Netherlands vs Spain: Expense, Transactions
Expense, Transactions over time
- Netherlands
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 755.07 billion against 523.01 billion in Netherlands, a difference of 232.06 billion.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.4 times Netherlands's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 20th and Spain ranks 19th of 35 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 183.39 billion | 226.07 billion | 42.68 billion | Spain |
| 2000s | 241.62 billion | 336.38 billion | 94.75 billion | Spain |
| 2010s | 319.44 billion | 486.29 billion | 166.85 billion | Spain |
| 2020s | 450.06 billion | 660.67 billion | 210.61 billion | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, transactions, Netherlands or Spain?
- Spain, at 755.07 billion against 523.01 billion in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expense, transactions between Netherlands and Spain?
- 232.06 billion, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for expense, transactions?
- Netherlands ranks 20th and Spain ranks 19th 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.