Despite its small size and the recent downturn in the economy, the Netherlands still exported €267.7 billion worth of goods and services in 2000. This makes it the world's eighth-largest exporting country and third-largest exporter of agricultural produce. It is also the world's fourth-largest source of investment, and its gross domestic product (GDP: €372.0 billion) is the 15th-largest in the world. (source: IMF, 2000)

Important sectors of the economy are #@6.1.3|Services#, #@6.1.1|Industry#, #@6.1.5|Agriculture and fisheries#, #@6.1.2|Natural resources#, #@6.1.6|Transport# and #@6.1.4|Research#