Strong cyclical domestic and external momentum post Covid-19 crisis
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GDP | USD912.24bn (World ranking 17, World Bank 2020) |
Population | 17.44mn (World ranking 67, World Bank 2020) |
Form of state | Constitutional Monarchy |
Head of government | Mark RUTTE (PM) |
Next elections |
2025, General election |

- Favorable business environment
- Key trade hub in Europe
- Among the largest exporters of crude oil in the world, and the second-largest producer and exporter of natural gas in Europe
- High current account surplus
- Sound public finances
- Healthy banking sector

- High private debt, with corporate debt being the 3rd highest in the Eurozone
- Very high dependency on the Eurozone economic cycle
- High exposure to a hard Brexit
Trade structure by destination/origin
(% of total, 2020)
Exports | Rank | Imports |
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Germany
23.1%
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Belgium
10.9%
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2 |
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France
8.7%
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3 |
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United Kingdom
7.9%
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4 |
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United States
4.9%
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5 |
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Trade structure by product
(% of total, 2020)
Exports | Rank | Imports |
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Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials
7.7%
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1 |
9.4%
Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials
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Medicinal and pharmaceutical products
7.3%
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2 |
7.7%
Electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, n.e.s.
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Electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, n.e.s.
5.6%
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3 |
6.8%
Office machines and automatic data processing machines
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Office machines and automatic data processing machines
5.3%
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4 |
6.4%
Telecommunication and sound recording apparatus
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Telecommunication and sound recording apparatus
5.0%
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5 |
5.1%
Road vehicles
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