Economy of the Netherlands

Economy of Netherlands
Currency Euro (EUR) = €1
calendar year
Trade organisations
 EU, WTO and OECD
Statistics
GDP

$850 billion (nominal, 2018)[1]

$910 billion (PPP, 2017)[2]
GDP rank 18th (nominal) / 28th (PPP)
GDP growth
 Increase 3.2% (2017)[3]
GDP per capita

$49,760 (nominal, 2018 est.)[4]

$50,338 (PPP, 2016 est.)[5]
GDP by sector
 agriculture: 1.6%; industry: 18.8%; services: 79.6% (2015 est.)
Increase1.4% (2016 est.)[6]
Population below poverty line
 5% (2017 est.) .)[7]
25.1 (2013 est.)
Labour force
 8.4 million (2016 est.)[8]
Labour force by occupation
 agriculture: 2%; industry: 18%; services: 80% (2005 est.)
Unemployment Positive decrease3.9% (March 2018)[9]
Average gross salary
 3,073 € / month (2016)[10]
2,263 € / month (2016)[11]
Main industries
 agriculture-related industries, oil and natural gas, metal and engineering products, electronic machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum, construction, microelectronics, fishing
Decrease 32nd (2018)[12]
External
Exports Increase$528.2 billion (2016 est.)
Export goods
 natural gas, machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels; foodstuffs
Main export partners
  Germany 24.5%
 Belgium 11.1%
 France 8.4%
 United Kingdom 9.3%
 Italy 4.2% (2015 est.)[13]
Imports Increase$429.5 billion (2016 est.)
Import goods
 machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs, clothing
Main import partners
  Germany 14.7%
 China 14.5%
 Belgium 8.2%
 United Kingdom 5.1%
 Russia 5.7%
 Norway 4.1% (2015 est.)[14]
FDI stock
 Increase$608.9 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
Increase$4.154 trillion (31 December 2014 est.)
Public finances
Positive decrease56.7% of GDP (2017) [15]
Revenues $327.7 billion (2016)[16]
Expenses $324.6 billion (2016)[16]
Economic aid €4 bn (As of 2005)
Foreign reserves
 DecreaseUS$42.92 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
Main data source: CIA World Fact Book
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars.
Dutch exports in 2006
The labour productivity level of the Netherlands is one of highest in Europe. OECD, 2012

According to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, the Netherlands was the 18th largest economy of the world in 2012, while the country has only about 17 million inhabitants. (see: List of countries by GDP (nominal)). GDP per capita is roughly $48,860 which makes it one of richest nations in the world (see: List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita). Between 1996 and 2000 annual economic growth (GDP) averaged over 4%, well above the European average. Growth slowed considerably in 2001–05 as part of the global economic slowdown. 2006 and 2007 however showed economic growth of 3.4% and 3.9%. The Dutch economy was hit considerably by the ongoing global financial crisis and the ensuing European debt crisis.

The Netherlands has discovered huge natural gas resources since 1959. The sale of natural gas generated enormous revenues for the Netherlands for decades, adding hundreds of billions of euros to the government's budget.[19] However, the unforeseen consequences of the country's huge energy wealth impacted the competitiveness of other sectors of the economy, leading to the theory of Dutch disease.[19]

The Netherlands have a prosperous and open economy, which depends heavily on foreign trade. The economy is noted for stable industrial relations, fairly low unemployment and inflation, a very big sizable current account surplus (compared to the size of the country even more than Germany) and an important role as a European transportation hub, with Rotterdam as by far the biggest port in Europe and Amsterdam with one of the biggest airports in Europe. Industrial activity is predominantly in food processing, chemicals, petroleum refining, hightech, financial services, creative sector and electrical machinery. A highly mechanised agricultural sector employs no more than 2% of the labour force but provides large surpluses for the food-processing industry and for exports. The Netherlands, along with 11 of its EU partners, began circulating the euro currency on 1 January 2002.

