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Netherlands PMR Profile

Compare published OECD product-market regulation indicators within their stated reference periods. Regulatory scores describe encoded policy settings, not observed market outcomes.

Compare nine OECD-published regulatory indicators across 55 economies. Lower values indicate fewer encoded barriers on the OECD 0-6 scale; they do not measure concentration or enforcement performance.
Explore atlasAll economiesPolicy systemsJSONCSV
Netherlands geographic locatorNetherlands is highlighted on Natural Earth world geography. The locator establishes geographic identity and does not encode a metric.
Selected economyNLD / NetherlandsOECD / Natural Earth 1:110m / identity, not PMR
Overall PMR
0.910
OECD aggregate / 0-6
Lower-barrier rank
5 / 55
ascending current value
Reference date
2024
Jan 1, 2024
Comparable change
-0.026
Lower than recalculated 2018
NLDNetherlandsJoined evidence / 2 / 2 source lanes
CompareOpen shared workspaceEvidence briefOpen research note

International comparison workspace

Barriers to trade and investment55 visible economies / lower value means fewer encoded barriers

Comparable movement

Trade and investment: current minus recalculated 2018

OECD medium-level indicator covering foreign direct investment, trade facilitation, and tariff barriers.
  1. MoldovaMDA-0.972
  2. IndonesiaIDN-0.688
  3. BrazilBRA-0.493
  4. JapanJPN-0.471
  5. ChinaCHN-0.444
  6. Costa RicaCRI-0.427
  7. United KingdomGBR-0.275
  8. CroatiaHRV-0.242
  9. KoreaKOR-0.241
  10. CanadaCAN-0.239
  11. CyprusCYP-0.234
  12. SwitzerlandCHE-0.226
  13. ColombiaCOL-0.225
  14. GreeceGRC-0.211
  15. RomaniaROU-0.204
  16. BulgariaBGR-0.202
  17. CzechiaCZE-0.190
  18. HungaryHUN-0.189
  19. PeruPER-0.185
  20. South AfricaZAF-0.180
  21. ChileCHL-0.177
  22. MexicoMEX-0.172
  23. PortugalPRT-0.158
  24. PolandPOL-0.156
  25. MaltaMLT-0.141
  26. LatviaLVA-0.134
  27. ArgentinaARG-0.129
  28. BelgiumBEL-0.127
  29. Slovak RepublicSVK-0.124
  30. SloveniaSVN-0.114
  31. AustraliaAUS-0.112
  32. ItalyITA-0.109
  33. SpainESP-0.101
  34. IcelandISL-0.099
  35. FinlandFIN-0.094
  36. AustriaAUT-0.092
  37. SwedenSWE-0.087
  38. LithuaniaLTU-0.085
  39. New ZealandNZL-0.082
  40. EstoniaEST-0.081
  41. LuxembourgLUX-0.080
  42. DenmarkDNK-0.080
  43. GermanyDEU-0.077
  44. NorwayNOR-0.077
  45. IrelandIRL-0.062
  46. FranceFRA-0.058
  47. United StatesUSA-0.044
  48. NetherlandsNLD-0.026
  49. IsraelISR+0.001
  50. TürkiyeTUR+0.168

Published indicator architecture

Netherlands component ledger

One OECD aggregate, two high-level indicators, and six medium-level indicators. Bars share the source's 0-6 scale.
AOverall PMROverall Product Market Regulation0.9101.4785 / 55-0.065HState involvementDistortions induced by state involvement0.8301.4673 / 55-0.105HEntry barriersBarriers to domestic and foreign entry0.9901.4116 / 55-0.025MPublic ownershipDistortions induced by public ownership0.4551.2244 / 55-0.016MBusiness operationsInvolvement in business operations0.4361.2482 / 550.000MImpact evaluationRegulations impact evaluation1.6001.91119 / 55-0.300MAdministrative burdenAdministrative and regulatory burden1.6521.86923 / 550.000MService and network barriersBarriers in service and network sectors1.0061.8494 / 55-0.049MTrade and investmentBarriers to trade and investment0.3110.5324 / 55-0.026
Current valueAll-economy medianRecalculated 2018

Interpretation boundary

A regulatory benchmark, not a competition verdict

The atlas preserves what this source can answer and keeps unlike evidence systems separate.

What the indicators encode

OECD questionnaire responses and coded laws and regulations, aggregated under the 2023 PMR methodology.

What they do not establish

Observed market concentration, market definition, legal liability, enforcement quality, consumer outcomes, or causal effects.

Why dates differ

Each economy retains the exact date of the laws and regulations encoded in the workbook; current rows span 2023-2025.

Why 2018 is comparable

Only OECD's recalculated 2018 sheet is used. The discontinued old-methodology sheet is excluded from the observatory.

Canonical economy dossiers

Browse all 55 profiles

Every current economy has a stable route, exact source dates, the nine-measure ledger, and reusable JSON and CSV.
ARGArgentinaOECD-WBGARMArmeniaOECD-WBGAUSAustraliaOECDAUTAustriaOECDBELBelgiumOECDBRABrazilOECDBGRBulgariaOECDCANCanadaOECDCHLChileOECDCHNChinaOECD-WBGTWNChinese TaipeiOECDCOLColombiaOECD-WBGCRICosta RicaOECD-WBGHRVCroatiaOECDCYPCyprusOECDCZECzechiaOECDDNKDenmarkOECDESTEstoniaOECDFINFinlandOECDFRAFranceOECDDEUGermanyOECDGRCGreeceOECDHUNHungaryOECDISLIcelandOECDIDNIndonesiaOECDIRLIrelandOECDISRIsraelOECDITAItalyOECDJPNJapanOECDKENKenyaOECD-WBGKORKoreaOECDLVALatviaOECDLTULithuaniaOECDLUXLuxembourgOECDMLTMaltaOECDMEXMexicoOECDMDAMoldovaOECD-WBGMARMoroccoOECD-WBGNLDNetherlandsOECDNZLNew ZealandOECDNORNorwayOECDPERPeruOECD-WBGPOLPolandOECDPRTPortugalOECDROURomaniaOECDSVKSlovak RepublicOECDSVNSloveniaOECDZAFSouth AfricaOECDESPSpainOECDSWESwedenOECDCHESwitzerlandOECDTHAThailandOECD-ADBTURTürkiyeOECDGBRUnited KingdomOECDUSAUnited StatesOECD
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