Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Netherlands
Netherlands: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.1686 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Netherlands, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.1686 for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Netherlands peaked at 0.1848 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1261, in 2003.
Netherlands ranks 49th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.1356 | — |
| 1996 | 0.1323 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1282 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1428 | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1411 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1373 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1353 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1297 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1261 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1278 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1375 | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1521 | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1653 | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1785 | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1796 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1794 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1848 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1767 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.175 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1696 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1637 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1656 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1643 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1646 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1656 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1686 | +1.8% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.1686 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2134, 79% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.1686 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1767, 95% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.136 | 0.1282 | 0.1428 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1469 | 0.1261 | 0.1796 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1709 | 0.1637 | 0.1848 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1686 | 0.1686 | 0.1686 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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 social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Netherlands?
- Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Netherlands was 0.1686 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1848 in 2011.
- What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1261 in 2003.
- How does Netherlands rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Netherlands ranks 49th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 Social benefits, 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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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.