Goods and services expense in Netherlands
Netherlands: Goods and services expense was 6.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goods and services expense in Netherlands, 1974–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goods and services expense in Netherlands is 6.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Netherlands peaked at 7.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1978.
That places Netherlands 134th out of 154 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Goods and services expense in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 5.4% | — |
| 1975 | 5.7% | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 5.5% | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 5.8% | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 5.2% | -10.3% |
| 1979 | 5.4% | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 5.2% | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 5.5% | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 5.3% | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 5.6% | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 5.6% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 5.8% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 5.8% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 6.1% | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 6.1% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 6.5% | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 6.2% | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 5.7% | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 5.9% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 5.8% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 6.1% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 5.6% | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 6.6% | +17.2% |
| 1997 | 6.2% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 6.5% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 6.3% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 6.8% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 7.2% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.5% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 6 |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 5.2% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 5.6% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 6.1% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.6% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.7% | 6.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 131 France 6.9% compare
- 132 Russian Federation 6.6% compare
- 133 Austria 6.6% compare
- 135 Madagascar 6.6% compare
- 136 India 6.5% compare
- 137 United States of America 6.5% compare
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 goods and services expense in Netherlands?
- Goods and services expense in Netherlands was 6.6% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1978.
- How does Netherlands rank for goods and services expense?
- Netherlands ranks 134th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.