Government debt, quarterly in Netherlands
Government debt in Netherlands was equal to 43.7% of GDP at the end of Q2 2026.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Netherlands, Q2 2026
43.7%p (Provisional)
Change from Q1 2026
−0.1percentage points
European Union, Q2 2026
82.9%p (Provisional)
Median of European Union (27 countries), Q2 2026
59.4%
Position in Q2 2026
22nd of 28
Government debt, quarterly in Netherlands over time
View
Netherlands
European Union
×
The chart loads when you scroll to it. The table below shows the same data.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 43.7%p (provisional) | 82.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2026 | 43.8%p (provisional) | 82.5%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2025 | 44.7%p (provisional) | 81.5%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2025 | 42.7%p (provisional) | 81.7%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2025 | 43.0%p (provisional) | 81.4%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2025 | 43.5%p (provisional) | 81.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2024 | 44.0% | 80.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2024 | 42.8% | 80.8%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2024 | 44.0% | 80.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2024 | 44.7% | 80.7%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2023 | 45.9% | 80.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2023 | 45.0% | 81.1%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2023 | 45.8% | 81.7%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2023 | 47.0% | 82.1%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2022 | 48.4% | 82.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2022 | 46.7% | 83.4%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2022 | 48.6% | 84.8%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2022 | 48.7% | 86.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2021 | 50.5% | 86.6%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2021 | 51.0% | 88.6%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2021 | 52.9% | 89.6%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2021 | 53.8% | 91.4%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2020 | 53.4% | 89.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2020 | 54.1% | 88.9%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2020 | 54.0% | 86.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2020 | 48.4% | 79.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2019 | 47.7% | 77.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2019 | 48.3% | 78.9%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2019 | 50.0% | 79.5%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2019 | 50.0% | 79.8%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2018 | 51.6% | 79.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2018 | 52.1% | 80.6%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2018 | 53.2% | 80.8%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2018 | 54.3% | 81.3%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2017 | 56.0% | 81.5% |
| Q3 2017 | 56.2% | 82.9% |
| Q2 2017 | 57.9% | 84.0% |
| Q1 2017 | 58.7% | 84.2% |
Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 43.8% in Q1 2026.
- Since Q4 2023, when it was 45.9%, the figure has changed by −2.2 percentage points.
- Among the 28 countries with data for Q2 2026, Netherlands has the 22nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in Q2 2026 was 82.9%.