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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.

Transfer Pricing Country Profiles

These country profiles focus on countries' domestic legislation regarding key transfer pricing principles, including the arm's length principle, transfer pricing methods, comparability analysis, intangible property, intra-group services, cost contribution agreements, transfer pricing documentation, administrative approaches to avoiding and resolving disputes, safe harbours and other implementation measures.

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.

OECD Skills Outlook 2021: How does the Netherlands compare?

The Skills Outlook Country Profile details key indicators to assess the extent to which the Netherlands is able to provide strong foundations for lifelong learning; promote effective transitions into further education, training and the labour market and engage adults in learning. It also evaluates the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on adult learning and the labour market.

Preventing Harmful Alcohol Use: Key Findings for the Netherlands

People in the Netherlands consume on average 9.6 litres of pure alcohol per capita per year, roughly equivalent to 2.0 bottles of wine or 3.7 litres of beer per week per person aged 15 and over. In addition, in the Netherlands, some population groups are at higher risk than others.

Policies for a climate-neutral industry - Lessons from the Netherlands

The Netherlands has increased foreign bribery enforcement but there are concerns about the number of concluded cases to date

Foreign bribery enforcement has ramped up in the Netherlands following the establishment of specialised investigative and prosecutorial teams. Nevertheless, only a small number of cases have been concluded in relation to the size and risk profile of the Dutch economy: just seven companies and two individuals have been sanctioned in five foreign bribery cases to date, all through non-trial resolutions.

Over the Rainbow? The Road to LGBTI Inclusion - How does the Netherlands compare?

This note provides a comprehensive overview of the extent to which laws in the Netherlands and OECD countries ensure equal treatment of LGBTI people, and of the complementary policies that could help foster LGBTI inclusion.