The Dutch economy grew by 2.1% year-on-year in Q3 2026, accelerating from 1.6% in Q2 and marking its strongest annual expansion since Q4 2022, according to preliminary data. Household consumption and the trade balance were the main contributors to growth. Public consumption increased by 2.0%, while household spending rose by 1.8%. Investment also expanded, although at a more moderate pace of 0.8%. Exports grew by 2.7%, outpacing the 2.2% increase in imports and resulting in a positive contribution from net trade. From a sectoral perspective, manufacturing, trade, accommodation and food services, and transport and storage made the largest contributions to economic growth compared with Q3 2025. On a quarterly basis, GDP increased by 0.6%, following an upwardly revised expansion of 0.7% in Q2 and exceeding market expectations of 0.3%. source: Statistics Netherlands

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Netherlands expanded 2.10 percent in the third quarter of 2026 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Netherlands averaged 2.14 percent from 1989 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 11.80 percent in the second quarter of 2021 and a record low of -8.80 percent in the second quarter of 2020. This page provides - Netherlands GDP Annual Growth Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Netherlands GDP Annual Growth Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on November of 2026.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Netherlands expanded 2.10 percent in the third quarter of 2026 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Netherlands is expected to be 1.20 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Netherlands GDP Annual Growth Rate is projected to trend around 1.20 percent in 2027 and 1.40 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-09-23 04:30 AM
YoY Final
Q2 1.6% 1.4% 1.3% 1.3%
2026-10-30 08:30 AM
YoY Flash
Q3 2.1% 1.6% 1.4%
2026-12-24 05:30 AM
YoY Final
Q3 1.6% 2.1% 2.1%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Full Year GDP Growth 1.90 1.10 percent Dec 2025
GDP Growth Rate YoY 2.10 1.60 percent Sep 2026
GDP Constant Prices 242429.00 240904.00 EUR Million Jun 2026
GDP from Agriculture 3655.00 3664.00 EUR Million Jun 2026
GDP from Construction 10671.00 10735.00 EUR Million Jun 2026
GDP from Manufacturing 26309.00 25924.00 EUR Million Jun 2026
GDP from Mining 698.00 737.00 EUR Million Jun 2026
GDP from Public Administration 17804.00 15183.00 EUR Million Jun 2026
GDP from Services 45216.00 44292.00 EUR Million Jun 2026
GDP from Transport 10501.00 9409.00 EUR Million Jun 2026
GDP from Utilities 1229.00 1219.00 EUR Million Jun 2026
GDP Growth Rate 0.60 0.70 percent Sep 2026
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 49606.00 49470.00 EUR Million Jun 2026
Gross National Product 301988.00 294159.00 EUR Million Jun 2026


Netherlands GDP Annual Growth Rate
The Netherlands is the sixth-largest economy in the Euro Zone and important transportation hub in Europe. The Dutch economy depends heavily on foreign trade, with exports accounting for 83 percent of GDP and imports for 72 percent. Household consumption is the main component of GDP (45 percent) followed by government expenditure (26 percent), gross fixed capital formation (18 percent) and net trade (11 percent).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.10 1.60 11.80 -8.80 1989 - 2026 percent Quarterly

News Stream
Dutch Economy Expands the Most in Nearly 4 Years
The Dutch economy grew by 2.1% year-on-year in Q3 2026, accelerating from 1.6% in Q2 and marking its strongest annual expansion since Q4 2022, according to preliminary data. Household consumption and the trade balance were the main contributors to growth. Public consumption increased by 2.0%, while household spending rose by 1.8%. Investment also expanded, although at a more moderate pace of 0.8%. Exports grew by 2.7%, outpacing the 2.2% increase in imports and resulting in a positive contribution from net trade. From a sectoral perspective, manufacturing, trade, accommodation and food services, and transport and storage made the largest contributions to economic growth compared with Q3 2025. On a quarterly basis, GDP increased by 0.6%, following an upwardly revised expansion of 0.7% in Q2 and exceeding market expectations of 0.3%.
2026-10-30
Dutch Q1 Annual Growth Lowest in 2 Years
The Dutch economy expanded by 1.3% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, the lowest in two years, following a 1.4% increase in the previous quarter. Growth was primarily driven by public and household consumption. Government spending rose by 2.5%, while household consumption increased by 1.3%. Fixed investment also contributed positively, rising 0.4% from a year earlier. Meanwhile, exports grew by 2.5%, outpacing the 2.1% increase in imports, resulting in a positive contribution from net trade to overall economic growth. On the production side, the trade, accommodation and food services, transportation and storage, and public sectors made the largest contributions to GDP growth compared with the second quarter of 2025.
2026-07-30