Netherlands's gni per capita rose from US$29.3k in 1996 to US$68.5k in 2025.
Netherlands · Income & inequality
Living standards, poverty and distribution.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Income
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)
current international $
10th of 181 · 5th in Europe & C. Asia
Netherlands's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $24.5k in 1996 to intl $85.5k in 2025.
Netherlands's median equivalised net household income rose from PPS 10.7k in 1995 to PPS 29.7k in 2025.
Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)
constant 2015 US$
18th of 129 · 13th in Europe & C. Asia
Netherlands's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$17.4k in 1996 to US$22.6k in 2025.
Inequality
Gini index
index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
3rd of 81 · 3rd in Europe & C. Asia*
Netherlands's gini index fell from 28.4 in 1983 to 25.7 in 2021.
Netherlands's income share held by highest 10% fell from 22.6 % in 1983 to 21.4 % in 2021.
Netherlands's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 8.8 % in 1983 to 9.4 % in 2021.
Poverty
Netherlands's extreme poverty fell from 0.7 % in 1983 to 0.1 % in 2021.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines
% of population
20th of 73 · 16th in Europe & C. Asia*
Netherlands's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines rose from 12.7 % in 2015 to 14.5 % in 2021.
Netherlands's at-risk-of-poverty rate rose from 11.0 % in 1995 to 13.4 % in 2025.