Investment share of GDP in Netherlands

Investment in Netherlands was equal to 19.8% of GDP in 2025.

Netherlands, 2025 19.8% % of GDP
Change from 2024 +0.1percentage points 2024: 19.7%
European Union, 2025 22.0% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 22.0% Middle value of 27 countries

Investment share of GDP in Netherlands over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Investment (gross capital formation) as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2025
Period NetherlandsEuropean Union
2025 19.8% 22.0%
2024 19.7% 21.6%
2023 20.1% 22.5%
2022 22.9% 24.2%
2021 22.2% 23.1%
2020 21.4% 22.1%
2019 21.8% 22.5%
2018 20.5% 21.9%
2017 20.2% 21.3%
2016 19.8% 20.7%
2015 22.2% 20.5%
2014 17.7% 20.1%
2013 18.4% 19.7%
2012 18.6% 20.1%
2011 19.9% 21.5%
2010 20.0% 20.9%
2009 20.6% 20.4%
2008 22.2% 23.8%
2007 23.2% 24.2%
2006 20.9% 23.3%
2005 20.4% 22.3%
2004 20.2% 22.0%
2003 20.4% 21.7%
2002 21.0% 21.8%
2001 22.6% 22.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 19.7% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 22.2%, the figure has changed by −2.4 percentage points.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 22.0%.

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Source and dates

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World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NE.GDI.TOTL.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1969 to 2025 for Netherlands
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices