Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Netherlands

Netherlands: Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.4717 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.4717
Change on year
up 14.2%
World rank
30th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.4717
in 2020
All-time low
0.2523
in 1996
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Netherlands, 1995–2020

00.10.20.30.40.51995200720201995: 0.2551996: 0.2521997: 0.2791998: 0.2761999: 0.2762000: 0.272001: 0.2722002: 0.3032003: 0.3172004: 0.3122005: 0.3282006: 0.362007: 0.3942008: 0.382009: 0.4082010: 0.4182011: 0.392012: 0.4042013: 0.3712014: 0.3922015: 0.3682016: 0.3692017: 0.3632018: 0.3752019: 0.4132020: 0.472

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 0.4717 for social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 14.2% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Netherlands peaked at 0.4717 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2523, in 1996.

Netherlands ranks 30th of 60 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 protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Social protection, 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 0.2547
1996 0.2523 -0.9%
1997 0.2793 +10.7%
1998 0.2759 -1.2%
1999 0.2756 -0.1%
2000 0.2696 -2.2%
2001 0.2723 +1.0%
2002 0.3033 +11.4%
2003 0.3173 +4.6%
2004 0.3117 -1.8%
2005 0.3278 +5.2%
2006 0.3602 +9.9%
2007 0.394 +9.4%
2008 0.3801 -3.5%
2009 0.408 +7.4%
2010 0.4178 +2.4%
2011 0.3902 -6.6%
2012 0.4044 +3.6%
2013 0.3715 -8.1%
2014 0.3924 +5.6%
2015 0.3678 -6.3%
2016 0.3691 +0.3%
2017 0.3634 -1.5%
2018 0.3754 +3.3%
2019 0.4132 +10.1%
2020 0.4717 +14.2%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

  • Netherlands's 0.4717 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4018, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Netherlands's 0.4717 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4609, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2676 0.2523 0.2793 5
2000s 0.3344 0.2696 0.408 10
2010s 0.3865 0.3634 0.4178 10
2020s 0.4717 0.4717 0.4717 1

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 27 Sweden 0.5262 compare
  2. 28 Austria 0.5028 compare
  3. 29 Ukraine 0.4895 compare
  4. 31 Azerbaijan 0.4709 compare
  5. 32 Russian Federation 0.4664 compare
  6. 33 Poland 0.4657 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Netherlands?
Social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Netherlands was 0.4717 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.4717 in 2020.
What is the lowest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2523 in 1996.
How does Netherlands rank for social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Netherlands ranks 30th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 protection, 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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Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
60 places, 1,210 data points, 1990–2020
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