The Atradius Payment Practices Barometer for October 2019 shows that GDP growth in the Netherlands is expected to slow to 1.7% in 2019, after several years of sharp decreases in insolvencies. Business failures are expected to rise by 3% in 2019 and 1% in 2020. The proportion of total B2B sales made on credit in the Netherlands has remained relatively stable over the past few years, with a slight increase in 2019. The Netherlands' top trading partners are Russia, Germany, Belgium, China, and the United States, and its top import and export partners are machines and transport equipment, chemical products, mineral fuels, food and live animals, and manufactured products.
