France vs Netherlands: Goods and services expense
France
6.9%
in 2023
Netherlands
6.6%
in 2023
France rank
131st
Netherlands rank
134th
Goods and services expense over time
- France
- Netherlands
How they compare
France currently reports 6.9% against 6.6% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was France ahead.
France ranks 131st and Netherlands ranks 134th of 154 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.9% | 5.5% | 2.4% | France |
| 1980s | 10.0% | 5.7% | 4.2% | France |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 6.1% | 1.8% | France |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 6.6% | 0.4% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 6.1% | 0.3% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 6.1% | 0.3% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, France or Netherlands?
- France, at 6.9% against 6.6% in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between France and Netherlands?
- 0.3%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Netherlands?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do France and Netherlands rank globally for goods and services expense?
- France ranks 131st and Netherlands ranks 134th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.