Germany vs Netherlands: Gross operating balance, Transactions

Germany
25.06 billion
in 2025
Netherlands
21.70 billion
in 2025
Germany rank
9th
Netherlands rank
11th

Gross operating balance, Transactions over time

  • Germany
  • Netherlands
-50.0B050.0B100.0B150.0B199920122025

How they compare

Germany currently reports 25.06 billion against 21.70 billion in Netherlands, a difference of 3.37 billion.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Netherlands ahead.

Germany ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 11th of 35 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s -1.86 billion 13.68 billion 15.54 billion Netherlands
2010s 85.40 billion 14.91 billion 70.48 billion Germany
2020s 5.74 billion 19.25 billion 13.51 billion Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross operating balance, transactions, Germany or Netherlands?
Germany, at 25.06 billion against 21.70 billion in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross operating balance, transactions between Germany and Netherlands?
3.37 billion, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Netherlands?
24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Germany and Netherlands rank globally for gross operating balance, transactions?
Germany ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 11th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Gross operating balance, 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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Indicator
Gross operating balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
35 places, 879 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.