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Drop in import value lowers Caribbean Netherlands’ trade deficits
In 2020, all three islands of the Caribbean Netherlands recorded a year-on-year decrease in their goods trade deficit. St Eustatius saw the sharpest decline, followed by Bonaire and Saba.
Consumer prices on Bonaire down by 5.2 percent
In Q4 2020, prices of consumer goods and services on Bonaire declined by 5.2 percent relative to the same quarter of the previous year.
Zooming in on small innovative companies in the Netherlands
Zooming in on small innovative companies in the Netherlands
The Netherlands in Numbers, 2020
The Netherlands in Numbers, 2020 is the successor to Trends in the Netherlands and the Statistical Yearbooks and Pocket Books.
Invited refugee
Refugee selected in first instance by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and subsequently invited by the Dutch government to settle in the Netherlands. This person will get a...
Dutch Trade in Facts and Figures, 2021
This publication contains information on internationalisation in the Netherlands. Exports and imports of goods and services, export earnings, value chains, multinationals and investment are covered...
Work and family reunification main reasons for immigration
In 2018, the Netherlands received 191 thousand non-Dutch immigrants. They included 110 thousand people from EU/EFTA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland); the main migration...
Less CO2 emitted in Q3 2020
In the third quarter of 2020, CO 2 emissions were 4.5 percent down year-on-year.
Most immigrants now come from Syria
Immigration from Syria has risen since the end of 2015.
Accommodation and food services largest employer on Bonaire
In 2019, there were nearly 11 thousand employee jobs on Bonaire.
More family reunification from Eritrea
In 2017, more following family members than asylum seekers from Eritrea arrived in the Netherlands.
Consumer prices Caribbean Netherlands continue to fall in Q3
In Q3 2020, consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 4.8 percent cheaper than one year previously.
Culture and media contribute 3.7 percent to GDP
The contribution of culture and media to the Dutch economy (GDP) amounts to 3.7 percent. This is accompanied by a share of 4.5 percent in total employment.
6 in 10 status holders pass civic integration exam
Of the asylum seekers who obtained a residence permit in 2014 and were subject to the integration requirement, 58 percent had passed the civic integration exam on reference date 1 October 2018. Two...
Regular residence permits; citizenship, 2005-2011
Regular residence permits; temporary and permanent permits citizenship
Immigration down after coronavirus outbreak
Immigration more than halved in the weeks following the implementation of COVID-19 measures and the number of Syrian refugees fell to a low in those weeks.
Economic growth on Bonaire in 2018
In 2018, Bonaire's gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 3.9 percent in volume.
More than one-fifth less CO2 emitted in Q2 2020
In the second quarter of 2020, CO 2 emissions were 21.1 percent down year-on-year.
Immigration lower again in May
In May, the number of immigrants was down by nearly half year-on-year, just as in April. Almost 9 thousand immigrants settled in the Netherlands last month.
New regulations direct the role of CBS
The Dutch government has ratified the agreements governing the way Statistics Netherlands (CBS) works with the public sector, academia and business.
Family reunion still main reason for immigration
Family reunion is still the main reason for migration, but labour and asylum are rising.
Consumer prices Caribbean Netherlands down in Q2 2020
In the second quarter of 2020, consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 1.4 percent cheaper than one year previously. Prices also decreased on St Eustatius and Saba, by 1.3 percent and 1.1 percent...
New members appointed to the Advisory Council
Ms C.M. (Charlotte) Insinger and Mr F.J.H. (Henk) Don have been appointed members of the Advisory Council of Statistics Netherlands (CBS) by Minister Wiebes of Economic Affairs and Climate (EZK). Ms...
One quarter of asylumseekers are children
In 2008, 13.4 thousand first requests for asylum were submitted in the Netherlands. One quarter of these requests concerned children younger than 18 years.
CO2 emissions sharply lower in first quarter of 2020
In the first quarter of 2020, CO 2 emissions were 8.7 percent down year-on-year.