GDP growth in Netherlands
Netherlands: GDP growth was 1.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Netherlands, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp growth in Netherlands is 1.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 66.2% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Netherlands peaked at 8.6% in 1965 and was at its lowest, -3.9%, in 2020.
That places Netherlands 154th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP growth in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3% | — |
| 1962 | 6.8% | +2215.5% |
| 1963 | 3.6% | -47.0% |
| 1964 | 8.3% | +128.3% |
| 1965 | 8.6% | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 2.7% | -68.3% |
| 1967 | 5.3% | +92.6% |
| 1968 | 6.4% | +21.5% |
| 1969 | 6.4% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 6.1% | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 4.3% | -29.7% |
| 1972 | 3.5% | -18.1% |
| 1973 | 5.4% | +54.1% |
| 1974 | 3.4% | -36.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 1976 | 4.5% | +219556.8% |
| 1977 | 2.5% | -43.4% |
| 1978 | 2.7% | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 2.0% | -25.3% |
| 1980 | 1.3% | -33.4% |
| 1981 | -0.8% | -158.4% |
| 1982 | -1.2% | +58.3% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | -266.8% |
| 1984 | 3.1% | +47.9% |
| 1985 | 2.6% | -15.7% |
| 1986 | 2.8% | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 1.9% | -30.7% |
| 1988 | 3.4% | +78.2% |
| 1989 | 4.4% | +28.4% |
| 1990 | 4.2% | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | -41.7% |
| 1992 | 1.7% | -30.1% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | -26.3% |
| 1994 | 3.0% | +135.5% |
| 1995 | 3.1% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 3.4% | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 4.2% | +24.2% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 5.0% | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | -16.3% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -44.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -89.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -60.2% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +1960.5% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | +73.9% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -45.5% |
| 2009 | -3.7% | -273.2% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -136.0% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +34.4% |
| 2012 | -1.0% | -155.1% |
| 2013 | -0.0% | -96.9% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -5432.4% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +31.5% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -18.8% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | -3.9% | -268.2% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -262.3% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -20.2% |
| 2023 | -0.6% | -111.9% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -279.6% |
| 2025 | 1.8% | +66.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.4% | 0.3% | 8.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.5% | 0.0% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.0% | -1.2% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 1.3% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | -3.7% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | -1.0% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | -3.9% | 6.3% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Netherlands
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8663 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 63,830 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual -160.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual -149.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 9.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1023 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 7,536 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.0905 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Netherlands?
- Gdp growth in Netherlands was 1.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 1965.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.9% in 2020.
- How does Netherlands rank for gdp growth?
- Netherlands ranks 154th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.