Canada-Netherlands fact sheet
Netherlands
Official Title:
Kingdom of the Netherlands
General Information
Capital: Amsterdam
Population (million): 17.23
Total Area: 41,526km2
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 0.68 EURO (EUR) (2019- Annual average)
National Holiday: April 27, King’s day
Language(s): Dutch, Frisian
Political Information
Type of State:
Constitutional monarchy
Type of Government:
Type of Government Parliamentary democracy. Bicameral parliament called the States General (Parliament) with a 75-seat First Chamber (Senate) and a 150-seat Second Chamber (House of Representatives). Prime Minister appointed by the monarch. Council of Ministers appointed by the monarch on advice from the Prime Minister. Administrative divisions: 12 provinces. Governing coalition: People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), Democrats ’66 (D66), the ChristianDemocratic Appeal (CDA) and the Christian Union (CU).
Head of State:
H.M. King Willem-Alexander (Accession 2013)
Head of Government:
Prime Minister Mark Rutte
Ministers:
Foreign Affairs: Stef Blok (VVD)
Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation: Sigrid Kaag (D66)
Economic Affairs: Eric Wiebes (VVD)
Main Political Parties:
People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (Liberal) (VVD); Labour Party (PvdA); Socialist Party (SP); Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA); Party for Freedom (PVV);Democrats 66 (D66); Christian Union (CU); Green Left (GL); Forum for Democracy (FvD)
Second Chamber of the States General: VVD (32), PVV (20), CDA (19), D66 (19), GL (14),
SP (14), PvdA (9), CU (5), Other (18)
First Chamber of the States General (Senate): VVD (12), FvD (10), CDA (9), GL (8), D66 (7),
PvdA (6), PVV (5), CU (4), SP (4), Other (10)
Elections:
Last: March 2017. Next: No later than March 17, 2021.
Economic Information (2019)
| Type | Netherlands | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| GDP: ($ billion) | 1,187.31 | 2,277.52 |
| GDP per capita: ($) | 68,905.06 | 60,806.37 |
| GDP growth rate: (%) | 1.81 | 1.64 |
| Inflation: (%) | 2.67 | 1.95 |
| Unemployment: (%) | 3.39 | 5.67 |
Source: IMF (estimates)
Product Trade and Investment (2019)
Canadian exports to country: $5,183,755,915
Canadian imports from country: $4,664,603,060
FDI in Canada (2018): $106,706 million
CDI in the country (2018): $36,475 million
Source: Statistics Canada
Representation
Foreign Representation in Canada:
Ambassador Henk van der Zwan
Canadian Representation Abroad:
Ambassador Lisa Helfand
Please note that all statistics reflect Canadian dollars, with some figures reflecting the yearly averages for the year. If listed as ’0’ or absent, the figure is unavailable.
| Year | Exports | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $3,557,900,054 | $3,434,489,251 |
| 2016 | $2,843,145,824 | $3,674,402,534 |
| 2017 | $3,142,580,290 | $4,006,220,672 |
| 2018 | $4,750,979,587 | $4,526,551,909 |
| 2019 | $5,183,755,915 | $4,664,603,060 |
| Section | Exports | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Animal & Prod. | $65,931,244 | $80,731,654 |
| 02 Veg. Prod. | $209,647,547 | $128,093,423 |
| 03 Fats, Oils & Waxes Prod. | $5,777,838 | $15,016,237 |
| 04 Food Prod. | $136,694,998 | $267,319,756 |
| 05 Mineral Prod. | $2,179,144,042 | $1,871,772,815 |
| 06 Chemical Prod. | $234,455,368 | $405,930,457 |
| 07 Plastics, Rubber Prod. | $55,639,598 | $142,880,155 |
| 08 Leather, Fur Prod. | $7,515,361 | $1,831,458 |
| 09 Wood Prod. | $33,628,189 | $13,869,381 |
| 10 Paper Prod. | $53,133,319 | $23,879,771 |
| 11 Textiles Prod. | $111,605,189 | $52,705,389 |
| 12 Dress Access. | $9,696,017 | $8,352,006 |
| 13 Glass & Stone Prod. | $9,830,221 | $26,764,315 |
| 14 Precious Metals/stones | $1,637,499 | $916,444 |
| 15 Base Metal Prod. | $900,698,235 | $249,004,121 |
| 16 Mach. Mech. Elec. Prod. | $531,834,649 | $941,110,693 |
| 17 Vehicles and Equip. | $329,736,046 | $233,442,402 |
| 18 Specialized Inst. | $215,054,506 | $111,911,080 |
| 19 Arms & Ammunition | $11,431,153 | $281,980 |
| 20 Misc. Articles | $15,285,395 | $57,795,030 |
| 21 Antiques | $763,794 | $3,235,049 |
July 2020
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF
