The data displays the total number of banks in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2017. At the end of 2017, there were 44 banks in the Netherlands. Banking is an important service industry in the Netherlands, being responsible for the funding of both international as well as domestic trade.
Dutch banking has two important characteristics. Firstly, only a few large institutions dominate its financial markets. In 2016, for example, the five biggest Dutch credit institutions, which includes the likes of ING, Rabobank and ABN Amro, held approx.
