Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Netherlands
Netherlands: Annual growth of GDP per employed person was 1.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Netherlands, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 1.2% for annual growth of gdp per employed person in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 64.8% on the previous year and up 265.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth of gdp per employed person in Netherlands peaked at 6.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -3.9%, in 2020.
Netherlands ranks 118th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -66.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -83.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +683.3% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +224.5% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -31.6% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -60.3% |
| 2009 | -3.2% | -425.5% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -155.5% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -27.7% |
| 2012 | -1.2% | -197.7% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -181.6% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +101.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -84.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +187.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | -0.1% | -108.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -685.7% |
| 2020 | -3.9% | -1061.0% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -252.3% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -66.3% |
| 2023 | -2.5% | -226.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -127.8% |
| 2025 | 1.2% | +64.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | -3.2% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | -1.2% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | -3.9% | 6.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 5,256 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.71 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,535 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.03 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.4 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.1112 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth of gdp per employed person in Netherlands?
- Annual growth of gdp per employed person in Netherlands was 1.2% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth of gdp per employed person recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual growth of gdp per employed person recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.9% in 2020.
- How does Netherlands rank for annual growth of gdp per employed person?
- Netherlands ranks 118th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth of gdp per employed person rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 265.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual growth of GDP per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%).