The stern financial policy has been abandoned in 2009 because of the current credit crises. The relatively large banking sector was partly nationalised and bailed out through government interventions. The unemployment rate dropped to 5.0% in the summer of 2011, but increased with a sharp rate since then to 7.3% in May 2013, 6.8% in 2015 but dropped again to 3.9% in March 2018.[20][21] The state budget deficit is about 2.2% in 2015 well below the norm of 3.0% in the EU.[22] In 2016 the state budget showed a surplus of 0.4% and this is expected to grow to a surplus of over 1.0% in 2017.[23] Historically, the Dutch introduced and invented the stock market[24] by the merchandise trading through Dutch East India Company. The Netherlands is a founding member of the European Union, the OECD and the World Trade Organization.

History

After declaring its independence from the empire of Philip II of Spain in 1581, the Netherlands experienced almost a century of explosive economic growth. A technological revolution in shipbuilding and trade knowledge and capital, due to Protestant traders of Flanders who fled to the Netherlands, helped the young Republic become the dominant trade power by the mid-17th century. In 1670 the Dutch merchant marine totalled 568,000 tons of shipping—about half the European total. The main reasons for this were the dominance of the Amsterdam Entrepot in European trade, and that of the Dutch East India Company (or Vereenigde Oost-Indische Companie – VOC) and West India Companies in intercontinental trade. Unique was that the V.O.C. was the first multinational, while its shares were traded at one of the first stock economics trade in the world, in Amsterdam. Beside trade, an early "industrial revolution" (powered by wind, water and peat), land reclamation from the sea, and agricultural revolution, helped the Dutch economy achieve the highest standard of living in Europe (and presumably the world) by the middle of the 17th century. Affluence facilitated what is known as the Dutch Golden Age. This economic boom abruptly came to an end by a combination of political-military upheavals and adverse economic developments around 1670. Still the Netherlands kept a high level of prosperity, due to trade and agriculture.

Towards the 1800s, the Netherlands did not industrialize as rapidly as some other countries in Europe. One explanation for this is that the Netherlands were struggling to come to terms with having lost their dominant economical (based mainly on trade and agriculture) and political position in the world. Griffiths argues that government policies made possible a unified Dutch national economy in the 19th century. They included the abolition of internal tariffs and guilds; a unified coinage system; modern methods of tax collection; standardized weights and measures; and the building of many roads, canals, and railroads.

As in the rest of Europe, the 19th century saw the gradual transformation of the Netherlands into a modern middle-class industrial society. The number of people employed in agriculture decreased while the country made a heroic effort to revive its stake in the highly competitive industrial and trade business. The Netherlands lagged behind Belgium until the late 19th century in industrialization, then caught up by about 1920. Major industries included textiles and (later) the great Philips industrial conglomerate. Rotterdam became a major shipping and manufacturing center.[25] Poverty slowly declined and begging largely disappeared along with steadily improving working conditions for the population.

Since 1959, the Netherlands discovered large natural gas fields. The export of natural gas led to large windfall profits. However, as an unforeseen consequence, these were believed to have led to a decline in the manufacturing sector in the Netherlands.[26]

Government

While the private sector is the cornerstone of the Dutch economy, governments at different levels have a large part to play. Public spending, excluding social security transfer payments, was at 28% of GDP in 2011.[27] Total tax revenue was 38.7% of GDP in 2010,[28] which was below the EU average.[29] In addition to its own spending, the government plays a significant role through the permit requirements and regulations pertaining to almost every aspect of economic activity. The government combines a rigorous and stable microeconomic policy with wide-ranging structural and regulatory reforms. The government has gradually reduced its role in the economy since the 1980s. Privatisation and deregulation is still continuing. With regards to social and economic policy, the government cooperates with its so called social partners (trade unions and employers' organizations). The three parties come together in the Social-Economic Council (‘Sociaal Economische Raad’), the main platform for social dialogue.

