What is the economic strength of the Netherlands?

As a traditional "gateway to Europe", the Netherlands has a strong economic strength and a long trade history. 1948 The Netherlands formed a customs union with Belgium and Luxembourg. 195 1 year, signed the * * * agreement on the European coal and steel treaty with Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Italy and the Federal Republic of Germany. 1957, signed the European Coal and Steel Treaty with the above five countries * * * 1948, and China signed the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) with 22 other countries. The Netherlands is also a founding member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

According to the world GDP ranking published by the World Bank in 2007, the Netherlands is the 15 largest economy in the world today, with a total GDP of $756 billion. In that year, the per capita GDP was $45,880, ranking 10 in the world.

In recent years, the Netherlands has been ranked in the top ten in the global competitiveness report of the World Economic Forum in Davos. The Netherlands pursues a free trade policy and is an export-oriented economy. With its superior geographical location, good infrastructure and innovative consciousness of the Dutch people, the Dutch economy has maintained a sustained growth momentum. In the 1990s, the Netherlands experienced a long period of high growth. From 2000 to 2005, the Netherlands experienced a process of economic decline and recovery. In 2006 and 2007, the Dutch economy grew strongly, which was higher than the average growth rate of 2.7% and 2.6% in the euro zone respectively.

In 2007, fixed investment accounted for 19.9% of GDP, consumption expenditure accounted for 72.2%, and foreign trade surplus accounted for 7.9%. In that year, the contribution rate of the primary industry to GDP growth was 2. 1%, the secondary industry was 24.2%, and the tertiary industry was 73.7%.

According to the statistics of the Dutch central bank, by the end of 2007, the total value of Dutch national reserve funds was 36 billion euros, in the form of euros, dollars and gold, of which the value of gold reserves was 65.438+065.438+04 billion euros.