Greece vs Netherlands: Gross operating balance, Transactions
Gross operating balance, Transactions over time
- Greece
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 21.70 billion against 12.38 billion in Greece, a difference of 9.32 billion.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.8 times Greece's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 13th and Netherlands ranks 11th of 35 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.00 billion | 15.91 billion | 14.91 billion | Netherlands |
| 2000s | -4.76 billion | 14.74 billion | 19.50 billion | Netherlands |
| 2010s | -3.74 billion | 14.91 billion | 18.66 billion | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 733.00 million | 18.76 billion | 18.03 billion | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross operating balance, transactions, Greece or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 21.70 billion against 12.38 billion in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross operating balance, transactions between Greece and Netherlands?
- 9.32 billion, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Netherlands?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Netherlands rank globally for gross operating balance, transactions?
- Greece ranks 13th 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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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.