| | Country statistical profile: Netherlands 2011-2012 | |||||||||
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| | | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
| | Production and income | |||||||||
| | Gross domestic product (GDP) | Bln USD curr. PPPs | 514.3 | 540.5 | 572.9 | 622.0 | 667.3 | 705.1 | 674.4 | 705.6 |
| | GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 31 703 | 33 209 | 35 111 | 38 064 | 40 744 | 42 887 | 40 804 | 42 478 |
| | Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 32 063 | 34 098 | 35 280 | 39 087 | 41 421 | 42 073 | 39 701 | 42 618 |
| | Household disposable income | Annual growth % | -2.5 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 2.6 | -0.1 | 0.1 | .. |
| | Economic growth | |||||||||
| | Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 1.9 | -3.9 | 1.8 |
| | Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 7.6 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 6.8 | .. |
| | Gross fixed capital formation | % of GDP | -1.5 | -1.6 | 3.7 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 5.1 | -12.7 | -4.8 |
| | Economic structure | |||||||||
| | Real value added: agriculture, forestry, fishing | Annual growth % | 4.1 | 5.8 | -0.5 | -0.5 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 1.1 |
| | Real value added: industry | Annual growth % | -1.4 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 0.4 | -7.5 | 7.8 |
| | Real value added: services | Annual growth % | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| | Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| | Government deficit | % of GDP | -3.2 | -1.8 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -5.5 | -5.3 |
| | General government debt | % of GDP | 61.4 | 61.9 | 60.7 | 54.5 | 51.5 | 64.5 | 67.6 | 71.4 |
| | General government revenues | % of GDP | 43.9 | 44.3 | 44.5 | 46.1 | 45.4 | 46.6 | 45.9 | 45.9 |
| | General government expenditures | % of GDP | 47.1 | 46.1 | 44.8 | 45.5 | 45.3 | 46.0 | 51.4 | 51.2 |
| | Expenditure | |||||||||
| | Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | .. | .. | 5.9 | .. | .. | 9.5 | .. | |
| | Private expenditure on health | % of GDP | 1.4 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | .. |
| | Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 21.2 | 21.1 | 20.7 | 20.3 | 20.1 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Private social expenditure | % of GDP | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 6.9 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | .. |
| | Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | 0.80 | 0.73 | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.81 |
| | Taxes | |||||||||
| | Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 36.9 | 37.2 | 38.4 | 39.1 | 38.7 | 39.1 | .. | .. |
| | Taxes on income and profits | % of GDP | 9.4 | 9.2 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 10.6 | .. | .. |
| | Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.8 | .. | .. |
| | Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 37.1 | 38.8 | 38.9 | 38.3 | 38.7 | 39.2 | 38.0 | 38.4 |
| | Trade | |||||||||
| | Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 56.7 | 59.0 | 61.1 | 65.1 | 66.0 | 68.4 | 62.0 | 70.3 |
| | Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 63.0 | 66.4 | 69.6 | 72.8 | 74.2 | 76.6 | 69.2 | 78.4 |
| | Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | 18.3 | 32.8 | 36.9 | 38.7 | 55.6 | 47.8 | 50.0 | .. |
| | Imports of goods | Bln USD | 209.0 | 257.7 | 283.2 | 331.5 | 421.3 | 458.2 | 352.6 | .. |
| | Exports of goods | Bln USD | 227.3 | 290.5 | 320.1 | 370.2 | 476.8 | 506.0 | 402.6 | .. |
| | Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | -0.7 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 9.4 | 12.1 | 13.0 | 7.9 | 10.2 |
| | Imports of services | Bln USD | 63.9 | 69.5 | 73.3 | 75.3 | 84.2 | 92.2 | 85.0 | 85.2 |
| | Exports of services | Bln USD | 63.2 | 73.7 | 80.1 | 84.7 | 96.4 | 105.2 | 92.9 | 95.4 |
| | Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | 5.5 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 9.3 | 6.7 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 7.6 |
| | Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| | Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | .. | 942 087 | 889 944 | 956 521 | 954 388 |
| | Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | .. | 766 622 | 645 642 | 660 507 | 594 920 |
| | Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | .. | 37 039 | 122 998 | 71 214 | 55 618 | 68 202 | 26 821 | 49 990 |
| | Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | .. | 12 459 | 39 023 | 13 984 | 119 406 | 4 540 | 36 046 | -13 526 |
| | Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| | Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| | Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| | Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 1.1 | -3.5 | -1.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 5.6 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| | Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | 4.1 | 5.8 | 11.5 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | -3.9 | -0.3 |
| | Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | 1.3 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 7.3 | -8.1 | 6.4 |
| | Long-term interest rates | % | 4.12 | 4.10 | 3.37 | 3.78 | 4.29 | 4.23 | 3.69 | 2.99 |
| | Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| | Purchasing power parities | EUR per USD | 0.93 | 0.91 | 0.90 | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.84 |
| | Exchange rates | EUR per USD | 0.89 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.73 | 0.68 | 0.72 | 0.76 |
| | Indices of price levels | OECD = 100 | 108 | 111 | 110 | 109 | 113 | 117 | 116 | 108 |
| | Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| | Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 78.0 | 79.1 | 78.8 | 76.8 | 79.3 | 79.6 | 78.2 | 83.3 |
| | Total primary energy supply per capita | Toe per capita | 4.81 | 4.86 | 4.83 | 4.70 | 4.84 | 4.84 | 4.73 | 5.01 |
| | TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.16 |
| | Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply | % | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
| | Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 27.67 | 35.02 | 50.00 | 61.47 | 68.74 | 97.89 | 60.54 | 78.55 |
| | Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| | ICT investment in non-residential fixed capital formation | % | 20.0 | 21.3 | 22.0 | 22.3 | 19.5 | .. | .. | .. |
| | ICT related occupations: total employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23.5 |
| | Households with access to the Internet | % | .. | .. | 78.3 | .. | .. | 86.1 | 89.7 | .. |
| | Environment | |||||||||
| | Water abstractions | Mln m3 | .. | .. | 700 | .. | .. | .. | 640 | .. |
| | Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | '000 tonnes | 573 | 506 | 547 | 469 | 464 | 401 | 380 | .. |
| | Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 92 | 76 | 70 | 41 | 41 | 36 | 53 | .. |
| | Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 110 | .. |
| | Municipal waste per capita | Kg | .. | .. | 620 | .. | .. | .. | 610 | .. |
| | CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 183 | 185 | 183 | 178 | 181 | 183 | 176 | .. |
| | Education | |||||||||
| | Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 32.8 | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: non-tertiary, 2008 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 251.1 | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2008 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 244.6 | .. | .. |
| | Employment | |||||||||
| | Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 64.7 | 62.1 | 61.7 | 62.8 | 65.5 | 66.8 | 65.3 | 63.0 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 80.9 | 80.9 | 81.5 | 82.8 | 84.4 | 85.8 | 85.4 | 84.6 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 42.5 | 43.7 | 44.8 | 45.7 | 48.8 | 51.7 | 53.3 | 54.1 |
| | Incidence of part-time employment | % | 34.5 | 35.0 | 35.6 | 35.4 | 35.9 | 36.1 | 36.7 | 37.1 |
| | Self-employment rate: total civilian employment | % | 11.4 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.5 | .. |
| | Self-employment rate, men: male civilian employment | % | 13.6 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 15.1 | 15.7 | 15.8 | 16.1 | .. |
| | Self-employment rate, women: female civilian employment | % | 8.6 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.5 | .. |
| | Unemployment | |||||||||
| | Unemployment rate: total civilian labour force | % | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
| | Unemployment rate, men: male civilian labour force | % | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
| | Unemployment rate, women: female civilian labour force | % | 4.3 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
| | Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 27.8 | 34.2 | 40.2 | 43.0 | 39.4 | 34.4 | 24.8 | 27.6 |
| | Labour compensation and hours worked | |||||||||
| | Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | 3.8 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 1.4 |
| | Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 401 | 1 399 | 1 393 | 1 392 | 1 388 | 1 379 | 1 378 | 1 377 |
| | Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | % of GDP | 1.92 | 1.93 | 1.90 | 1.88 | 1.81 | 1.76 | 1.82 | .. |
| | Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 5.9 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.4 | .. | |
| | Population | |||||||||
| | Total population | '000 persons | 16 225 | 16 282 | 16 320 | 16 346 | 16 382 | 16 446 | .. | |
| | Population growth rates | % | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .. |
| | Total fertility rates | Children | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | .. |
| | Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 18.6 | 18.5 | 18.4 | 18.2 | 18.0 | 17.8 | 17.5 | |
| | Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 13.8 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 14.6 | 14.9 | 15.5 | |
| | International migration | |||||||||
| | Net migration rate | Per '000 inhabitants | 0.0 | -1.0 | -1.7 | -1.9 | -0.4 | 1.6 | 2.1 | .. |
| | Foreign-born population | % of population | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 11.1 | .. |
| | Foreign population | % of population | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of native-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 3.6 | .. | .. | .. | 3.2 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of foreign-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 10.8 | .. | .. | .. | 8.8 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of native-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 4.4 | .. | .. | .. | 3.4 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of foreign-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 10.0 | .. | .. | .. | 7.4 | .. |
| | Health | |||||||||
| | Life expectancy at birth | Years | 78.5 | 79.2 | 79.4 | 79.8 | 80.2 | 80.3 | 80.6 | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 76.2 | 76.9 | 77.2 | 77.6 | 78.0 | 78.3 | 78.5 | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 80.9 | 81.4 | 81.6 | 81.9 | 82.3 | 82.3 | 82.7 | .. |
| | Infant mortality | Per '000 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | .. |
| | Overweight and obese aged 15 and over | % of population | 46.1 | 46.5 | 44.9 | 46.5 | 45.5 | 46.9 | 47.2 | .. |
| | Society | |||||||||
| | Suicide rates | Per 100 000 persons | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7.8 | .. |
| | Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 3.6 | .. |
| | Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 7.9 | .. |
| | Transport | |||||||||
| | Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | 82 324 | 89 359 | 88 032 | 87 844 | 90 703 | 91 741 | .. | .. |
| | Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | .. | .. | ||||||
| | Road fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 67 | 54 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 44 | .. |
| Last updated: 18 January 2012 | ||||||||||
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| Source: OECD Factbook statistics. For explanatory notes, seeOECD Factbook 2011-2012(DOI: 10.1787/factbook-2011-en) | ||||||||||