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	409.00	317.00	Companies	Sep 2026
Business Confidence	2.30	4.20	points	Oct 2026
Capacity Utilization	78.20	78.60	percent	Sep 2026
Car Registrations	36259.00	26455.00	Units	Sep 2026
Changes in Inventories	65.00	-425.00	EUR Million	Sep 2026
Corruption Index	78.00	78.00	Points	Dec 2025
Corruption Rank	8.00	9.00		Dec 2025
Electricity Production	11350.26	11149.52	Gigawatt-hour	Jul 2026
Industrial Production	8.50	9.70	percent	Sep 2026
Industrial Production Mom	-0.20	2.40	percent	Sep 2026
Manufacturing Production YoY	11.00	11.70	percent	Sep 2026
Manufacturing Production MoM	0.20	3.00	percent	Sep 2026
Mining Production	4.90	-6.40	percent	Sep 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Capacity	144.04	144.04	TWh	Nov 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Injection	41.65	21.71	GWh/d	Nov 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Inventory	91.49	91.83	TWh	Nov 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Withdrawal	419.80	523.70	GWh/d	Nov 2026
New Car Registrations YoY	12.60	-0.20	percent	Sep 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.