The Social Security System

The Dutch social security is very comprehensive, covering Dutch residents in an encompassing manner and is divided into the national security (Volksverzekeringen) and the employee insurance (Werknemersverzekeringen). Whereas the first covers all living in the Netherlands and the social benefits provided, the latter regards itself with employment-related benefits [30]. All living in the Netherlands are required to pay into the social security system, including residents from outside the Netherlands, with a few exceptions.[31]

The Volksverzekeringen is compulsory for all and covers the residents under different forms of national insurance:[32][33]

It is overseen by the Social Insurance Bank (Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB)) and financed through earning-related contributions of employers and employees up until a maximum income-ceiling. Whilst employed persons get their contribution deducted automatically from their wage, the unemployed pay by themselves. The AKW is financed by employers, whereas the AOW is financed by the employees. The AOW, additionally, is financed by a small government subsidy.

The Werknemersverzekeringen is compulsory for all employed people within the Netherlands. It includes the coverage of employees in the following areas:

The financing for the Werknemersverkeringen is automatically deducted from the employee's income by the employer.[32][33]

Unemployment benefits

Coverage

The unemployment benefits in the Netherlands, as set out under the WW, covers almost all employees, that are employees based on a working-contract. Excluded from the WW are the following: self-employed, nationally employed, persons working less than four days a week, heads of stockholders and voluntary workers that earn up to €150 per year.[30][33]

Right to benefits

To profit from the benefit the unemployed has to submit an application to the Employee Insurance Agency (Uitvoeringsinstituut Werknemersverzekeringen (UWV)) within one week of becoming unemployed and additionally has to register as job-seeker. The WW only covers employees with a sufficient work history, meaning that an applicant has to have been working for at least 26 weeks in the past 36 weeks before becoming unemployed. If so, the working-weeks requirement is met. Moreover, the employee is only eligible to unemployment benefits if the unemployment has not been due to his own fault (e.g. own termination of the job contract).[30][33]

Benefits

The benefits received through the WW are earnings-related and amount to a sum of 75% percent of the previous earnings per day (which is based on 5 working days per week) for the duration of two months. After those two months the benefits amount to 70%. Part-time work is taken into account with a calculation of parts of the working hours. If this benefit is less than the minimum income, the unemployed has the possibility of supplementation through the Additional Allowances Act (Toeslagenwet) to sum up the amount. All jobs in the previous twelve months are counted in to the calculation of the benefits, if a change of work has taken place. To obtain the benefits for a continued time, the unemployed needs to be actively looking for work. Moreover, one needs to participate in e-coaching three and twelve months after the start of unemployment. After one year of unemployment one must register with an employment agency.[31][33][32]

Controversial issues

Labour market and social welfare

The Dutch labour market has relatively strict regulations for employers on firing employees, although by June 2014 the House of Representatives has agreed to loosen these regulations. Due to the costs of employees and costs of firing them, a big part of the working force (about 15% of the working force) is an independent one person company (ZZP). They are independent and get paid by delivery without higher social costs. Another big part of the workforce is hired as temporary workforce. State unemployment benefits in the form of a 70% benefit of the employee's last-earned salary for up to three years (with a maximum of roughly 2500 euros per month) are available for fired employees, provided that they have worked for a certain minimum time period, usually 26 weeks. Moreover, the self-employed individuals (zelfstandingen zonder personnel (ZZP)) are not automatically covered under the Werknemersverkeringen, and are not obligated to enroll into unemployment, sickness or disabilities insurance. Self-employed individuals, hence, are required to enroll themselves with private insurance companies.[32][34]

Age of retirement

Every Dutch citizen gets the AOW, a state pension, from the age of 67. Married couples or those who live together receive 50% of minimum wage per person and a single person receives 70% of minimum wage. The biggest part (about 70%) earns an extra pension from the private pension funds. Employees are obliged to take part in the sector pension funds. In total the amount of pension funds are above 1400 billion in 2015 for less than 17 million people. Employees receive on average about 70% of their last salary. During the economic crisis and because of low interest rates, the pensions funds have big problems to increase pensions with the inflation. The Dutch pension system is regarded as one of the best in the world.[35][36]

Inequality and redistribution

With a Gini coefficient of 25.1 (2013) the income inequality is relatively low in the Netherlands. However, the inequality when measured in distributions of household wealth is high, where the top 1% owns 24% of all net wealth, and the top 10% own 60%. Moreover, rather large wealth disparities persist in the Netherlands in relation to age, where those under 35 years-of-age own 10% as much as older workers. This is a consequence from the low taxation of home ownership and a generous mortgage interest deductibility, which benefit the wealthier households.[37] Due to the generous pensions the pension-related savings are the most important part of wealth in the Netherlands, yet are not subject to capital income taxation, which increases the inequality.

