Netherlands vs United States: Goods and services expense (% of expense)
Netherlands
6.6%
in 2023
United States
6.5%
in 2023
Netherlands rank
134th
United States rank
137th
Goods and services expense (% of expense) over time
- Netherlands
- United States
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 6.6% against 6.5% in United States, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was United States ahead.
Netherlands ranks 134th and United States ranks 137th of 154 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.5% | 18.2% | 12.7% | United States |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 20.0% | 14.2% | United States |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 15.0% | 8.9% | United States |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 9.5% | 2.9% | United States |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 8.0% | 1.9% | United States |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 6.1% | 0.1% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Netherlands or United States?
- Netherlands, at 6.6% against 6.5% in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Netherlands and United States?
- 0.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United States?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and United States rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Netherlands ranks 134th and United States ranks 137th 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.