Netherlands vs Portugal: Gross operating balance, Transactions
Gross operating balance, Transactions over time
- Netherlands
- Portugal
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 21.70 billion against 11.14 billion in Portugal, a difference of 10.56 billion.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.9 times Portugal's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 11th and Portugal ranks 14th of 35 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.91 billion | 2.33 billion | 13.58 billion | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 14.74 billion | -1.65 billion | 16.38 billion | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 14.91 billion | -3.87 billion | 18.79 billion | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 19.25 billion | 4.82 billion | 14.43 billion | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross operating balance, transactions, Netherlands or Portugal?
- Netherlands, at 21.70 billion against 11.14 billion in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross operating balance, transactions between Netherlands and Portugal?
- 10.56 billion, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Portugal rank globally for gross operating balance, transactions?
- Netherlands ranks 11th and Portugal ranks 14th 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.