Netherlands is ranked 42 among 190 economies in the ease of doing business, according to the latest World Bank annual ratings. The rank of Netherlands deteriorated to 42 in 2019 from 36 in 2018. Ease of Doing Business in Netherlands averaged 30.50 from 2008 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 42.00 in 2019 and a record low of 25.00 in 2014. source: World Bank

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Bankruptcies	389.00	325.00	Companies	Mar 2026
Business Confidence	-0.70	-1.10	points	Mar 2026
Capacity Utilization	78.30	77.10	percent	Mar 2026
Car Registrations	22380.00	28347.00	Units	Feb 2026
Changes in Inventories	-1031.00	-26.00	EUR Million	Dec 2025
Corruption Index	78.00	78.00	Points	Dec 2025
Corruption Rank	8.00	9.00		Dec 2025
Electricity Production	13814.77	12132.95	Gigawatt-hour	Jan 2026
Industrial Production	0.30	2.50	percent	Feb 2026
Industrial Production Mom	-1.30	0.10	percent	Feb 2026
Manufacturing Production YoY	-0.70	1.00	percent	Feb 2026
Manufacturing Production MoM	-1.30	2.00	percent	Feb 2026
Mining Production	-2.60	2.80	percent	Feb 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Capacity	143.79	143.79	TWh	Apr 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Injection	420.46	409.46	GWh/d	Apr 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Inventory	10.64	10.26	TWh	Apr 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Withdrawal	41.40	37.60	GWh/d	Apr 2026
New Car Registrations YoY	-19.00	-13.10	percent	Feb 2026

Ease of Doing Business in Netherlands

The Ease of doing business index ranks countries against each other based on how the regulatory environment is conducive to business operationstronger protections of property rights. Economies with a high rank (1 to 20) have simpler and more friendly regulations for businesses.