Home mortgage interest deduction

The Netherlands was one of the few countries in the world where the interest paid on mortgages is almost fully deductible from income tax. Since 2013 big changes were made. The conditions allowing a borrowing of more that 116% of the value of the home ware reduced to 106% and are still continuously being reduced every year. The deduction is also capped to 50.5% and reducing every year.[38] Together with the after-effects of the Financial crisis of 2007–2008 the result was a housing crisis, with a decrease of prices almost 25% percent in some areas. Recent years have shown a recovery of 10% to even 20% per year in the most popular cities.

The Service sector accounts for more than half of the national income, primarily in transportation, distribution and logistics, financial areas, software development and the creative industry. The breadth of service providers in financial services and a Protestant work ethic have contributed to the Netherlands achieving a DAW Index score of 5 in 2012. Industrial activity is dominated by the machinery, electronics/high tech industry, metalworking, oil refining, chemical, and food-processing industries. Construction amounts to about 6% of GDP. Agriculture and fishing, although visible and traditional Dutch activities, account for just 2%.

The Netherlands continues to be one of the leading European nations for attracting foreign direct investment and is one of the five largest investors in the United States. The economy experienced a slowdown in 2005, but in 2006 recovered to the fastest pace in six years on the back of increased exports and strong investment. The pace of job growth reached 10-year highs in 2007. The Netherlands is the fifth-most competitive economy in the world, according to the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report.[39]

Energy sector

Natural Gas

Natural gas concessions in the Netherlands. Today the Netherlands accounts for more than 25% of all Natural Gas reserves in the EU

While its oil reserves in the North Sea are of little importance, in the Netherlands have an estimated 25% of natural gas reserves in the EU.[40] Natural gas reserves of the Netherlands are estimated (as of 2014) to be about 600 billion cubic feet,[41] or about 0.3% of the world total. In 2014–2015 the government decided to reduce the production of gas significantly due to problems of sinking ground, differential settlement levels and tremors (small earth quakes) causing damages to properties. This will cost about 0.2% on economic growth in 2015 and the year after.

Beginning in the 1950s, the Netherlands discovered huge natural gas resources. The sale of natural gas, generated enormous revenues for the Netherlands for decades to come.[19] However, the unforeseen consequences of the country's huge energy wealth, impacted the competitiveness of other sectors of the economy, leading to the theory of Dutch disease.[19]

The discovery of the large Groningen natural gas field in 1959 and the subsequently massive windfalls accrued, were believed to have led to a decline in the manufacturing sector in the Netherlands.[26]

Nuclear energy

Researchers in the Netherlands began studying nuclear energy in the 1930s and began construction of research reactor Dodewaard in 1955. Researchers’ goal was to introduce nuclear power technology by 1962 and replace fossil fuels. In 1968, a test nuclear reactor was attached to the power grid. This unit was shut down in 1997. In the 1970s, the Dutch chose a policy that required reprocessing all spent nuclear fuel. In 1984, the government decided to create a long-term (100 years) storage facility for all intermediate and low-level radioactive waste and research strategies for ultimate disposal. In September 2003, the Central Organization for Radioactive Waste created an interim storage facility for high-level waste. The Netherlands' only commercial nuclear reactor is Borssele, which became operational in 1973 and as of 2011 produces about 4% of the country’s electricity.[42] The older Dodewaard nuclear power plant was a test reactor that later got attached to the national grid but was closed in 1997. A 2MW research reactor is located in Delft, as part of the physics department of Delft University of Technology. This reactor is not meant for energy provision, but used as neutron- and positron-source for research.

