After declaring its independence from the empire of Philip II of Spain in 1581, the Netherlands experienced almost a century of explosive economic growth. A technological … See more

While the private sector is the cornerstone of the Dutch economy, governments at different levels have a large part to play. Public spending, excluding social security transfer payments, … See more

Natural gas
The discovery of the large Groningen natural gas field in 1959 and the massive windfalls accrued over subsequent decades, were … See more

In 2022, the sector with the highest number of companies registered in Netherlands is Services with 761,749 companies followed … See more

Agriculture
In 2018, in addition to smaller productions of other agricultural products, the Netherlands produced:
• 1.2 million tons of onion;
• 14 million tons of cow milk; See more

In 2011, the Netherlands was visited by 11.3 million foreign tourists. In 2012, the Dutch tourism industry contributed 5.4% in total to the country's GDP and 9.6% in total to its … See more

The Netherlands is home to several large multinationals. Well-known multinationals are Heineken, Ahold, Philips, TomTom, Randstad and ING, all of which have their headquarters in Amsterdam. Thousands of companies of non-Dutch origin have their headquarters in … See more