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Netherlands · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Netherlands

Europe & Central Asia Capital Amsterdam High income Nation age 445 years (since 1581) i NLD · NL
NationsTree Index 2025 i76.712th of 196 Tree height 2025 i26 msee ranking Military strength i76percentile
Population i18.1 m71st of 217 Area i41,540 km²132nd of 216 GDP i$1.33 trn18th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$1.58 trn intl.27th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$87,320 intl.13th of 199 Life expectancy i82.0 years37th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i83
Strength · trunk i86
Quality of life · crown i88
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i78
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i12
CSV

In short

Netherlands is 12th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 76.7 out of 100; its tree is 26 m tall.

It has 18.1 million people and an economy of $1.58 trn at purchasing power parity, 27th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Secondary enrolment (4th of 173) and Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) (5th of 164).

Its weakest positions: CO₂ emissions per person (167th of 203), Renewable freshwater per person (149th of 183) and GDP growth (154th of 210).

Over five years it fell from 2nd to 12th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

59
Surface area ikm² 41,540 132nd/216
Land area ikm² 33,670 134th/216
Population ipeople 18.1 m 71st/217
Population growth i% 0.52% 135th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 534.4 22nd/216
Urban population i% 95.9% 15th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 14.9% 181st/217
Population aged 65+ i% 20.9% 30th/217

Economy

74
GDP iUSD $1.33 trn 18th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $1.58 trn 27th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $1.29 trn 27th/199
GDP per person iUSD $73,684 17th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $87,320 13th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $68,530 15th/201
GDP growth i% 1.8% 154th/210
Inflation i% 3.2% 91st/180
Unemployment i% 3.9% 67th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 54.2%1994
General government gross debt i% of GDP 44.7% 73rd/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -1.6% 66th/192

Main industries

46
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 1.7% 150th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 17.7% 143rd/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 10.1% 98th/192
Services i% of GDP 70.4% 33rd/200

Trade

73
Exports of goods & services iUSD $1.08 trn 6th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $925.62 bn 8th/182
Exports i% of GDP 80.7% 16th/183
Imports i% of GDP 69.5% 35th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 150.1% 22nd/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 10.8% 47th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 63.6% 50th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 17.4% 83rd/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 2.4% 100th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 23.5% 25th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 7.6% 25th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 0.3% 166th/196

Natural resources

52
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.3% 140th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.02% 95th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.31% 46th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.00% 160th/209
Arable land i% of land area 29.8% 29th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 621 149th/183

Tourism

71
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 7.3 m 29th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $10.93 bn 18th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 1.4% 141st/168
Outbound trips idepartures 22.0 m 9th/107

Society & health

82
Life expectancy iyears 82.0 37th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 3.9 30th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 3.88 34th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 2.4 75th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 91% 93rd/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 90.3% 48th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 137.5% 4th/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 32.5% 31st/217
Health spending i% of GDP 10.0% 29th/193
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 86.6% 17th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.955 8th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 25.7 5th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.1% 10th/108

Infrastructure & digital

85
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 100.0% 12th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 97.5% 15th/144
Internet users i% of population 97.0% 17th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 129 63rd/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 43.0 20th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 4.20 5th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 3,041 41st/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 41.4 m 28th/161

Environment & energy

49
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 6.60 167th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 12.2% 131st/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 8.6 36th/200
Forest area i% of land area 11.0% 166th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 3,419 26th/149

Institutions & safety

89
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 88.0 12th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 85.9 9th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 86.2 8th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 75.0 78th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 80.2 16th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 86.8 8th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 0.7 22nd/145

Military

66
Military expenditure iUSD $28.94 bn 19th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 2.2% 52nd/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 4.8% 83rd/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 41,000 79th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.42% 124th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 824.0 m 12th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 601.0 m 10th/65

Science & innovation

87
R&D spending i% of GDP 2.27% 16th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 1,781 22nd/137
Scientific articles iarticles 32,207 18th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Act of Abjuration, Dutch Republic (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Netherlands — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/netherlands. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Netherlands — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/netherlands. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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