Population: 17 million in 20131
GDP: $854 billion in 20132
GDP per Capita: $50,793 nominal3 ($43,404 PPP4) in 2013
GDP growth rate: -0.7% in 20135
GDP by Industry 20126
| Industry sector | Value added ($ billions) 2012 | Percent of total |
| Other activities | 376 | 50.4% |
| Wholesale, retail trade, restaurants and hotels | 119 | 16.0% |
| Manufacturing | 95 | 12.7% |
| Transport, storage and communication | 56 | 7.4% |
| Mining and utilities | 48 | 6.4% |
| Construction | 40 | 5.4% |
| Agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing | 12 | 1.6% |
| Total value added | 746 | 100% |
Unemployment rate: 6.7% in 20137
Employment by Industry 20138
| Employment sector | Employees (thousands) 2013 | Percent of total |
| Human health and social work | 1,346 | 16.1% |
| Wholesale trade, retail trade and repair of motor vehicles | 1,232 | 14.7% |
| Manufacturing | 768 | 9.2% |
| Not elsewhere classified | 700 | 8.4% |
| Professional, scientific and technical | 579 | 6.9% |
| Education | 552 | 6.6% |
| Public administration and defence | 504 | 6.0% |
| Construction | 415 | 5.0% |
| Administrative and support service | 390 | 4.7% |
| Transportation and storage | 369 | 4.4% |
| Accommodation and food service | 319 | 3.8% |
| Finance and insurance | 275 | 3.3% |
| Information and communication | 254 | 3.0% |
| Other service | 190 | 2.3% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 163 | 1.9% |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 161 | 1.9% |
| Real estate | 63 | 0.8% |
| Water supply, sewerage and waste management | 35 | 0.4% |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning | 31 | 0.4% |
| Mining and quarrying | 11 | 0.1% |
| Activities of households as employers | 7 | 0.1% |
| Extraterritorial organizations and bodies | 1 | 0.0% |
| Total employment | 8,365 | 100% |
Top 10 Corporations by Revenue 2013* 9
| Rank | Corporation | Revenue ($ billions) 2013 | Profit ($ billions) 2013 | Assets ($ billions) 12/31/13 | Industry |
| 1 | Royal Dutch Shell | 387 | 14.1 | 306 | Petroleum |
| 2 | ING Group | 96 | 5.4 | 1,276 | Finance |
| 3 | Airbus Group | 70 | 1.7 | 111 | Aerospace and defence |
| 4 | Aegon | 57 | 1.0 | 419 | Insurance and asset management |
| 5 | Louis Dreyfus Commodities | 55 | 0.5 | 16 | Diversified |
| 6 | Royal Ahold | 39 | 3.0 | 17 | Retail |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 38 | 3.3 | 23 | Chemicals |
| 8 | GasTerra | 29 | 0.0 | 5 | Natural gas |
* Corporate data calculated using the exchange rate 0.8840 EUR = 1 USD
Household Wealth: $2.72 trillion (318% of GDP) in 201410
Household Wealth per Adult: $210,233 in 201410
Gini Coefficient: .289 in 201011
Central Government
Central Government Revenue: $316 billion (37% of GDP) in 201312
Central Government Expenditure: $339 billion (40% of GDP) in 201312
Central Government Budget Balance: -$23 billion (-3% of GDP) in 201312
Central Government Public Debt: $487 billion (57% of GDP) in Q2 2014* 13
Central Government 10 Year Bond Interest Rate: 0.57% on Jan 12, 201514
* Public debt calculated using the exchange rate .844 EUR = 1 USD
Government Funds
N/A
Tax Structure
Personal Income Tax Rates and Thresholds in 2013* 15
Corporate Tax Rate: 25% in 201416
* Individual thresholds calculated using the exchange rate .8440 EUR = 1 USD
Money Supply (Euro area, M1): $6.89 trillion in Nov 2014* 17
Benchmark Interest Rate (Euro area): 0.05% in Sept 201418
Total Reserves: $46 billion (5% of GDP) in 201319
Exchange Rate: 0.8440 Euros = 1 U.S. Dollar on Jan 12, 201520
Inflation: 1.1% in 201321
* Money supply calculated using the exchange rate 0.8440 EUR = 1 USD
Top 10 Financial Institutions by Assets 201322
N/A (data not available at Relbanks.com
Exports: $577 billion (68% of GDP) in 201323
Imports: $511 billion (60% of GDP) in 201323
Trade Balance: +$66 billion (+8% of GDP)in 201323
Foreign Direct Investment Inflow: $24 billion (3% of GDP) in 201324
Foreign Direct Investment Outflow: $37 billion (4% of GDP) in 201324
Foreign Aid Inflow: N/A
Foreign Aid Outflow: $5.4 billion (0.6% of GDP) in 201325
1. Source: World Bank Indicators (Population) Go back
2. Source: World Bank Indicators (GDP) Go back
3. Source: World Bank Indicators (GDP per capita) Go back
4. Source: World Bank Indicators (GDP per capita PPP) Go back
5. Source: World Bank Indicators (GDP growth rate) Go back
6. Source: United Nations Statistics Division (GDP by industry) Go back
7. Source: World Bank Indicators (Unemployment rate) Go back
8. Source: International Labor Organization, Downloads (Employment by economic activity) Go back
9. Source: Annual reports (Corporate data) Go back
10. Source: Credit Suisse Global Wealth Databook (Household wealth) Go back
11. Source: World Bank Indicators (Gini coefficient) Go back
12. Source: CIA World Factbook (Government budget) Go back
13. Source: OECD Stat Extracts, National Accounts, Quarterly Public Sector Debt (Public debt) Go back
14. Source: Bloomberg (Government bond yield) Go back
15. Source: OECD Stat Extracts, Public Sector, Tax Database (Individual tax rates) Go back
16. Source: Tax Foundation (Corporate tax rate) Go back
17. Source: ECB Monetary developments (Money supply) Go back
18. Source: ECB Key interest rates (Benchmark interest rate) Go back
19. Source: World Bank Indicators (Total reserves) Go back
20. Source: Yahoo Finance (Exchange rate) Go back
21. Source: World Bank Indicators (Inflation rate) Go back
22. Source: Relbanks.com (Financial institutions by assets) Go back
23. Source: CIA World Factbook (Trade data) Go back
24. Source: OECD FDI in Figures (FDI data) Go back
25. Source: OECD Aid Statisitcs (Aid outflow) Go back