Demographic Profile Of The Country

• The Netherlands is the 61st most populated country in the world and as of March 9, 2011 it has a population of 16,663,831.

• Population growth rate - 0.371% (2011 est.)• Language: Dutch,• Birth rate: 10.3 births/1,000 • Death rate: 8.78 deaths/1,000 • The Role of the Family: Families tend to be small, often with only one or two

children.

Demographic Profile Of The Country(cont…)

• Life expectancy: 79.55 years -male: 76.94 years-female: 82.30 years• Area of Netherland,

total - 41,543 sq km, land - 33,893 sq km, water- 7,650 sq km

• Age structure: 1) 0-14 years: 17.4%2) 15-64 years: 67.7%3) 65-over: 14.9%

ECONOMIC OVERVIEW OF NETHERLAND

• The Netherlands of the Holland is currently the sixteenth largest economy of the world in terms of the nominal GDP.

• The country is mainly dependent on foreign trade and a slight change in the markets would affect the growth rate of Netherlands.

• Industrial activity is predominantly in food processing, chemicals, petroleum refining, and electrical machinery.

• Agricultural sector employs 2% of the labor force and provides large surpluses for the food-processing industry and for exports.

ECONOMIC OVERVIEW OF NETHERLAND(cont…)

Currency Euro

Fiscal year calendar year

GDP $832,160 billion

GDP growth 1,5%

GDP per capita $41,949

GDP by sectoragriculture- 1.9%; industry- 24.4%; services-

73.7%

Inflation 1.2% (2009 est.)

Exports $397.6 billion (2009 est.)

Unemployment 4.3% (Jan. 2011)

ECONOMIC OVERVIEW OF NETHERLAND(cont…)

Main industries

agriculture-related industries, metal and engineering products, electronic machinery

and equipment, chemicals, petroleum, construction, microelectronics, fishing

Public debt 62.2% of GDP (2009 est.)

Revenues $335.4 billion (2009 est.)

Expenses $372.5 billion (2009 est.)

OVERVIEW OF INDUSTRY TRADE AND COMMERCE

• Marine Industry Received a contribution of $6.3 billions in 2009 and registered

a growth rate of 2.9%.• Netherlands Rail Industries The Dutch rail sector generated revenues of $171 million in 2008

and saw a growth rate of 3.3% during 2004-2008.• Netherlands Road Industries In 2008, Holland’s road freight sector generated total revenues

of $33.1 billion and reported a growth rate of 1.5% during 2004-2008.• Netherlands Air Industries The freight sector added total revenues of $2.7 billion in 2008,

with a growth rate of 2.1% from 2004 to 2008.

OVERVIEW OF DIFFERENT ECONOMIC SECTOR OF NETHERLAND

OVERVIEW OF DIFFERENT ECONOMIC SECTOR OF NETHERLAND(cont…)

• Primary Sector of Netherland The service sector contributes as much as 73.7% to the

GDP and generates employment opportunities for 80% of the. The service sector includes financial services,

transportation, goods distribution and tourism, telecommunication and computer industry is also well develop industry.

• Secondary Sector of Netherland Netherlands’ industrial sector is a well diversified

segment with a variety of industries, such as petroleum refining, food processing, chemicals and electrical machinery.

OVERVIEW OF DIFFERENT ECONOMIC SECTOR OF NETHERLAND(cont…)

• Tertiary Sector of Netherland The agriculture sector remains a well mechanized

sector that employs almost 2% of the workforce and contributes to exports as well. The various goods that the sector produces are-

Grains Potatoes Sugar beets Fruits Vegetables Livestock

OVERVIEW OF BUSINESS AND TRADE AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL

Netherlands tradeExports• Netherlands’ export volumes amounted to $397.6 billion

in 2009, dropping from $531.7 billion in 2008. • The Netherlands ranked seventh in the world in terms of

the export volumes. • Its other export commodities are- Machinery and equipment Chemicals Fuel

Imports• The Netherland imported a total volume of $358.9 billion,

dropping substantially from $474.8 billion in 2008. The Netherlands ranked eighth in the world in terms of import volumes.

• With huge natural resources, the Netherlands requires machines to process them and therefore machinery dominates its imports. Other import commodities include- Transport equipment

ChemicalsFuelsFoodstuffsClothing