Belgium vs Netherlands: Overall primary balance, Transactions
Overall primary balance, Transactions over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports -4.32 billion against -13.75 billion in Belgium, a difference of 9.43 billion.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Netherlands ahead.
Belgium ranks 28th and Netherlands ranks 26th of 35 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.01 billion | 20.79 billion | 4.79 billion | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 11.43 billion | 11.52 billion | 88.87 million | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 2.10 billion | 1.84 billion | 263.56 million | Belgium |
| 2020s | -14.56 billion | -4.14 billion | 10.42 billion | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall primary balance, transactions, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at -4.32 billion against -13.75 billion in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in overall primary balance, transactions between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 9.43 billion, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for overall primary balance, transactions?
- Belgium ranks 28th and Netherlands ranks 26th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Overall primary 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.