Central government expense in Netherlands
Central government expense in Netherlands was equal to 40.0% of GDP in 2023.
Netherlands, 2023
40.0%
Change from 2022
+0.6percentage points
European Union, 2022
39.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
38.5%
Central government expense in Netherlands over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Netherlands | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 40.0% | – |
| 2022 | 39.4% | 39.3% |
| 2021 | 41.8% | 41.1% |
| 2020 | 43.0% | 42.2% |
| 2019 | 37.5% | 36.4% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | 36.6% |
| 2017 | 38.3% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 39.4% | 37.4% |
| 2015 | 40.6% | 37.8% |
| 2014 | 41.9% | 38.6% |
| 2013 | 42.4% | 39.1% |
| 2012 | 42.1% | 39.1% |
| 2011 | 41.9% | 38.1% |
| 2010 | 42.5% | 39.6% |
| 2009 | 42.2% | 39.4% |
| 2008 | 38.4% | 36.2% |
| 2007 | 37.7% | 35.4% |
| 2006 | 38.3% | 35.9% |
| 2005 | 37.5% | 36.5% |
| 2004 | 38.5% | 36.7% |
| 2003 | 39.2% | 38.2% |
| 2002 | 38.3% | 37.9% |
| 2001 | 38.1% | 37.7% |
| 2000 | 37.4% | 37.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 39.4% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 42.4%, the figure has changed by −2.5 percentage points.