Netherlands vs Spain: Subsidies payable, Transactions
Subsidies payable, Transactions over time
- Netherlands
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 19.91 billion against 15.46 billion in Netherlands, a difference of 4.45 billion.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Spain ahead.
Netherlands ranks 20th and Spain ranks 19th of 35 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.52 billion | 7.17 billion | 1.65 billion | Spain |
| 2000s | 6.67 billion | 9.66 billion | 2.99 billion | Spain |
| 2010s | 8.49 billion | 11.58 billion | 3.10 billion | Spain |
| 2020s | 22.02 billion | 20.70 billion | 1.32 billion | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies payable, transactions, Netherlands or Spain?
- Spain, at 19.91 billion against 15.46 billion in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in subsidies payable, transactions between Netherlands and Spain?
- 4.45 billion, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for subsidies payable, transactions?
- Netherlands ranks 20th and Spain ranks 19th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Subsidies payable, 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.