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Netherlands
The Kingdom of the Netherlands, commonly known simply as the Netherlands, is a sovereign state consisting of a collection of constituent territories united under the monarch of the Netherlands, who functions as head of state.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
3.3 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 8.7
- Economy 6.5
- Diplomacy 5.3
- Influence 3.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 0 people and 1 entity linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regime: ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 67 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 5 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 2 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Amsterdam
- Population
- 18,100,436 inh.
- Area
- 41,865 km²
- Currency
- EUR
- Regime
- constitutional monarchy
Executive in office
Head of State
Willem-Alexander des Pays-Bas
Head of Government
Rob Jetten
Government in office 2 members
Minister of Agriculture
Jaimi van Essen
Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning
Elanor Boekholt-O'Sullivan
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
1.33 T$
GDP / capita
73,684 $
Growth
1.8 %
Inflation
3.3 %
Unemployment
3.9 %
Defense / GDP
1.9 %
Life expectancy
82.0 yrs
Armed forces 5 units listed · Wikidata
Show the 5 units · raw Wikidata list, which does not always flag a disbanded unit
Commandement
Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy in the Caribbean
Commandement
Netherlands Special Operations Command
Régiment
Military Engineer Regiment
Régiment
Regiment Jagers
Bataillon
Dutch Infantry Battalion
Nuclear posture
OTAN, partage nucléaire
B61-12 (Volkel) · ~10 ogives
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.83/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
97/100
Corruption (CPI)
78/100
Press freedom (RSF)
89/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#18
Annual budget
27.0 Md$
Defense effort
2.2 %PIB
Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales
- #8 Sel 2 % 2024
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
935 Md$
Imports
822 Md$
Balance
113 Md$
Top exports
- 9.4% Pétrole raffiné 88 Md$
- 8.0% Machines + photolithographie (ASML) 75 Md$
- 4.5% Médicaments 42 Md$
Top imports
- 11.0% Pétrole brut 90 Md$
- 4.5% Téléphones + électronique 37 Md$
Export partners
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Allemagne
22.7%
-
Belgique
11.3%
-
France
7.5%
-
Royaume-Uni
7.0%
Import partners
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Allemagne
14.7%
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Chine
11.2%
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Belgique
7.7%
-
États-Unis
7.4%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
91%
-
GBR
95%
-
FRA
96%
-
DEU
97%
-
RUS
14%
-
CHN
21%
-
ISR
65%
Abstention: 7%
Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW
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✓
NPT
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✓
CTBT
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✗
TPNW
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✓
Rome Statute
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✓
Genocide
-
✓
Geneva
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✓
Ottawa Mine Ban
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✓
Oslo Cluster Munitions
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✓
Arms Trade Treaty
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✓
Paris Agreement
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
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2025-10-29
Democrats 66 26 seats, Party for Freedom 26, People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 22 (of 150) · turnout 78.3%
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.955/1
Gini
25.7
Refugees hosted
283,935
Refugees originating
159
National anthem
Wilhelmus van Nassouwe
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- NATO
- EU
- Eurozone
- Schengen Area
- OECD
- WTO
- Council of Europe
- OSCE
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 2,932 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 2,363, or ×0.9.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2021 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)