Expenditure, Transactions in Netherlands
Netherlands: Expenditure, Transactions was 529.04 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Expenditure, Transactions in Netherlands, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 529.04 billion for expenditure, transactions in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 67.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure, transactions in Netherlands peaked at 529.04 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 186.02 billion, in 1999.
That places Netherlands 20th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Expenditure, Transactions in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 186.02 billion | — |
| 2000 | 195.39 billion | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 212.86 billion | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 225.21 billion | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 235.58 billion | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 237.47 billion | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 240.17 billion | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 258.25 billion | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 269.47 billion | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 288.26 billion | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 305.18 billion | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 314.22 billion | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 313.42 billion | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 313.60 billion | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 316.43 billion | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 317.19 billion | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 316.39 billion | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 316.28 billion | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 321.06 billion | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 334.14 billion | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 349.32 billion | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 390.38 billion | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 409.17 billion | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 429.98 billion | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 462.06 billion | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 496.69 billion | +7.5% |
| 2025 | 529.04 billion | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 186.02 billion | 186.02 billion | 186.02 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | 246.78 billion | 195.39 billion | 305.18 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 321.20 billion | 313.42 billion | 349.32 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 452.89 billion | 390.38 billion | 529.04 billion | 6 |
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More public sector data for Netherlands
- Arms imports 360.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 20.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -3.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 360.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,288 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0191 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 39.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 23.18 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 11,048 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure, transactions in Netherlands?
- Expenditure, transactions in Netherlands was 529.04 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest expenditure, transactions recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 529.04 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest expenditure, transactions recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 186.02 billion in 1999.
- How does Netherlands rank for expenditure, transactions?
- Netherlands ranks 20th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is expenditure, transactions rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Expenditure, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.