In 1994, the States General of the Netherlands voted to phase out nuclear power after a discussion of nuclear waste management. In 1997, the power station at Dodewaard was shut down and the government decided it was planning to end Borssele's operating license in 2003. This has since been postponed to 2034, if it complied with the highest safety standards. The owners, Essent and Delta, will invest 500 million euro in sustainable energy, together with the government—money which the government claims otherwise should have been paid to the plants' owners as compensation. After the 2010 election, the new government was open to expanding nuclear power. Both of the companies that share ownership of Borssele are proposing to build new reactors.[43][44] In January 2012, Delta announced it postpones any decision to start building a second nuclear power plant.

Tourism

In 2011 the Netherlands was visited by 11.3 million foreign tourists.[45] In 2012, the Dutch tourism industry contributed 5.4% in total to the country's GDP and 9.6% in total to its employment. With its global ranking of 147th and 83rd place for total contribution to respectively GDP and employment, tourism is a relatively small sector of the Dutch economy.[46] North Holland was by far the most popular province for foreign tourists in 2011. Out of all 11.3 million tourists, 6 million visited North Holland. South Holland took the second place with 1.4 million. Germans, Britons and Belgians made up the majority of foreign tourists, respectively 3, 1.5 and 1.4 million.[47] There are seven World Heritage Sites in the Netherlands. The Netherlands are well known for their art and rich historical heritage.

Data

The following table shows the main economic indicators in 1980–2017. Inflation under 2 % is in green.[48]

Year GDP
(in Bil. Euro)		 GDP per capita
(in Euro)		 GDP growth
(real)		 Inflation rate
(in Percent)		 Unemployment
(in Percent)		 Government debt
(in % of GDP)
1980 170.7 12,066 n/a n/a 3.4 % 44.6 %
1981 Increase179.0 Increase12,566 Decrease−0.5 % Negative increase6.8 % Negative increase4.6 % Negative increase48.0 %
1982 Increase186.3 Increase13,015 Decrease−1.2 % Negative increase5.8 % Negative increase6.5 % Negative increase53.7 %
1983 Increase193.5 Increase13,471 Increase1.8 % Negative increase2.9 % Negative increase8.3 % Negative increase59.8 %
1984 Increase202.4 Increase14,030 Increase3.1 % Negative increase3.4 % Positive decrease8.1 % Negative increase63.4 %
1985 Increase211.5 Increase14,593 Increase2.7 % Negative increase2.3 % Positive decrease7.3 % Negative increase68.7 %
1986 Increase218.3 Increase14,981 Increase3.1 % n/a Positive decrease6.5 % Negative increase70.6 %
1987 Increase221.7 Increase15,114 Increase1.9 % Positive decrease−1.0 % Positive decrease6.3 % Negative increase73.0 %
1988 Increase231.2 Increase15,661 Increase4.6 % Increase0.5 % Positive decrease6.2 % Negative increase75.5 %
1989 Increase244.6 Increase16,474 Increase4.4 % Increase1.1 % Positive decrease5.7 % Negative increase75.6 %
1990 Increase258.8 Increase17,311 Increase4.2 % Negative increase2.5 % Negative increase5.1 % Negative increase76.9 %
1991 Increase273.4 Increase18,143 Increase2.4 % Negative increase3.2 % Positive decrease4.8 % Positive decrease76.7 %
1992 Increase285.0 Increase18,771 Increase1,7 % Increase1,8 % Negative increase4,9 % Negative increase77.4 %
1993 Increase293.2 Increase19,177 Increase1.3 % Increase1.6 % Negative increase5.5 % Negative increase78.5 %
1994 Increase308.1 Increase20,030 Increase3.0 % Negative increase2.1 % Negative increase6.2 % Positive decrease75.3 %
1995 Increase325.3 Increase21,045 Increase2.6 % Increase1.3 % Negative increase7.1 % Positive decrease73.1 %
1996 Increase341.0 Increase21,955 Increase3.6 % Increase1.4 % Positive decrease6.4 % Positive decrease71.2 %
1997 Increase365.0 Increase23,378 Increase4.3 % Increase1.9 % Positive decrease5.5 % Positive decrease65.6 %
1998 Increase389.3 Increase24,786 Increase4.5 % Increase1.8 % Positive decrease4.3 % Positive decrease62.5 %
1999 Increase414.8 Increase26,237 Increase5.0 % Increase2.0 % Positive decrease3.5 % Positive decrease58.1 %
2000 Increase448.1 Increase28,134 Increase4.3 % Negative increase2.3 % Positive decrease3.1 % Positive decrease51.4 %
2001 Increase476.7 Increase29,708 Increase2.1 % Negative increase5.1 % Steady3.1 % Positive decrease48.7 %
2002 Increase494.5 Increase30,621 Increase0.1 % Negative increase3.9 % Negative increase3.7 % Positive decrease48.1 %
2003 Increase506.7 Increase31,228 Increase0.3 % Negative increase2.2 % Negative increase4.8 % Negative increase49.3 %
2004 Increase523.9 Increase32,179 Increase2.0 % Increase1.4 % Negative increase5.7 % Negative increase49.6 %
2005 Increase545.6 Increase33,431 Increase2.2 % Increase1.4 % Negative increase5.9 % Positive decrease48.9 %
2006 Increase579.2 Increase35,434 Increase3.5 % Increase1.6 % Positive decrease5.0 % Positive decrease44.5 %
2007 Increase613.3 Increase37,436 Increase3.7 % Increase1.6 % Positive decrease4.2 % Positive decrease42.4 %
2008 Increase639.2 Increase38,864 Increase1.7 % Negative increase2.2 % Positive decrease3.7 % Negative increase54.5 %
2009 Decrease617.5 Decrease37,359 Decrease−3.8 % Increase1.0 % Negative increase4.3 % Negative increase56.5 %
2010 Increase631.5 Increase38,008 Increase1.4 % Increase0.9 % Negative increase5.0 % Negative increase59.3 %
2011 Increase642.9 Increase38,515 Increase1.6 % Negative increase2.5 % Steady5.0 % Negative increase61.6 %
2012 Increase645.2 Decrease38,506 Decrease−1.1 % Negative increase2.8 % Negative increase5.8 % Negative increase66.3 %
2013 Increase652.7 Increase38,844 Decrease−0.2 % Negative increase2.6 % Negative increase7.3 % Negative increase67.8 %
2014 Increase663.0 Increase39,313 Increase1.4 % Increase0.3 % Negative increase7.4 % Negative increase68.0 %
2015 Increase683.5 Increase40,353 Increase2.3 % Increase0.2 % Positive decrease6.9 % Positive decrease64.6 %
2016 Increase702.6 Increase41,259 Increase2.2 % Increase0.1 % Positive decrease6.0 % Positive decrease61.8 %
2017 Increase731.3 Increase42.816 Increase3.1 % Increase1.3 % Positive decrease5.1 % Positive decrease56.7 %

