Netherlands — General government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1880–2031 · 134 observations
About this series
General 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 Netherlands' general government expenditure reading was 44.9% of GDP in 2025. The period change from 44.3% of GDP in 2024 was +0.57 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 44.1% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2005–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 47.3 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 47.1 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 46.8 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 46.3 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 46.2 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 46 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 44.9 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 44.3 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 44 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 43.3 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 45.9 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 47.8 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 42.1 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 42.4 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 42.7 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 43.9 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 45.2 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 46.7 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 47.5 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 47.7 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2005, are on the chart — hover to read them.