Netherlands vs Portugal: Interest payable, Transactions
Interest payable, Transactions over time
- Netherlands
- Portugal
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 8.39 billion against 5.96 billion in Portugal, a difference of 2.42 billion.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.4 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 24th 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 | 16.97 billion | 3.52 billion | 13.45 billion | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 13.40 billion | 4.45 billion | 8.95 billion | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 9.64 billion | 7.35 billion | 2.29 billion | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 6.60 billion | 5.48 billion | 1.12 billion | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payable, transactions, Netherlands or Portugal?
- Netherlands, at 8.39 billion against 5.96 billion in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in interest payable, transactions between Netherlands and Portugal?
- 2.42 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 interest payable, transactions?
- Netherlands ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 24th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Interest payable, 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.