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Health at a Glance 2023: Key findings for the Netherlands

Health at a Glance provides the latest comparable data and trends on population health and health system performance. This Country Note shows how the Netherlands compares to other OECD countries across indicators in the report.

OECD Development Co-operation Peer Reviews: Netherlands 2023

Embracing a One Health Framework to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance in the Netherlands

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – the ability of microbes to resist antimicrobials - remains an alarming global health threat that jeopardises the effectiveness of many 20th century public health advances. In recent years, the Netherlands made important strides in tackling AMR. Yet, more progress is needed.

Risk-based Regulatory Design for the Safe Use of Hydrogen

Low-emission hydrogen is expected to play an important role in the energy transition to tackle the climate crisis. It can decarbonate 'hard-to-abate' sectors still relying on fossil fuels, turn low-carbon electricity into a fuel that can be transported using pipelines and provide a green transport alternative, in particular for heavy-duty and long-distance transport. Given its potential to combat climate change, it can allow for a net reduction in societal risks if managed responsibly. However, while its potential is widely acknowledged, its application is not yet meeting ambitions. Regulation is crucial to facilitate its application and ensure its safety. This report analyses trends, risks, and regulation of hydrogen technologies across economies. It supports the use of low-emission hydrogen as part of the energy transition, by making recommendations for effective risk-based regulation, regulatory delivery and governance.

Boosting labour supply and productivity is key to growth in the Netherlands

After a robust post-pandemic recovery, high inflation, rising interest rates and weak external demand are weighing on the Dutch economy, underlining the need to address long-running structural challenges like low productivity growth and labour shortages.

Taxing Wages: Key findings for the Netherlands

The tax wedge for the average single worker in the Netherlands increased by 0.6 percentage points from 34.9% in 2021 to 35.5% in 2022. The OECD average tax wedge in 2022 was 34.6% (2021, 34.6%).

Revenue Statistics: Key findings for the Netherlands

The OECD’s annual Revenue Statistics report found that the tax-to-GDP ratio in the Netherlands decreased by 0.3 percentage points from 40.0% in 2020 to 39.7% in 2021. Between 2020 and 2021, the OECD average increased from 33.6% to 34.1%.

Netherlands : Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD

Biographical note of the Permanent Representative of the Netherlands.

Policies for a Carbon-Neutral Industry in the Netherlands

The Netherlands: use the recovery from COVID-19 to address long-term challenges

The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a historic blow to the Netherlands’ economy, but a swift policy response, effective support to people and firms, and a digitalised workforce, have helped the country to weather the crisis relatively well. It is important to use the recovery to address long-term challenges including housing shortages, imbalances in the labour market and environmental pressures, according to a new OECD report.