Netherlands vs Spain: Subsidies and other transfers
Subsidies and other transfers over time
- Netherlands
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 80.4% against 76.5% in Netherlands, a difference of 3.9%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Spain ahead.
Netherlands ranks 5th and Spain ranks 2nd of 152 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.5% | 4.0% | 1.6% | Spain |
| 1990s | 74.9% | 69.0% | 6.0% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 76.1% | 78.5% | 2.4% | Spain |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 77.4% | 0.3% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 81.0% | 3.3% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies and other transfers, Netherlands or Spain?
- Spain, at 80.4% against 76.5% in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in subsidies and other transfers between Netherlands and Spain?
- 3.9%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for subsidies and other transfers?
- Netherlands ranks 5th and Spain ranks 2nd of 152 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.