Largest companies

The Netherlands is home to several large multinationals. Royal Dutch Shell is the largest company of the Netherlands by revenue and the largest in the world until 2009,[49] but it has fallen since to 7th place.[50] Other well-known multinationals are Heineken, Ahold, Philips, TomTom, Unilever, Randstad and ING, all of which have their headquarters in Amsterdam except Unilever which is located in Rotterdam. Thousands of companies of non-Dutch origin have their headquarters in the Netherlands, like EADS, LyondellBasell and IKEA, because of attractive Corporate tax levels.

The Netherlands' biggest companies as of 2011 are as following:

Rank[51]NameHeadquartersRevenue
(Mil. €)		Profit
(Mil. €)		Employees
(World)
1.Royal Dutch ShellThe Hague378,15220,12797,000
2.ING GroupAmsterdam147,0523,678106,139
3.AegonThe Hague65,1362,33027,474
4.AirbusLeiden60,597732121,691
5.LyondellBasell IndustriesRotterdam41,151N.A.14,000
6.Royal AholdAmsterdam39,1111,130122,027
7.Royal Philips ElectronicsAmsterdam33,6671,915119,001
8.Rabobank GroupUtrecht32,6723,55258,714
9.GasTerraGroningen24,31348188
10.Heineken HoldingAmsterdam21,68495465,730
—SHV HoldingsUtrecht21,20279950,300
—Akzo NobelAmsterdam20,41999955,590

Mergers and Acquisitions

In the Netherlands 22,484 deals were conducted between 1985 and 2018. This cumulates to an overall value of 2,226.6 bil USD. The year with the most deals has been 2000 with 1,169 deals. However, the most value added up in 2007 with almost 394.9 followed by a drastic slump during the world financial crisis. [52]

Here is a list of the most important deals in, into (inbound) out of (outbound) the Netherlands.

