Free online legal calculators for Dutch law, developed by the Dutch Law Institute. Compute statutory interest, statutory commercial interest and the statutory transition payment under the Dutch Civil Code, with full breakdowns and PDF, Excel and TXT export, in English, German and Dutch.
Rates as of 1 January 2026 · cap for 2026 · page last reviewed .
Statutory Interest Calculator
Calculate Dutch statutory interest and statutory commercial interest on overdue claims. Supports multiple claims, partial payments, annual capitalisation and extrajudicial collection costs (BIK).
Open calculatorTransition Payment Calculator
Calculate the statutory severance every employee in the Netherlands is entitled to upon dismissal, redundancy or non-extension of a fixed-term contract, including all salary-base components per the Besluit loonbegrip.
Open calculatorHow to use these tools
- Open the calculator that fits your situation: statutory interest for overdue claims, transition payment for severance after employment termination.
- Enter the relevant dates and amounts. Both calculators include sensible defaults and short hints under each field.
- Review the result: a clear total amount, a step-by-step breakdown, the legal basis (article, paragraph), and any statutory cap that applies.
- Export to PDF (with Dutch Law Institute letterhead), Excel or plain TXT for use in negotiations, settlement agreements or court filings.
- Have your figure verified by a Dutch lawyer before signing or filing. The calculators are accurate but cannot capture every fact-specific nuance.
Why use a Dutch law calculator?
Both Dutch statutory interest and the transition payment have strict statutory formulas set out in the Dutch Civil Code. The amount is fixed by law, but the calculation is easy to get wrong: interest rates change every six months, the transition payment depends on a broader salary base than the basic salary alone, and statutory caps shift each calendar year. Errors regularly cost employees thousands of euros in underpaid severance, and creditors thousands of euros in uncollected interest.
These tools follow the current statutory formulas (with rate tables updated semi-annually for interest, and the annually published cap for the transition payment) so you can verify any calculation made by an employer, debtor, or counterparty.