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CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
Economy - overview: |
The Netherlands has a prosperous and open economy, which depends heavily on foreign trade. The economy is noted for stable industrial relations, moderate unemployment and inflation, a sizable current account surplus, and an important role as a European transportation hub. Industrial activity is predominantly in food processing, chemicals, petroleum refining, and electrical machinery. A highly mechanized agricultural sector employs no more than 4% of the labor force but provides large surpluses for the food-processing industry and for exports. The Netherlands, along with 11 of its EU partners, began circulating the euro currency on 1 January 2002. The country continues to be one of the leading European nations for attracting foreign direct investment. Economic growth slowed considerably in 2001-04, as part of the global economic slowdown, but for the four years before that, annual growth averaged nearly 4%, well above the EU average. |
GDP: |
purchasing power parity - $481.1 billion (2004 est.) |
GDP - real growth rate: |
1.2% (2004 est.) |
GDP - per capita: |
purchasing power parity - $29,500 (2004 est.) |
GDP - composition by sector: |
agriculture: 2.4%
industry: 24.5% services: 73.1% (2004 est.) |
Labor force: |
7.53 million (2004 est.) |
Labor force - by occupation: |
agriculture 4%, industry 23%, services 73% (1998 est.) |
Unemployment rate: |
6% (2004 est.) |
Population below poverty line: |
NA |
Household income or consumption by percentage share: |
lowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 25.1% (1994) |
Distribution of family income - Gini index: |
32.6 (1994) |
Inflation rate (consumer prices): |
1.4% (2004 est.) |
Investment (gross fixed): |
19.9% of GDP (2004 est.) |
Budget: |
revenues: $256.9 billion
expenditures: $274.4 billion, including capital expenditures of NA (2004 est.) |
Public debt: |
55.8% of GDP (2004 est.) |
Agriculture - products: |
grains, potatoes, sugar beets, fruits, vegetables; livestock |
Industries: |
agroindustries, metal and engineering products, electrical machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum, construction, microelectronics, fishing |
Industrial production growth rate: |
0.8% (2004 est.) |
Electricity - production: |
90.61 billion kWh (2002) |
Electricity - production by source: |
fossil fuel: 89.9%
hydro: 0.1% nuclear: 4.3% other: 5.7% (2001) |
Electricity - consumption: |
100.7 billion kWh (2002) |
Electricity - exports: |
4.5 billion kWh (2002) |
Electricity - imports: |
20.9 billion kWh (2002) |
Oil - production: |
46,200 bbl/day (2001 est.) |
Oil - consumption: |
895,300 bbl/day (2001 est.) |
Oil - exports: |
1.418 million bbl/day (2001) |
Oil - imports: |
2.284 million bbl/day (2001) |
Oil - proved reserves: |
88.06 million bbl (1 January 2002) |
Natural gas - production: |
77.75 billion cu m (2001 est.) |
Natural gas - consumption: |
49.72 billion cu m (2001 est.) |
Natural gas - exports: |
49.28 billion cu m (2001 est.) |
Natural gas - imports: |
20.78 billion cu m (2001 est.) |
Natural gas - proved reserves: |
1.693 trillion cu m (1 January 2002) |
Current account balance: |
$19.9 billion (2004 est.) |
Exports: |
$293.1 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.) |
Exports - commodities: |
machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels; foodstuffs |
Exports - partners: |
Germany 25%, Belgium 12.6%, UK 10.1%, France 9.8%, Italy 6%, US 4.2% (2004) |
Imports: |
$252.7 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.) |
Imports - commodities: |
machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, fuels; foodstuffs, clothing |
Imports - partners: |
Germany 17.7%, Belgium 10.2%, US 7.8%, China 7.1%, UK 6.6%, France 4.9% (2004) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: |
$21.44 billion (2003) |
Economic aid - donor: |
ODA, $4 billion (2003 est.) |
Currency (code): |
euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole currency for everyday transactions within the member countries |
Currency code: |
EUR |
Exchange rates: |
euros per US dollar - 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000) |
Fiscal year: |
calendar year |
