Netherlands

Country in Europe

In brief

GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $87,320 (2025). World rank 13 of 199 (1 = best); in Europe, 5 of 44. Gross national income per person: $68,530 (2025). World rank 15 of 201 (1 = best); in Europe, 9 of 45. Gini index (0 = full equality): 25.7 (2021). World rank 7 of 116 (1 = best); in Europe, 5 of 38. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $775.7B → $1.3T, GDP per person $45,794 → $73,684, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $50,957 → $87,320. Better than all its neighbours (Belgium and Germany): GDP per person, GDP per person at purchasing power parity, gross national income per person, GDP growth per year, and Gini index (0 = full equality).

Size and growth

GDP: $1.3T 2025
GDP per person: $73,684 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $87,320 2025
GDP growth per year: +1.8% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): High income
Gross national income per person: $68,530 2025
Inflation: +3.2% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 85 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 1.7% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 17.7% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 70.4% 2025
Unemployment: 3.9% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 8.8% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 62.7% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 80.7% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 69.5% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: +7.6% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +0.3% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 0.4% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 25.3% 2024
Currency: Euro (EUR)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 25.7 2021
Living on under $3 a day: 0.1% 2021