Here's Holland Compared - Enterprise Europe Network

1.8
55.41
54.89
54.22
52.94
52.32
50.37
49.05
48.25
46.13
44.05
4.1
3.3
2.8
2.7
2.6
2.5
2.3
2.3
2.0
The Netherlands
United States
Belgium
Austria
France
Germany
United Kingdom
Ireland
Sweden
Denmark
Ireland
Finland
Austria
Sweden
The Netherlands
United States
Belgium
United Kingdom
*Euro area
France
GDP per hour (2008) GDP per hour in US dollars.
Percentage growth in GDP (2004-2008) Source: OECD, 2009
Source: The Conference Board and Groningen Growth and Development Centre, 2009
Productive employees
Prosperous, sustainable and
enterprising
Macro Indicators
The working population of the Netherlands is highly educated, and
a large percentage of adults speak more than one foreign language.
This high standard of education combined with strong economic
factors, such as the physical and knowledge infrastructure, enable
employees to be highly productive. Labour productivity per hour is
amongst the highest in Europe. The Netherlands has succeeded in
linking this to a high level of labour participation.
From 2004 onwards, economic growth in the Netherlands averaged
2.6%; an excellent performance for a highly developed economy
with a high standard of living (see also the GDP per capita). The
structural reforms that have been carried out – such as in the labour
market and in social security – have created healthy economic
growth potential. This potential offers room for investments in
knowledge and innovation, for example, so that the Netherlands will
remain a prosperous, sustainable, and also enterprising nation.
*Euro area = total area covered by the member states of the EU that use the
euro as their currency.
Macro Indicators
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