Netherlands stocks higher at close of trade; AEX up 0.69%
Source: Investing.com
The latest market, economy, central-bank, policy and company stories from Netherlands, updated every 15 minutes. Last updated 19 October 2026.
| GDP growth (2025) | 1.8% | Moderate growth. |
| Inflation (2025) | 3.3% | Above the usual central-bank targets. |
| Unemployment (2025) | 3.9% | Low: the job market is tight. |
| GDP per person (2025) | $73,684 | Average output per person: a rough measure of how wealthy a country is. |
| Current account (2024) | +9.1% of GDP | Surplus: earns more from abroad than it spends. |
| Exports (2025) | 80.7% of GDP | Very trade-dependent: sensitive to tariffs and global demand. |
Latest official annual figures from World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Context, not a forecast or financial advice.
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