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Netherlands — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1815–2031 · 217 observations

About this series

The combined government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The Netherlands' combined government deficit reading was −1.6% of GDP in 2025. The period change from −0.7% of GDP in 2024 was −0.9 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of −0.36% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2000–2031

PeriodValue
2031-2.61 % of GDP
2030-2.46 % of GDP
2029-2.39 % of GDP
2028-2.07 % of GDP
2027-1.91 % of GDP
15 earlier values
2026-2.52 % of GDP
2025-1.6 % of GDP
2024-0.7 % of GDP
2023-0.3 % of GDP
20220 % of GDP
2021-2.3 % of GDP
2020-3.7 % of GDP
20191.9 % of GDP
20181.5 % of GDP
20171.4 % of GDP
20160.2 % of GDP
2015-1.8 % of GDP
2014-2.2 % of GDP
2013-2.9 % of GDP
2012-3.8 % of GDP

Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.