Labor market, S1 - Firing costs in Netherlands

Netherlands: Labor market, S1 - Firing costs was 0.8912 in 2014. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2014)
0.8912
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.8912
in 1999
All-time low
0.8898
in 1973
Years of data
42
1973–2014

Labor market, S1 - Firing costs in Netherlands, 1973–2014

00.20.40.60.81973199320141973: 0.891974: 0.891975: 0.891976: 0.891977: 0.891978: 0.891979: 0.891980: 0.891981: 0.891982: 0.891983: 0.891984: 0.891985: 0.891986: 0.891987: 0.891988: 0.891989: 0.891990: 0.891991: 0.891992: 0.891993: 0.891994: 0.891995: 0.891996: 0.891997: 0.891998: 0.891999: 0.8912000: 0.8912001: 0.8912002: 0.8912003: 0.8912004: 0.8912005: 0.8912006: 0.8912007: 0.8912008: 0.8912009: 0.8912010: 0.8912011: 0.8912012: 0.8912013: 0.8912014: 0.891

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 0.8912 for labor market, s1 - firing costs in 2014. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor market, s1 - firing costs in Netherlands peaked at 0.8912 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.8898, in 1973.

That places Netherlands 9th out of 90 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.8898 0.8898 0.8898 7
1980s 0.8898 0.8898 0.8898 10
1990s 0.89 0.8898 0.8912 10
2000s 0.8912 0.8912 0.8912 10
2010s 0.8912 0.8912 0.8912 5

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 6 Nigeria 0.9194 compare
  2. 7 Pakistan 0.8971 compare
  3. 8 Costa Rica 0.8942 compare
  4. 10 Burkina Faso 0.8833 compare
  5. 11 South Africa 0.8788 compare
  6. 12 Jordan 0.8765 compare
  7. 12 Republic of Korea 0.8765 compare

See the full ranking of 90 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor market, s1 - firing costs in Netherlands?
Labor market, s1 - firing costs in Netherlands was 0.8912 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest labor market, s1 - firing costs recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.8912 in 1999.
What is the lowest labor market, s1 - firing costs recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8898 in 1973.
How does Netherlands rank for labor market, s1 - firing costs?
Netherlands ranks 9th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
Is labor market, s1 - firing costs rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Labor market, S1 - Firing costs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Labor market, S1 - Firing costs
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Coverage
90 places, 3,515 data points, 1973–2014
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