IMD World Competitiveness Booklet 2022
Competitiveness Country Profiles
Netherlands Competitiveness Trends – Overall
OVERALL PERFORMANCE (63 countries)
BASIC FACTS
Rank
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Capital Land area (square km '000)
Amsterdam
42 2021
4
4
4
0.845 2021
Exchange Rate (per $)
6
6
17.44 2021 31 990.2 2021 16 62,969 2021 11 4.8 2021 36 2.83 2021 30 4.20 2021 14 9.34 2020 28 9.72 2021 09 2,890.6 2020 02 -16.36 2020 62
Population - market size (millions)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (US$ billions)
CHALLENGES IN 2022
GDP (PPP) per capita (US$)
• React to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict by facilitating solutions to supply chain issues. • Navigate the fragile post-COVID economic recovery, geopolitical challenges and looming wage- and price spiral- inflation, without burdening businesses and consumers. • Expedite government, academic and private valorisation of academic research, especially in key enabling technologies. • Build national consensus on measures to meet Paris climate goals. • Stimulate construction of vital infrastructure and housing by solving legal obstacles.
Real GDP growth (%)
Consumer price inflation (%)
Unemployment rate (%)
Labor force (millions)
Current account balance (% of GDP)
Direct investment stocks inward ($bn)
Direct investment flows inward (% of GDP)
PROVIDED BY: Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers (VNO-NCW), The Hague
COMPETITIVENESS LANDSCAPE
Economic Performance Government Efficiency
Business Efficiency
Infrastructure
Domestic Economy
International Trade
International Investment Employment Prices
Public Finance Tax Policy
7 5 7 5 Institutional Framework Business Legislation
1 2 Societal Framework
Productivity & Efficiency Labor Market Finance
Management Practices
Attitudes and Values
Basic Infrastructure
Technological Infrastructure Scientific Infrastructure
Health and Environment Education
3
4
7
9 4 10
11 15 11
12
25
46
52
59
PEER GROUPS RANKINGS EUROPE - MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA (40 countries)
POPULATIONS < 20 MILLION (36 countries)
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
1
3
4
4
3
3
5
6
4
4
91
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