Amsterdam
Metro Power
51.3
of 100 · #56
MPI
51.3
MCC
56.4
MDI
49.6
Pillar profile
Talent49.7
Capital47.4
Research51.3
Infrastructure84.1
Agentic49.6
Indicators
- Population (m)3.3
- GDP ($bn)217.2
- GDP per capita ($k)65.0
- AI investment ($bn)6
- Tech employment %8.5
- AI talent62
- Research strength76
- Notable AI orgs32
- Compute / data centers78
- Broadband %98
- Tertiary degree %50
- Digital skills82
- Startup ecosystem70
- Agent adoption52
- Patents / 100k40
Nearest peers
Metro report · generated from Amsterdam's indicators
Amsterdam — metro standing in full
Amsterdam is the #57 metro by economic size ($217bn) in the panel and ranks #56/162 on absolute Metro Power and #30/162 on per-capita intensity. Its strongest pillar is Infrastructure (84.1, Leading); no single pillar is a binding weakness. Locally it runs below the Netherlands national average (MCC 56.4 vs CC 67.5).
National context: Netherlands scores CC 67.5 per-capita; Amsterdam sits at MCC 56.4.
Economic & scale context ● Eurostat met_10r_3gdp/met_pjanaggr3 (2021/22)
GDP (metro)
$217bn
#57 of 162
GDP / capita
$65k
Population
3.3M
AI investment
$6.0bn
#37 of 162
Notable AI orgs
32
Index & pillar read
For each metro index and pillar: what it means when high (the value) versus low (the gap), and Amsterdam's own standing.
| Index / pillar | Value | Standing | What a high vs low value means — and where Amsterdam sits |
|---|---|---|---|
| MPI Metro Power | 51.3 | Moderate · #56/162 | Mid-pack. High would mean a heavyweight hub where capital, talent and AI organizations concentrate — it can anchor an entire national AI ecosystem; low would mean limited absolute weight — a smaller node that leans on capacity built in larger hubs. ▲ high: a heavyweight hub where capital, talent and AI organizations concentrate — it can anchor an entire national AI ecosystem · ▼ low: limited absolute weight — a smaller node that leans on capacity built in larger hubs |
| MCC Metro Coefficient | 56.4 | Strong · #30/162 | High here — deep capability per resident — a concentrated, high-intensity ecosystem. ▲ high: deep capability per resident — a concentrated, high-intensity ecosystem · ▼ low: thin intensity per resident — capability is sparse relative to the population |
| MDI Metro Agentic | 49.6 | Strong · #41/162 | High here — agents are widely deployed locally — a near-term productivity multiplier. ▲ high: agents are widely deployed locally — a near-term productivity multiplier · ▼ low: agentic deployment is shallow — the local agent lever is under-used |
| Talent Talent | 49.7 | Strong · #45/162 | High here — a deep talent pool — the scarcest input to building AI. ▲ high: a deep talent pool — the scarcest input to building AI · ▼ low: a shallow talent base that constrains how much can be built locally |
| Capital Capital | 47.4 | Strong · #24/162 | High here — abundant capital flowing into building cognitive infrastructure. ▲ high: abundant capital flowing into building cognitive infrastructure · ▼ low: thin investment — good ideas struggle to scale locally |
| Research Research | 51.3 | Strong · #39/162 | High here — a strong research base feeding a pipeline of ideas and people. ▲ high: a strong research base feeding a pipeline of ideas and people · ▼ low: a weak research base — fewer home-grown breakthroughs and spinouts |
| Infrastructure Infrastructure | 84.1 | Leading · #6/162 | High here — the physical and digital rails to run AI at scale are in place. ▲ high: the physical and digital rails to run AI at scale are in place · ▼ low: infrastructure gaps cap how much AI can actually be run locally |
| Agentic Agentic | 49.6 | Strong · #41/162 | High here — agents are actively deployed — an early-mover productivity edge. ▲ high: agents are actively deployed — an early-mover productivity edge · ▼ low: little agentic deployment — the near-term lever is unused |
Strengths to build on
- Infrastructure (84.1, Leading) — the physical and digital rails to run AI at scale are in place.
- Capital (47.4, Strong) — abundant capital flowing into building cognitive infrastructure.
- Research (51.3, Strong) — a strong research base feeding a pipeline of ideas and people.
Risk factors
- No acute structural gaps stand out across the metro pillars.
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Metro values are curated estimates (v1) on a consistent global scale — not yet measured sub-national data.