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CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
Economy - overview: |
The Netherlands has a prosperous and open economy, which depends heavily on foreign trade. The economy is noted for stable industrial relations, moderate unemployment and inflation, a sizable current account surplus, and an important role as a European transportation hub. Industrial activity is predominantly in food processing, chemicals, petroleum refining, and electrical machinery. A highly mechanized agricultural sector employs no more than 4% of the labor force but provides large surpluses for the food-processing industry and for exports. The Netherlands, along with 11 of its EU partners, began circulating the euro currency on 1 January 2002. The country continues to be one of the leading European nations for attracting foreign direct investment. Economic growth slowed considerably in 2001-04, as part of the global economic slowdown, but for the four years before that, annual growth averaged nearly 4%, well above the EU average. |
GDP: |
purchasing power parity - $481.1 billion (2004 est.) |
GDP - real growth rate: |
1.2% (2004 est.) |
GDP - per capita: |
purchasing power parity - $29,500 (2004 est.) |
GDP - composition by sector: |
agriculture: 2.4%
industry: 24.5% services: 73.1% (2004 est.) |
Labor force: |
7.53 million (2004 est.) |
Labor force - by occupation: |
agriculture 4%, industry 23%, services 73% (1998 est.) |
Unemployment rate: |
6% (2004 est.) |
Population below poverty line: |
NA |
Household income or consumption by percentage share: |
lowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 25.1% (1994) |
Distribution of family income - Gini index: |
32.6 (1994) |
Inflation rate (consumer prices): |
1.4% (2004 est.) |
Investment (gross fixed): |
19.9% of GDP (2004 est.) |
Budget: |
revenues: $256.9 billion
expenditures: $274.4 billion, including capital expenditures of NA (2004 est.) |
Public debt: |
55.8% of GDP (2004 est.) |
Agriculture - products: |
grains, potatoes, sugar beets, fruits, vegetables; livestock |
Industries: |
agroindustries, metal and engineering products, electrical machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum, construction, microelectronics, fishing |
Industrial production growth rate: |
0.8% (2004 est.) |
Electricity - production: |
90.61 billion kWh (2002) |
Electricity - production by source: |
fossil fuel: 89.9%
hydro: 0.1% nuclear: 4.3% other: 5.7% (2001) |
Electricity - consumption: |
100.7 billion kWh (2002) |
Electricity - exports: |
4.5 billion kWh (2002) |
Electricity - imports: |
20.9 billion kWh (2002) |
Oil - production: |
46,200 bbl/day (2001 est.) |
Oil - consumption: |
895,300 bbl/day (2001 est.) |
Oil - exports: |
1.418 million bbl/day (2001) |
Oil - imports: |
2.284 million bbl/day (2001) |
Oil - proved reserves: |
88.06 million bbl (1 January 2002) |
Natural gas - production: |
77.75 billion cu m (2001 est.) |
Natural gas - consumption: |
49.72 billion cu m (2001 est.) |
Natural gas - exports: |
49.28 billion cu m (2001 est.) |
Natural gas - imports: |
20.78 billion cu m (2001 est.) |
Natural gas - proved reserves: |
1.693 trillion cu m (1 January 2002) |
Current account balance: |
$19.9 billion (2004 est.) |
Exports: |
$293.1 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.) |
Exports - commodities: |
machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels; foodstuffs |
Exports - partners: |
Germany 25%, Belgium 12.6%, UK 10.1%, France 9.8%, Italy 6%, US 4.2% (2004) |
Imports: |
$252.7 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.) |
Imports - commodities: |
machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, fuels; foodstuffs, clothing |
Imports - partners: |
Germany 17.7%, Belgium 10.2%, US 7.8%, China 7.1%, UK 6.6%, France 4.9% (2004) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: |
$21.44 billion (2003) |
Economic aid - donor: |
ODA, $4 billion (2003 est.) |
Currency (code): |
euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole currency for everyday transactions within the member countries |
Currency code: |
EUR |
Exchange rates: |
euros per US dollar - 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000) |
Fiscal year: |
calendar year |
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