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Chapter 8 | The impact of the crisis on the health system and health in the Netherlands
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Table 8.1 Demographic and economic indicators in the Netherlands, 2000–2012
2000 2006 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Population (thousands) 15,926 16,346 16,446 16,530 16,615 16,693 16,695
People aged 65 and over (% of total population) 13.58 14.37 14.86 15.15 15.45 15.91 16.20
GDP per capita (e) 26,244 33,049 36,148 34,678 35,433 36,007 35,799
Real GDP growth (%) 3.9 3.4 1.8 3.7 1.5 0.9 1.2
Government debt (% of GDP) 63.89 54.51 64.80 67.63 71.89 76.16 82.74
Government deficit (% of GDP) a 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 5.6 5.1 4.3
Government consumption (% of GDP) b 39.9 39.0 39.2 38.2 38.9 38.6 39.0
Private consumption (% of GDP) c 50 47 45 46 46 45 46
Investments (% of GDP) 22.03 20.01 20.50 18.40 17.98 18.09 17.15
Long-term interest rate (%) d 5.4 3.8 4.3 3.7 3.0 3.0 1.9
Exports (% of GDP) 70 73 76 69 79 84 88
Imports (% of GDP) 65 65 68 62 71 75 80
Unemployment rate (%) 3.1 4.4 3.1 3.7 4.5 4.4 5.3
Long-term unemployment rate (%) 0.0 1.7 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.5 1.7
Notes: a Economic and Monetary Union balance; b Public expenditure, c Household final consumption expenditure, d 10-year government bonds.
Sources: IMF, 2013; Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, 2013; OECD, 2013; World Bank, 2014.