Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Netherlands

Netherlands: Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.8031 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.8031
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
69th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.8875
in 2007
All-time low
0.8031
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Netherlands, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.81995200720201995: 0.811996: 0.8161997: 0.8211998: 0.8311999: 0.8162000: 0.8282001: 0.8532002: 0.8472003: 0.8512004: 0.8442005: 0.8452006: 0.8622007: 0.8882008: 0.872009: 0.8642010: 0.8572011: 0.8592012: 0.8312013: 0.8332014: 0.8432015: 0.8352016: 0.822017: 0.8242018: 0.8212019: 0.8152020: 0.803

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Netherlands is 0.8031, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Netherlands peaked at 0.8875 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.8031, in 2020.

That places Netherlands 69th out of 80 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Netherlands, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.8102
1996 0.8164 +0.8%
1997 0.8212 +0.6%
1998 0.8313 +1.2%
1999 0.8158 -1.9%
2000 0.8276 +1.4%
2001 0.8525 +3.0%
2002 0.8474 -0.6%
2003 0.8511 +0.4%
2004 0.8444 -0.8%
2005 0.8447 +0.0%
2006 0.8619 +2.0%
2007 0.8875 +3.0%
2008 0.8702 -2.0%
2009 0.8641 -0.7%
2010 0.8567 -0.9%
2011 0.8593 +0.3%
2012 0.8305 -3.3%
2013 0.8329 +0.3%
2014 0.8427 +1.2%
2015 0.835 -0.9%
2016 0.8203 -1.8%
2017 0.824 +0.5%
2018 0.8212 -0.4%
2019 0.8145 -0.8%
2020 0.8031 -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.819 0.8102 0.8313 5
2000s 0.8551 0.8276 0.8875 10
2010s 0.8337 0.8145 0.8593 10
2020s 0.8031 0.8031 0.8031 1

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 66 Japan 0.8593 compare
  2. 67 Luxembourg 0.8375 compare
  3. 68 Belgium 0.8253 compare
  4. 70 France 0.7754 compare
  5. 71 Estonia 0.7477 compare
  6. 72 Sweden 0.7447 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Netherlands?
Interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Netherlands was 0.8031 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.8875 in 2007.
What is the lowest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8031 in 2020.
How does Netherlands rank for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Netherlands ranks 69th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
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Coverage
80 places, 1,616 data points, 1972–2020
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