Netherlands — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1815–2025 · 211 observations
About this series
Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The central government expenditure reading for the Netherlands was 29.8% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 30.2% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −0.4 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 28.6% of GDP, the latest reading was above.
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Latest observations
2000–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 29.8 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 30.2 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 30.4 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 29.2 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 30.8 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2020 | 31.1 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 25.8 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 25.6 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 25.7 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 27 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 27.7 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 27.7 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 27.7 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 28.7 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 28.6 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 30.2 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 29.3 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 26.9 % of GDP |
| 2007 | 26 % of GDP |
| 2006 | 25.9 % of GDP |
Values before 2006, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.