Netherlands in Numbers
E1

General government expenditure & revenue, % GDP

45.3% of GDP1y +0.3 · 5y -3.7 · 10y +0.4as of Q1 2026A source confidence
Government expenditure — NetherlandsNetherlandsRevenue, % GDP
General government expenditure, % of GDP (Eurostat)NetherlandsAustriaBelgiumGermanyDenmarkEU-27+3 more (hover)

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Source & method

SourceCBS 84118NED · CBS 85881ENG · CBS gov_10a_main
LicenceCC BY 4.0 (CBS)
Trend methodOLS over last 8 annual observations, 5% significance (MBW convention)
Pipeline notesVerified 6 Jul 2026: 84118NED 'Saldo en schuld; overheidssectoren' (1995–2026, quarterly from 1999Q1, open) — successor to closed 84114NED; revenue, expenditure, EMU balance and EMU debt in %GDP in one table. Detail: 84115NED/84116NED.

Raw snapshot (JSON) · every observation keeps its retrieval timestamp and revision history in the public database.

Data table — Government expenditure (Netherlands)
PeriodValue
2026-Q145.3
2025-Q445.2
2025-Q345.1
2025-Q244.9
2025-Q145.0
2024-Q444.6
2024-Q344.3
2024-Q244.1
2024-Q143.9
2023-Q444.0
2023-Q344.0
2023-Q243.9
2023-Q143.4
2022-Q443.3
2022-Q343.5
2022-Q243.7
2022-Q144.5
2021-Q445.9
2021-Q346.7
2021-Q247.3
2021-Q149.0
2020-Q447.8
2020-Q345.9
2020-Q244.8
2020-Q142.4
2019-Q442.1
2019-Q342.4
2019-Q242.3
2019-Q142.5
2018-Q442.4
2018-Q342.3
2018-Q242.4
2018-Q142.5
2017-Q442.7
2017-Q342.8
2017-Q243.1
2017-Q143.5
2016-Q443.9
2016-Q344.5
2016-Q244.6
2016-Q144.9
2015-Q445.2
2015-Q345.6
2015-Q246.1
2015-Q146.5
2014-Q446.7
2014-Q347.0
2014-Q247.4
2014-Q147.4
2013-Q447.5
2013-Q347.7
2013-Q247.8
2013-Q147.9
2012-Q447.6
2012-Q347.7
2012-Q247.6
2012-Q147.6
2011-Q447.8
2011-Q348.0
2011-Q248.2
2011-Q148.5
2010-Q448.9
2010-Q349.1
2010-Q249.3
2010-Q148.8
2009-Q448.4
2009-Q347.4
2009-Q245.8
2009-Q145.0
2008-Q444.3
2008-Q343.8
2008-Q243.8
2008-Q143.6
2007-Q443.3
2007-Q343.5
2007-Q243.7
2007-Q143.8
2006-Q444.0
2006-Q344.0
2006-Q243.8
2006-Q143.6
2005-Q443.4
2005-Q343.5
2005-Q243.8
2005-Q144.2
2004-Q444.7
2004-Q344.9
2004-Q245.3
2004-Q145.6
2003-Q445.8
2003-Q345.6
2003-Q245.2
2003-Q145.0
2002-Q444.8
2002-Q344.6
2002-Q244.5
2002-Q144.3
2001-Q444.1
2001-Q343.7
2001-Q243.4
2001-Q143.2
2000-Q443.2
2000-Q343.3
2000-Q243.6
2000-Q143.9
1999-Q444.3