Netherlands vs United States of America: Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of over time
- Netherlands
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 2.47 million National currency against 97,515 National currency in Netherlands, a difference of 2.37 million National currency.
That makes United States of America's figure about 25.3 times Netherlands's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 7th of 8 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34,273 National currency | 837,282 National currency | 803,008 National currency | United States of America |
| 2000s | 49,033 National currency | 1.27 million National currency | 1.22 million National currency | United States of America |
| 2010s | 61,937 National currency | 1.75 million National currency | 1.69 million National currency | United States of America |
| 2020s | 83,346 National currency | 2.22 million National currency | 2.14 million National currency | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of, Netherlands or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 2.47 million National currency against 97,515 National currency in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of between Netherlands and United States of America?
- 2.37 million National currency, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United States of America?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and United States of America rank globally for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of?
- Netherlands ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 7th of 8 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of employees. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table provides a breakdown of government expenditure according to the Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG), which shows how much governments spend in areas such as health, education, environmental protection, defence and servicing public debt. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. Data are also available, for most countries, for the sub-sectors of general government. Specific categories of expenditure (such as health and education) can be selected using the ‘Expenditure’ filter, while details of the type of expenditure such as compensation of employees (payment of wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions) can be selected using the ‘Transaction’ filter. For government final consumption expenditure a breakdown is also provided, in the ‘Transaction’ filter, between individual and collective consumption expenditure. Data is for General Government. For most countries, results are also available for the General Government sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security. These sub-sectors can be selected using the ‘Institutional sector’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE11 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org