Iceland vs Netherlands: Deficit, Percent of own spending

Iceland
-0.3384
in 2020
Netherlands
-0.3322
in 2020
Iceland rank
43rd
Netherlands rank
41st

Deficit, Percent of own spending over time

  • Iceland
  • Netherlands
-0.5-0.2500.250.5199020052020

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports -0.3322 against -0.3384 in Iceland, a difference of 0.0062.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 43rd and Netherlands ranks 41st of 66 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Netherlands Difference Ahead
1990s 0.114 -0.2005 0.3145 Iceland
2000s 0.0087 -0.0604 0.0691 Iceland
2010s 0.0067 -0.0912 0.0979 Iceland
2020s -0.3384 -0.3322 0.0062 Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deficit, percent of own spending, Iceland or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at -0.3322 against -0.3384 in Iceland as of 2020.
What is the difference in deficit, percent of own spending between Iceland and Netherlands?
0.0062, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Netherlands?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Iceland and Netherlands rank globally for deficit, percent of own spending?
Iceland ranks 43rd and Netherlands ranks 41st of 66 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Deficit, Percent of own spending (Central government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Deficit, Percent of own spending (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
66 places, 1,155 data points, 1989–2020
Last refreshed

The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.