Macroeconomic scoreboard; 2006-Q4 2023

This table shows the indicators of the macroeconomic scoreboard. Furthermore, some additional indicators are shown. To identify in a timely manner existing and potential imbalances and possible macroeconomic risks within the countries of the European Union in an early stage, the European Commission has drawn up a scoreboard with fourteen indicators. This scoreboard is part of the Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure (MIP). This table contains quarterly and annual figures for both these fourteen indicators and nine additional indicators for the Netherlands.

The fourteen indicators in the macroeconomic scoreboard are:

• Current account balance as % of GDP, 3 year moving average
• Net international investment position, % of GDP
• Real effective exchange rate, % change on three years previously
• Share of world exports, % change on five years previously
• Nominal unit labour costs, % change on three years previously
• Deflated house prices, % change on one year previously
• Private sector credit flow as % of GDP
• Private sector debt as % of GDP
• Government debt as % of GDP
• Unemployment rate, three year moving average
• Total financial sector liabilities, % change on one year previously
• Activity rate, % of total population aged 15-64, change in percentage points on three years previously
• Long-term unemployment rate, % of active population aged 15-74, change in percentage points on three years previously
• Youth unemployment rate, % of active population aged 15-24, change in percentage points on three years previously

The additional indicators are:

• Real effective exchange rate, index
• Share of world exports, %
• Nominal unit labour costs, index
• Households credit flow as % of GDP
• Non-financial corporations credit flow as % of GDP
• Household debt as % of GDP
• Non-financial corporations debt as % of GDP
• Activity rate, % of total population aged 15-64
• Youth unemployment rate, % of active population aged 15-24

Data available from: first quarter of 2006.

Status of the figures: Annual and quarterly data are provisional.

Changes as of July 8th 2024: None. This table has been discontinued. Statistics Netherlands has carried out a revision of the national accounts. The Dutch national accounts are recently revised. New statistical sources, methods and concepts are implemented in the national accounts, in order to align the picture of the Dutch economy with all underlying source data and international guidelines for the compilation of the national accounts. For further information see section 3.

When will new figures be published? Not applicable anymore.