Canada vs Netherlands: Social benefits, Transactions
Social benefits, Transactions over time
- Canada
- Netherlands
How they compare
Canada currently reports 335.24 billion against 249.33 billion in Netherlands, a difference of 85.91 billion.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Netherlands's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 20th of 35 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.13 billion | 77.16 billion | 13.98 billion | Canada |
| 2000s | 119.64 billion | 105.75 billion | 13.90 billion | Canada |
| 2010s | 191.17 billion | 155.19 billion | 35.98 billion | Canada |
| 2020s | 317.66 billion | 210.54 billion | 107.12 billion | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social benefits, transactions, Canada or Netherlands?
- Canada, at 335.24 billion against 249.33 billion in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in social benefits, transactions between Canada and Netherlands?
- 85.91 billion, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Netherlands?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Netherlands rank globally for social benefits, transactions?
- Canada ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 20th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Social benefits, 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.