Economy, jobs and prices in West-Noord-Brabant (North Brabant, Netherlands): official figures
GDP per person was 51,100 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 128% of the EU average (134% for the Netherlands); 9th highest of 40 COROP regions in the Netherlands.
How big is the economy of West-Noord-Brabant?
The local economy produced €38.9 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in West-Noord-Brabant?
About 368,700 people worked in West-Noord-Brabant in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the average household income in the West-Noord-Brabant region?
In 2024 the average household in West-Noord-Brabant had a disposable income of €61,500, 15th highest among the 40 COROP areas and below the national figure of €61,600, up 32% from €46,700 in 2019.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the average income per person in the West-Noord-Brabant region?
Standardised household income, which corrects for the number of people in a household, averaged €42,500 in West-Noord-Brabant in 2024, 15th highest among the 40 COROP areas.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the median household wealth in the West-Noord-Brabant region?
The median household in West-Noord-Brabant owned net wealth of €162,100 in 2024, above the national figure of €146,800 (18th lowest among the 40 COROP areas).
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many jobs are there in the West-Noord-Brabant region?
With 79.5 employee jobs per 100 working-age residents in 2024, West-Noord-Brabant ranked 10th highest among the 40 COROP areas.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many businesses are there in the West-Noord-Brabant region?
West-Noord-Brabant counted 138.4 business locations for every 1,000 inhabitants in 2026 (14th highest among the 40 COROP areas), up from 112.7 in 2020.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat are the main industries in the West-Noord-Brabant region?
Commercial services such as trade, transport, hospitality and business services accounted for 51.0% of employee jobs in the West-Noord-Brabant COROP area in 2024, level with the national figure of 51.0%.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people work in industry in the West-Noord-Brabant region?
Industry and energy provided 16.0% of employee jobs in West-Noord-Brabant in 2024, 20th lowest among the 40 COROP areas (national share 14.0%).
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow much do renters earn in the West-Noord-Brabant region?
Tenants in the West-Noord-Brabant COROP area averaged €36,800 of disposable income per household in 2024, against €77,000 for households owning their home.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the main industry in West-Noord-Brabant?
The largest part of the economy of West-Noord-Brabant in 2023 was trade, transport, hospitality and communications, at 27.6% of gross value added, followed by finance, property and business services (25.2%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is West-Noord-Brabant?
Factories, mines and energy produced 17.3% of the value added in West-Noord-Brabant in 2023, against 15.1% for the Netherlands.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of West-Noord-Brabant growing?
Gross value added rose from €22.8 billion in 2015 to €32.7 billion in 2023 in current prices, an increase of 43% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in West-Noord-Brabant?
The number of people working in West-Noord-Brabant rose by 13.3% between 2015 and 2024, to 368,700.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow West-Noord-Brabant compares with other COROP regions in the Netherlands
Average disposable income per household (€) (2024)
West-Noord-Brabant ranks 15 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Average disposable income per household (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant | €63,400 |
| 13 | Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland | €62,600 |
| 14 | IJmond | €61,800 |
| 15 | West-Noord-Brabant | €61,500 |
| 16 | Achterhoek | €61,400 |
| 17 | Noord-Overijssel | €61,200 |
| 18 | Kop van Noord-Holland | €60,600 |
Average standardised income (€, adjusted for household size) (2024)
West-Noord-Brabant ranks 15 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Average standardised income (€, adjusted for household size) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Zuidwest-Gelderland | €43,500 |
| 13 | IJmond | €42,600 |
| 14 | Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage | €42,600 |
| 15 | West-Noord-Brabant | €42,500 |
| 16 | Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland | €42,400 |
| 17 | Achterhoek | €41,900 |
| 18 | Kop van Noord-Holland | €41,800 |
Median household wealth (€) (2024)
West-Noord-Brabant ranks 23 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Median household wealth (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Zuidwest-Drenthe | €167,900 |
| 21 | Overig Zeeland | €167,700 |
| 22 | Noord-Limburg | €166,000 |
| 23 | West-Noord-Brabant | €162,100 |
| 24 | Midden-Noord-Brabant | €160,500 |
| 25 | Flevoland | €158,500 |
| 26 | Delft en Westland | €156,900 |
Employee jobs per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 (2024)
West-Noord-Brabant ranks 10 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Employee jobs per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Noordoost-Noord-Brabant | 82.5 |
| 8 | Zuidwest-Drenthe | 82.3 |
| 9 | Veluwe | 81.6 |
| 10 | West-Noord-Brabant | 79.5 |
| 11 | Zuidoost-Friesland | 79.3 |
| 12 | Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland | 78.8 |
| 13 | Twente | 78.6 |
Business establishments per 1,000 residents (2026)
West-Noord-Brabant ranks 14 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Business establishments per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Alkmaar en omgeving | 143.5 |
| 12 | Zaanstreek | 142.8 |
| 13 | Flevoland | 139.1 |
| 14 | West-Noord-Brabant | 138.4 |
| 15 | Veluwe | 137.6 |
| 16 | Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant | 137.2 |
| 17 | Midden-Noord-Brabant | 136.9 |
Share of employee jobs in industry and energy (%) (2024)
West-Noord-Brabant ranks 21 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of employee jobs in industry and energy (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Noord-Limburg | 17.0% |
| 19 | Zuidwest-Overijssel | 16.0% |
| 20 | Veluwe | 16.0% |
| 21 | West-Noord-Brabant | 16.0% |
| 22 | Noord-Friesland | 15.0% |
| 23 | Zuidwest-Drenthe | 15.0% |
| 24 | Kop van Noord-Holland | 15.0% |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2023)
West-Noord-Brabant ranks 22 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Twente | 18.5% |
| 20 | Zuidwest-Overijssel | 18.1% |
| 21 | Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek | 17.9% |
| 22 | West-Noord-Brabant | 17.3% |
| 23 | Noord-Overijssel | 15.9% |
| 24 | Noord-Friesland | 15.9% |
| 25 | Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland | 15.7% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2023)
West-Noord-Brabant ranks 21 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Zuidwest-Gelderland | 25.9% |
| 19 | Noord-Friesland | 25.7% |
| 20 | Arnhem/Nijmegen | 25.4% |
| 21 | West-Noord-Brabant | 25.2% |
| 22 | Noord-Drenthe | 25.0% |
| 23 | Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant | 24.9% |
| 24 | Zaanstreek | 24.5% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2023)
West-Noord-Brabant ranks 25 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Midden-Noord-Brabant | 22.9% |
| 23 | Zuidwest-Friesland | 22.9% |
| 24 | Midden-Limburg | 21.7% |
| 25 | West-Noord-Brabant | 21.4% |
| 26 | Groot-Rijnmond | 21.2% |
| 27 | Overig Zeeland | 21.1% |
| 28 | Het Gooi en Vechtstreek | 20.9% |
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