Netherlands vs Romania: Social benefits, Transactions

Netherlands
249.33 billion
in 2025
Romania
265.90 billion
in 2025
Netherlands rank
20th
Romania rank
19th

Social benefits, Transactions over time

  • Netherlands
  • Romania
0100.0B200.0B300.0B199920122025

How they compare

Romania currently reports 265.90 billion against 249.33 billion in Netherlands, a difference of 16.57 billion.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 20th and Romania ranks 19th of 35 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 77.16 billion 5.89 billion 71.27 billion Netherlands
2000s 105.75 billion 30.47 billion 75.28 billion Netherlands
2010s 155.19 billion 87.61 billion 67.57 billion Netherlands
2020s 210.54 billion 198.34 billion 12.20 billion Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher social benefits, transactions, Netherlands or Romania?
Romania, at 265.90 billion against 249.33 billion in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in social benefits, transactions between Netherlands and Romania?
16.57 billion, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Romania?
27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
How do Netherlands and Romania rank globally for social benefits, transactions?
Netherlands ranks 20th and Romania ranks 19th 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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Indicator
Social benefits, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
35 places, 879 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.