Netherlands vs Portugal: Social contributions, Transactions
Social contributions, Transactions over time
- Netherlands
- Portugal
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 152.66 billion against 38.77 billion in Portugal, a difference of 113.89 billion.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 3.9 times Portugal's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 18th and Portugal ranks 21st 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 | 66.23 billion | 12.11 billion | 54.12 billion | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 78.55 billion | 17.68 billion | 60.87 billion | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 103.43 billion | 21.69 billion | 81.73 billion | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 133.05 billion | 31.68 billion | 101.37 billion | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social contributions, transactions, Netherlands or Portugal?
- Netherlands, at 152.66 billion against 38.77 billion in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in social contributions, transactions between Netherlands and Portugal?
- 113.89 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 social contributions, transactions?
- Netherlands ranks 18th and Portugal ranks 21st of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Social contributions, 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.