Belgium vs Netherlands: Expense, Transactions
Expense, Transactions over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 523.01 billion against 342.77 billion in Belgium, a difference of 180.24 billion.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.5 times Belgium's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 21st and Netherlands ranks 20th of 35 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 121.59 billion | 183.39 billion | 61.80 billion | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 153.69 billion | 241.62 billion | 87.93 billion | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 222.89 billion | 319.44 billion | 96.55 billion | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 304.02 billion | 450.06 billion | 146.04 billion | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, transactions, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 523.01 billion against 342.77 billion in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expense, transactions between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 180.24 billion, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for expense, transactions?
- Belgium ranks 21st and Netherlands ranks 20th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Expense, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.