Other expense (% of expense) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Other expense (% of expense) was 6.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other expense in Netherlands, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other expense in Netherlands is 6.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 20.7% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Netherlands peaked at 8.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1992.
That places Netherlands 72nd out of 147 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Other expense (% of expense) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.4% | — |
| 1991 | 1.1% | -53.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -29.4% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | +70.8% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | -28.6% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | +341.9% |
| 1996 | 4.9% | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 5.1% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 5.2% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | +37.8% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | -17.4% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +34.3% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -20.7% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 6.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 74% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 6.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.5%, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other expense (% of expense) in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +341.9% | 1.0% | 4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 0.8% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.9% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.4% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 5.8% | 8.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Netherlands?
- Other expense in Netherlands was 6.9% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1992.
- How does Netherlands rank for other expense?
- Netherlands ranks 72nd out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 Other expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.