Government spending in Netherlands
Government spending in Netherlands was equal to 45.2% of GDP in 2025.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Netherlands, 2025
45.2%p (Provisional)
Change from 2024
+0.6percentage points
European Union, 2025
49.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
47.3%
Position in 2025
21st of 30
Government spending 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: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Netherlands | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45.2%p (provisional) | 49.4% |
| 2024 | 44.6% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 44.0% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 43.3% | 49.1% |
| 2021 | 45.9% | 51.1% |
| 2020 | 47.8% | 52.8% |
| 2019 | 42.1% | 46.6% |
| 2018 | 42.4% | 46.6% |
| 2017 | 42.7% | 46.9% |
| 2016 | 43.9% | 47.5% |
| 2015 | 45.2% | 48.3% |
| 2014 | 46.7% | 49.3% |
| 2013 | 47.5% | 50.0% |
| 2012 | 47.6% | 50.0% |
| 2011 | 47.8% | 49.3% |
| 2010 | 48.9% | 50.7% |
| 2009 | 48.4% | 50.9% |
| 2008 | 44.3% | 47.0% |
| 2007 | 43.3% | 45.8% |
| 2006 | 44.0% | 46.6% |
| 2005 | 43.4% | 47.2% |
| 2004 | 44.7% | 47.4% |
| 2003 | 45.8% | 48.1% |
| 2002 | 44.8% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 44.1% | 47.4% |
Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 44.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 45.2%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2025, Netherlands has the 21st highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 49.4%.