||||||||
ICT investment in non-residential fixed capital formation | % | 19.9 | 19.1 | 20.0 | 21.3 | 22.0 | 22.3 | 19.5 | .. | |
ICT related occupations: total employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23.4 | .. | |
Households with access to the Internet | % | .. | 58.0 | 60.5 | .. | 78.3 | 80.3 | 82.9 | 86.1 | |
Environment | ||||||||||
Water abstractions | Mln m3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 780 | .. | |
Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | '000 tonnes | 404 | 467 | 391 | 379 | 413 | 469 | 464 | .. | |
Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 92 | 92 | .. | 52 | 68 | 42 | 0 | .. | |
Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 310 | .. | |
Municipal waste per capita | Kg | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 630 | .. | |
CO2 emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 179 | 179 | 184 | 185 | 183 | 178 | 182 | .. | |
Education | ||||||||||
Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 30.8 | .. | |
Tertiary entry rates in peer age groups | % | 53.7 | 54.2 | 52.3 | 55.6 | 58.6 | 58.1 | 60.1 | .. | |
Tertiary graduation rates in population at graduation age | % | 35.4 | 36.7 | 38.2 | 40.2 | 42.1 | 43.0 | 42.8 | .. | |
Employment | ||||||||||
Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 70.3 | 69.5 | 67.6 | 64.9 | 64.2 | 65.7 | 68.2 | 69.2 | |
Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 81.8 | 81.8 | 81.6 | 81.3 | 81.8 | 83.1 | 84.5 | 85.7 | |
Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 38.2 | 42.0 | 42.9 | 43.3 | 44.0 | 45.6 | 48.3 | 50.7 | |
Incidence of part-time employment | % | 33.0 | 33.9 | 34.6 | 35.0 | 35.7 | 35.5 | 36.1 | 36.1 | |
Self-employment rate: total civilian employment | % | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 13.1 | 13.2 | |
Self-employment rate, men: male civilian employment | % | 12.9 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 15.1 | 15.7 | 15.8 | |
Self-employment rate, women: female civilian employment | % | 9.7 | 9.5 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.1 | |
Unemployment | ||||||||||
Unemployment rate: total civilian labour force | % | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.8 | |
Unemployment rate, men: male civilian labour force | % | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | |
Unemployment rate, women: female civilian labour force | % | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.0 | |
Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | .. | 26.7 | 29.2 | 32.5 | 40.1 | 45.2 | 41.7 | 36.3 | |
Labour compensation and hours worked | ||||||||||
Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | 5.3 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | |
Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 373 | 1 348 | 1 363 | 1 362 | 1 375 | 1 389 | 1 390 | 1 389 | |
Research and Development (R&D) | ||||||||||
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | % of GDP | 1.80 | 1.72 | 1.76 | 1.81 | 1.79 | 1.78 | 1.71 | .. | |
Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.8 | |
Population | ||||||||||
Total population | '000 persons | 16 046 | 16 149 | 16 225 | 16 282 | 16 320 | 16 346 | 16 382 | | 16 390 | |
Population growth rates | % | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .. | |
Total fertility rates | Children | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | |
Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.5 | 18.4 | 18.2 | 18.0 | 17.8 | |
Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 14.6 | 14.9 | |
International migration | ||||||||||
Net migration rate | Per '000 inhabitants | 3.2 | 1.5 | -0.0 | -1.0 | -1.7 | -1.9 | -0.4 | 1.6 | |
Foreign-born population | % of population | 10.4 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.7 | .. | |
Foreign population | % of population | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of native-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.7 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of foreign-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.9 | 10.4 | 7.5 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of native-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of foreign-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 8.6 | 10.6 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 7.7 | .. | |
Health | ||||||||||
Life expectancy at birth | Years | 78.3 | 78.4 | 78.6 | 79.2 | 79.4 | 79.8 | 80.2 | .. | |
Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 75.8 | 76.0 | 76.2 | 76.9 | 77.2 | 77.6 | 78.0 | .. | |
Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 80.7 | 80.7 | 80.9 | 81.4 | 81.6 | 81.9 | 82.3 | .. | |
Infant mortality | Per '000 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | .. | |
Society | ||||||||||
Suicide rates | Per 100 000 persons | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8.1 | .. | .. | |
Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | 8.0 | 7.3 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 7.3 | 6.9 | .. | |
Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.6 | .. | |
Number of tourists | '000 | 7 445 | 7 433 | 6 930 | 7 601 | 8 081 | 8 567 | 8 713 | .. | |
Road fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 67 | 66 | 67 | 54 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 46 | |
Note: |: Break Last updated 27 May 2010 | ||||||||||
Source: For explanatory notes, see OECD Factbook 2010 (DOI: 10.1787/factbook-2010-en) |