Starting a business - Score in Netherlands
Netherlands: Starting a business - Score was 94.34 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Netherlands, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business - score in Netherlands stood at 94.34. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Netherlands peaked at 94.34 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 83.18, in 2003.
That places Netherlands 25th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 83.18 | — |
| 2004 | 83.26 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 83.38 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 85.97 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 86.7 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 86.8 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 86.97 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 86.77 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 86.92 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 89.26 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 94.06 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 94.2 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 94.26 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 94.27 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.28 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.31 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.34 | +0.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 94.34 is above the median for high income countries, which is 91.07, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 94.34 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.32, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.18 | 83.18 | 86.97 | 7 |
| 2010s | 92.27 | 86.77 | 94.34 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More private sector data for Netherlands
- Merchandise trade 139.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 870.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 16.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 62.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 989.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 54,691 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7422 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Netherlands?
- Starting a business - score in Netherlands was 94.34 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 94.34 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.18 in 2003.
- How does Netherlands rank for starting a business - score?
- Netherlands ranks 25th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.