Date Announced Acquiror Name Acquiror Mid Industry Acquiror Nation Target Name Target Mid Industry Target Nation Value of Transaction ($mil)
04/25/2007 RFS Holdings BV Other Financials Netherlands ABN-AMRO Holding NV Banks Netherlands 98,189.19
03/19/2007 Barclays PLC Banks United Kingdom ABN-AMRO Holding NV Banks Netherlands 92,606.80
10/28/2004 Royal Dutch Petroleum Co Oil & Gas Netherlands Shell Transport & Trading Co Oil & Gas United Kingdom 74,558.58
04/08/2015 Royal Dutch Shell PLC Petrochemicals Netherlands BG Group PLC Oil & Gas United Kingdom 69,445.02
02/03/2016 CNAC Saturn (NL) BV Chemicals Netherlands Syngenta AG Chemicals Switzerland 41,840.11
01/27/2006 Mittal Steel Co NV Metals & Mining Netherlands Arcelor SA Metals & Mining Luxembourg 32,240.47
03/09/2017 PPG Industries Inc Chemicals United States Akzo Nobel NV Chemicals Netherlands 26,560.76
04/08/2015 Royal Dutch Shell PLC Petrochemicals Netherlands Royal Dutch Shell PLC Petrochemicals Netherlands 25,000.00
09/29/2008 The Netherlands National Government Netherlands Fortis Bank Nederland(Holding) Banks Netherlands 23,137.31
10/04/2010 VimpelCom Ltd Wireless Netherlands Weather Investments Srl Telecommunications Services Italy 22,382.31

See also

Sources

Further reading

  • van Riel, Arthur. "Review: Rethinking the Economic History of the Dutch Republic: The Rise and Decline of Economic Modernity Before the Advent of Industrialized Growth," The Journal of Economic History, Vol. 56, No. 1 (Mar. 1996), pp. 223–229 in JSTOR
  • de Vries, Johan. "Benelux, 1920–1970," in C. M. Cipolla, ed. The Fontana Economic History of Europe: Contemporary Economics Part One (1976) pp 1–71
  • Vlekke, Bernard H. M. Evolution of the Dutch Nation (1945) 382 pp. online edition
  • Wintle, Michael P. An Economic and Social History of the Netherlands, 1800–1920: Demographic, Economic, and Social Transition (Cambridge University Press, 2000) online edition
  • van Zanden, J. L. The Economic History of The Netherlands 1914–1995: A Small Open Economy in the 'Long' Twentieth Century (Routledge, 1997) excerpt and text search

References

  1. ↑ "CBS StatLine - Kerngegevens sectoren; nationale rekeningen". Statline.cbs.nl. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  2. ↑ List of countries by GDP (PPP)
  3. ↑ "GDP Netherlands". Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS).
  4. ↑ "Netherlands". World Bank.
  5. ↑ "Netherlands". International Monetary Fund.
  6. ↑ "Consumer prices 1.4 percent up in 2017". }
  7. ↑ Marie, Wildeboer Schut, Jean; Stella, Hoff, (2 March 2017). "Verwachte armoede in 2015–2017". Armoede in kaart. 2016 (2016). Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Werkzame beroepsbevolking; meer of minder willen werken". Cbs.nl.
  9. ↑ Netherlands, Statistics. "Unemployment falls below 4 percent". Cbs.nl. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "Wages and Taxes for the Average Joe in the EU 2" (PDF). Langlophone.com. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Average net salary". Reinisfischer.com.
  12. ↑ "Ease of Doing Business in Netherlands". Doingbusiness.org. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  13. ↑ "Export Partners of The Netherlands". CIA World Factbook. 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "Import Partners of The Netherlands". CIA World Factbook. 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  15. ↑ Statistiek, Centraal Bureau voor de. "Overheidsschuld nu ook onder Europese norm". Cbs.nl. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  16. 1 2 "Overheid, Inkomsten en Uitgaven". cbs.nl.
  17. ↑ "Sovereigns rating list". Standard & Poor's.
  18. 1 2 3 Rogers, Simon; Sedghi, Ami (15 April 2011). "How Fitch, Moody's and S&P rate each country's credit rating". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  19. 1 2 3 4 Banning, Cees (17 June 2009). "The Dutch curse: how billions from natural gas went up in smoke". NRC Handelsblad. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016.
  20. ↑ "Kerncijfers - arbeid". Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  21. ↑ "Unemployment falls below 4 percent". CBS. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  22. ↑ "Begrotingstekort 2011 valt hoger uit". z24. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  23. ↑ "CBS StatLine - Overheid; Overheidssaldo en overheidsschuld". Statline.cbs.nl. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  24. ↑ "Missing File" (PDF). 1.worldbank.org. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  25. ↑ Loyen, Reginald; et al. (2003). Struggling for Leadership: Antwerp-Rotterdam Port. Competition 1870–2000. Springer. ISBN 978-3-7908-1524-5.
  26. 1 2 "The Dutch Disease" (26 November 1977). The Economist, pp. 82–83.
  27. ↑ "General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)". World Bank. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  28. ↑ "Total tax revenue as percent of GDP". OECD. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  29. ↑ "Main national accounts tax aggregates". Eurostat. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  30. 1 2 3 "Your social security rights in the Netherlands" (PDF). Ec.europa.eu. 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  31. 1 2 Verzekeringsbank, Sociale. "SVB home - SVB". Svb.nl. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  32. 1 2 3 4 "Social security in the Netherlands: Your Dutch social security benefits". Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  33. 1 2 3 4 5 Roebroek, Joop M. (2016). Dixon Scheurell, John Robert P., ed. Social Welfare in Developed Market Countries. Routledge. pp. 147–189. ISBN 9781317366775.
  34. ↑ "OECD - Social Policy Division - Directorate of Employment, Labour and Social Affairs : Country chapter - Benefits and Wages : The Netherlands" (PDF). Oecd.org. 2002. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  35. ↑ "Belangrijkste punten uit het Lente-akkoord". Trouw.nl (in (in Dutch)). Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  36. ↑ "KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS—NETHERLANDS" (PDF). Imf.org. 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  37. ↑ "In It Together Why Less Inequality Benefits All... in the Netherlands" (PDF). Oecd.org. 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  38. ↑ "Tariefsaanpassing aftrek kosten eigen woning". Belastingdienst. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  39. ↑ "Global Competitiveness Report 2012–2013". World Economic Forum. 5 September 2012. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  40. ↑ "The hunt for gas and oil reserves that are more difficult to extract". EBN. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015.
  41. ↑ Focus on Dutch Oil and Gas 2015 (PDF) (Report). EBN. 2015. p. 10.
  42. ↑ "Nuclear Power in the Netherlands". World Nuclear Association (WNA). January 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  43. ↑ Orlowski, Andrew (10 February 2011). "Holland slashes carbon targets, shuns wind for nuclear". The Register. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  44. ↑ Gassmann, Michael (8 February 2011). "Energiepolitik: Holland plant strahlende Zukunft". Financial Times Deutschland (in German). Archived from the original on 11 February 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  45. ↑ "UNWTO Tourism Highlights, 2013 Edition". United Nations World Tourism Organization. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  46. ↑ "Netherlands Economic Impact Report". World Travel & Tourism Council. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  47. ↑ "Toerisme en recreatie in cijfers 2012" (in Dutch). Statistics Netherlands. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  48. ↑ "Report for Selected Countries and Subjects". www.imf.org. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  49. ↑ "Global 500 2009". Fortune. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  50. ↑ "List of largest companies by revenue". Wikipedia. 27 September 2017.
  51. ↑ "Global 500 - Fortune". Fortune. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  52. ↑ "M&A Statistics by Countries - Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA)". Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). Retrieved 2018-02-26.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.