Bhutan vs Netherlands: Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved

Bhutan
101.2%
in 2023
Netherlands
101.7%
in 2022
Bhutan rank
59th
Netherlands rank
57th

Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved over time

  • Bhutan
  • Netherlands
0255075100200620142023

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 101.7% against 101.2% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Netherlands ahead.

Bhutan ranks 59th and Netherlands ranks 57th of 165 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Netherlands Difference Ahead
2010s 96.6% 99.4% 2.8% Netherlands
2020s 96.8% 102.9% 6.1% Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved, Bhutan or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 101.7% against 101.2% in Bhutan as of 2022.
What is the difference in primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved between Bhutan and Netherlands?
0.5%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Netherlands?
9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2022.
How do Bhutan and Netherlands rank globally for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
Bhutan ranks 59th and Netherlands ranks 57th of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB), published as Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bhutan vs Netherlands: Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved. Statizoid, drawing on Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB). Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/primary-government-expenditures-as-a-proportion-of-original-approved-budget-percent/bhutan/netherlands/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/primary-government-expenditures-as-a-proportion-of-original-approved-budget-percent/bhutan/netherlands/">Bhutan vs Netherlands: Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)
Unit
%
Source
Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
165 places, 2,369 data points, 2004–2024
Last refreshed

Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget measures the extent to which aggregate budget expenditure outturn reflects the amount originally approved, as defined in government budget documentation and fiscal reports. The coverage is budgetary central government (BCG) and the time period covered is the last three completed fiscal years.