Subnational government investment — Direct investment in Netherlands
Netherlands: Subnational government investment — Direct investment was 3.18 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Subnational government investment — Direct investment in Netherlands, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, subnational government investment — direct investment in Netherlands stood at 3.18 Percentage of GDP.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subnational government investment — direct investment in Netherlands peaked at 4.45 Percentage of GDP in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.98 Percentage of GDP, in 2018.
Netherlands ranks 26th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Subnational government investment — Direct investment in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.62 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 3.88 Percentage of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 4.32 Percentage of GDP | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 4.45 Percentage of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 3.75 Percentage of GDP | -15.7% |
| 2005 | 3.58 Percentage of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 3.7 Percentage of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 3.71 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 3.91 Percentage of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 4.43 Percentage of GDP | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 4.22 Percentage of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 4.1 Percentage of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 3.85 Percentage of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 3.62 Percentage of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 3.36 Percentage of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 3.35 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 3.17 Percentage of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 3.04 Percentage of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 2.98 Percentage of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 3.14 Percentage of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 3.41 Percentage of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 3.17 Percentage of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 3.11 Percentage of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 3.21 Percentage of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 3.18 Percentage of GDP | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.94 Percentage of GDP | 3.58 Percentage of GDP | 4.45 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.48 Percentage of GDP | 2.98 Percentage of GDP | 4.22 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.22 Percentage of GDP | 3.11 Percentage of GDP | 3.41 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 23 United States of America 3.43 Percentage of GDP compare
- 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3.2 Percentage of GDP compare
- 25 Belgium 3.19 Percentage of GDP compare
- 27 Denmark 3.12 Percentage of GDP compare
- 28 Switzerland 3.09 Percentage of GDP compare
- 29 Germany 3.03 Percentage of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Netherlands
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.141 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,390 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 6.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6945 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 51,174 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6146 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 45,287 current LCU per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subnational government investment — direct investment in Netherlands?
- Subnational government investment — direct investment in Netherlands was 3.18 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest subnational government investment — direct investment recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.45 Percentage of GDP in 2003.
- What is the lowest subnational government investment — direct investment recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.98 Percentage of GDP in 2018.
- How does Netherlands rank for subnational government investment — direct investment?
- Netherlands ranks 26th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is subnational government investment — direct investment rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Subnational government investment — Direct investment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset includes subnational government investment expressed in several units of measures: USD PPP, USD PPP per capita, percentage of GDP, and percentage of total public investment. The Subnational Government Structure and Finance Dashboard compiles several datasets with comparable data on institutional organisation and public finance at subnational government level. It provides data for the time period 2000 - 2024 (based on data availability), for all 38 OECD member countries, and the average for the European Union. It includes data for the subnational government sector, for both state and local government levels for some federal countries. The data for the latest year available is also available in PDF format and via an Interactive dashboard.