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	287.00	341.00	Companies	Jan 2026
Business Confidence	0.80	-1.10	points	Jan 2026
Capacity Utilization	77.10	77.40	percent	Dec 2025
Car Registrations	48585.00	35601.00	Units	Dec 2025
Changes in Inventories	-1131.00	-93.00	EUR Million	Dec 2025
Corruption Index	78.00	78.00	Points	Dec 2025
Corruption Rank	8.00	9.00		Dec 2025
Electricity Production	11713.08	10575.26	Gigawatt-hour	Nov 2025
Industrial Production	3.00	1.70	percent	Dec 2025
Industrial Production Mom	0.60	-0.80	percent	Dec 2025
Manufacturing Production YoY	1.30	0.40	percent	Dec 2025
Manufacturing Production MoM	0.50	-1.00	percent	Dec 2025
Mining Production	18.60	12.90	percent	Dec 2025
Natural Gas Stocks Capacity	144.30	144.30	TWh	Feb 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Injection	52.25	50.37	GWh/d	Feb 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Inventory	20.62	21.52	TWh	Feb 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Withdrawal	939.10	989.20	GWh/d	Feb 2026
New Car Registrations YoY	31.90	3.30	percent	Dec 2025

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.