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Netherlands

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$1.21T

GDP (2024)

1.1%

GDP Growth

3.3%

Inflation

3.7%

Unemployment

—

Gov. Debt

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Debt/GDP

Major Events

Events where Netherlands was directly involved or significantly affected.

1957-03 Treaty of Rome — European Economic Community founded Trade agreement

🇩🇪 Germany 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands

West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg established the EEC, the precursor to the European Union.

Source: EU Archives

1973-10 OPEC oil embargo Economic crisis

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 🇺🇸 United States 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇯🇵 Japan 🇩🇪 Germany 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands

OPEC members proclaimed an oil embargo targeting nations perceived as supporting Israel during the Yom Kippur War, quadrupling oil prices and causing global economic disruption.

Source: OPEC Archives

1999-01 Euro currency launched Policy change

🇩🇪 Germany 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇨🇭 Switzerland

Germany and 10 other EU nations adopted the euro, creating the worlds second-largest reserve currency and transforming European monetary policy.

Source: ECB

2016-06 Brexit referendum Policy change

🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇱 Netherlands

The United Kingdom voted 52% to 48% to leave the European Union, initiating a complex multi-year withdrawal process completed in January 2020.

Source: UK Electoral Commission