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
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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

Indicator
Goods and services expense (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,247 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.