The economy of Netherlands relies heavily on the primary industries such as food processing. In fact, bulk of its exports comprises of such items. Netherlands is perfectly placed geographically that allows it to easily access the hungry markets of these types of products in United Kingdom and Germany. Rotterdam port, the largest in Europe, facilitates most of its trade.
Phenomenon growth of primary industries is mainly attributed to the industrial economies that surround the country and require the enormous amount of food supplies. However, this does not imply that the Dutch economy is weak. In fact, it is ranked sixteenth among the leading world economies and listed 10th in terms of GDP per capita. These rankings demonstrate that its economy is quite stable and strong.