Netherlands vs Uzbekistan
Netherlands vs Uzbekistan: GDP growth
GDP growth in 2025: 1.6% a year in Netherlands and 7.7% a year in Uzbekistan, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Uzbekistan, by 6.1 percentage points, or 4.92 times that in Netherlands.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Uzbekistan has been higher since 2001, when it overtook Netherlands.
- In 2025, Netherlands ranked 111 and Uzbekistan ranked 13 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Netherlands at 1.2% a year and Uzbekistan at 5.7% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Netherlands | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.6 | 7.7 |
| 2024 | 1.1 | 6.7 |
| 2023 | -0.6 | 6.3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 6.1 |
| 2021 | 6.3 | 8.2 |
| 2020 | -3.9 | 1.6 |
| 2019 | 2.3 | 6.8 |
| 2018 | 2.3 | 5.7 |
| 2017 | 2.8 | 4.7 |
| 2016 | 2.4 | 6.7 |
| 2015 | 2.1 | 7.9 |
| 2014 | 1.6 | 7.7 |
| 2013 | -0 | 7.9 |
| 2012 | -1 | 7.4 |
| 2011 | 1.8 | 8.1 |
| 2010 | 1.3 | 7.7 |
| 2009 | -3.7 | 8.1 |
| 2008 | 2.1 | 9 |
| 2007 | 3.9 | 9.5 |
| 2006 | 3.5 | 7.5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 7 |
| 2004 | 2 | 7.4 |
| 2003 | 0.1 | 4.2 |
| 2002 | 0.2 | 4 |
| 2001 | 2.3 | 4.2 |
| 2000 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| 1999 | 5 | 4.3 |
| 1998 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| 1997 | 4.2 | 5.2 |
| 1996 | 3.4 | 1.7 |
| 1995 | 3.1 | -0.9 |
| 1994 | 3 | -5.2 |
| 1993 | 1.3 | -2.3 |
| 1992 | 1.6 | -11.1 |
| 1991 | 2.5 | – |
| 1990 | 4.2 | – |
| 1989 | 4.5 | – |
| 1988 | 4.6 | – |
| 1987 | 1.9 | – |
| 1986 | 3.1 | – |
| 1985 | 2.7 | – |
| 1984 | 3.1 | – |
| 1983 | 1.8 | – |
| 1982 | -1.3 | – |
| 1981 | -0.5 | – |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Netherlands | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.5 | 7.8 |
| 2027 | 1.3 | 6.5 |
| 2028 | 1.4 | 6 |
| 2029 | 1.3 | 5.8 |
| 2030 | 1.2 | 5.7 |
| 2031 | 1.2 | 5.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Netherlands vs Uzbekistan
Health
- Life expectancyNetherlands: 82.2 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 72.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNetherlands: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Uzbekistan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNetherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uzbekistan: 11.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterNetherlands: 100% in 2022Uzbekistan: 79.9% in 2022
- DepressionNetherlands: 4.03% in 2017Uzbekistan: 2.89% in 2017
- Suicide rateNetherlands: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Uzbekistan: 9.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNetherlands: 18.1 million people in 2023Uzbekistan: 35.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthNetherlands: 0.81% a year in 2023Uzbekistan: 2.01% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNetherlands: 1.43 births per woman in 2023Uzbekistan: 3.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNetherlands: 95.9% in 2025Uzbekistan: 51% in 2025
- Median ageNetherlands: 41.4 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 26.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNetherlands: 20.2% in 2023Uzbekistan: 5.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateNetherlands: 8 per 1,000 people in 2023Uzbekistan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNetherlands: 2.2% of GDP in 2025Uzbekistan: 2.49% of GDP in 2018
- Military spending in US dollarsNetherlands: $27B in 2025Uzbekistan: $1.77B in 2018
- Military spending per personNetherlands: $1,582 in 2025Uzbekistan: $45 in 2018
- Military share of state spendingNetherlands: 4.8% of government spending in 2025Uzbekistan: 11.1% of government spending in 2018
- Armed forces personnelNetherlands: 41,000 people in 2020Uzbekistan: 68,000 people in 2020
- National powerNetherlands: 0.38% of world capability in 2022Uzbekistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNetherlands: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020Uzbekistan: 0.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNetherlands: 824 million TIV in 2025Uzbekistan: 32 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsNetherlands: 601 million TIV in 2025Uzbekistan: 68 million TIV in 2016