Economy of Netherlands

Imports

Imports commoditiesmachinery and transport equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs, clothing

Import partnersGermany 13.8%, China 12%, Belgium 8.4%, UK 6.7%, Russia 6.4%, US 6.1% (2012)

Exports

Exports commoditiesmachinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels; foodstuffs

Export partnersGermany 26.5%, Belgium 13.7%, France 8.8%, UK 8%, Italy 4.5% (2012)

Economy sectors

Agriculture productsgrains, potatoes, sugar beets, fruits, vegetables; livestock

Industrial productsagroindustries, metal and engineering products, electrical machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum, construction, microelectronics, fishing

Economy

Unemployment Rate (not seasonally adjusted)6.90 % (2013-11)7.00 % (2013-10)7.00 % (2013-09)6.60 % (2013-08)6.80 % (2013-07)6.60 % (2013-06)

Unemployment Rate (not seasonally adjusted) of Netherlands

Unemployment Rate (seasonally adjusted)7.00 % (2014-05)7.20 % (2014-04)7.20 % (2014-03)7.30 % (2014-02)7.10 % (2014-01)7.00 % (2013-12)6.90 % (2013-11)7.00 % (2013-10)7.00 % (2013-09)7.00 % (2013-08)7.00 % (2013-07)6.80 % (2013-06)

Unemployment Rate (seasonally adjusted) of Netherlands

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold72.0 Billion $ (2013)54.8 Billion $ (2012)51.3 Billion $ (2011)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold of Netherlands

Harmonized Indices of Consumer Prices0.10 Percentage change m/m-12 (2014-05)0.60 Percentage change m/m-12 (2014-04)0.10 Percentage change m/m-12 (2014-03)0.40 Percentage change m/m-12 (2014-02)0.80 Percentage change m/m-12 (2014-01)1.40 Percentage change m/m-12 (2013-12)1.20 Percentage change m/m-12 (2013-11)1.30 Percentage change m/m-12 (2013-10)2.40 Percentage change m/m-12 (2013-09)2.80 Percentage change m/m-12 (2013-08)3.10 Percentage change m/m-12 (2013-07)

Harmonized Indices of Consumer Prices of Netherlands

Inflation2.50 % (2013)2.80 % (2012)2.30 % (2011)

Unemployment8.30 % (2013)5.30 % (2012)5.80 % (2011)

GDP - Official Exchange Rate722 Billion $ (2013)760 Billion $ (2012)833 Billion $ (2011)

GDP - Official Exchange Rate of Netherlands

GDP growth rate-0.80 % (2013)-1.20 % (2012)1.10 % (2011)

GDP per Capita (PPP)43,404 $ (2013)43,300 $ (2012)42,700 $ (2011)

GDP - Purchasing Power Parity700 Billion $ (2013)696 Billion $ (2012)713 Billion $ (2011)

GDP - Purchasing Power Parity of Netherlands

GDP PPP per land area16.8 Million $ per square kilometer (2013)16.7 Million $ per square kilometer (2012)17.2 Million $ per square kilometer (2011)

Electricity

Electricity - installed generating capacity26.6 Million kW

Banking

Central bank discount rate0.75 % (2013)1.50 % (2012)1.75 % (2010)

Central bank discount rate of Netherlands

Commercial bank prime lending rate2.30 % (2013)2.65 % (2012)3.18 % (2011)

Commercial bank prime lending rate of Netherlands

GDP decomposition by sector

Agriculture % of GDP2.60 % (2013)2.50 % (2012)

Industry % of GDP25.4 % (2013)24.9 % (2012)

Services % of GDP72.1 % (2013)72.6 % (2012)

Tourism

International tourism, number of arrivals11.7 Million (2012)11.3 Million (2011)10.9 Million (2010)

International tourism, number of departures18.6 Million (2012)18.6 Million (2011)18.4 Million (2010)

International tourism, number of departures of Netherlands

Yearly Tourist arrivals to residents ratio69.8 % (2012)67.1 % (2011)65.5 % (2010)

Yearly Tourist arrivals to residents ratio of Netherlands

Debt, Current Account Balance and Budget Deficit

Public debt (Percentage of GDP)74.3 % of GDP (2013)71.1 % of GDP (2012)65.1 % of GDP (2011)

Public debt (Percentage of GDP) of Netherlands

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)-4.10 % of GDP

Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP)9.45 % of GDP (2012)9.47 % of GDP (2011)7.43 % of GDP (2010)

Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) of Netherlands

Current Account Balance (Total)65.9 Billion $ (2013)77.0 Billion $ (2012)70.9 Billion $ (2011)

Current Account Balance (Total) of Netherlands

External Debt (Total)2.35 Trillion $ (2013)2.49 Trillion $ (2012)2.66 Trillion $ (2011)

External Debt (Percentage of GDP)325 % of GDP (2013)327 % of GDP (2012)319 % of GDP (2011)

External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Netherlands

External Debt per Capita140 Thousand $ (2013)149 Thousand $ (2012)158 Thousand $ (2011)