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

Netherlands: Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure was 0.3638 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.3638
Change on year
down 45.3%
World rank
64th
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.7703
in 1995
All-time low
0.3638
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020

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

00.20.40.60.81995200720201995: 0.771996: 0.7161997: 0.6641998: 0.6621999: 0.6582000: 0.6492001: 0.6572002: 0.6482003: 0.6322004: 0.5232005: 0.492006: 0.5132007: 0.552008: 0.5382009: 0.5482010: 0.5752011: 0.5922012: 0.5952013: 0.5222014: 0.552015: 0.5582016: 0.5812017: 0.62018: 0.6452019: 0.6652020: 0.364

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 0.3638 for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 45.3% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Netherlands peaked at 0.7703 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.3638, in 2020.

That places Netherlands 64th out of 75 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Subsidies, 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 0.7703
1996 0.7163 -7.0%
1997 0.6638 -7.3%
1998 0.6615 -0.3%
1999 0.6578 -0.6%
2000 0.6492 -1.3%
2001 0.6574 +1.3%
2002 0.648 -1.4%
2003 0.6322 -2.4%
2004 0.5233 -17.2%
2005 0.4905 -6.3%
2006 0.513 +4.6%
2007 0.5504 +7.3%
2008 0.5382 -2.2%
2009 0.5476 +1.7%
2010 0.5751 +5.0%
2011 0.5923 +3.0%
2012 0.5947 +0.4%
2013 0.5223 -12.2%
2014 0.5503 +5.4%
2015 0.5578 +1.4%
2016 0.5815 +4.2%
2017 0.6 +3.2%
2018 0.6447 +7.4%
2019 0.6646 +3.1%
2020 0.3638 -45.3%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

  • Netherlands's 0.3638 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7517, 48% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Netherlands's 0.3638 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7742, 47% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure 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.

YearChange FromTo
2020 -45.3% 0.6646 0.3638

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6939 0.6578 0.7703 5
2000s 0.575 0.4905 0.6574 10
2010s 0.5883 0.5223 0.6646 10
2020s 0.3638 0.3638 0.3638 1

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 61 Albania 0.4695 compare
  2. 62 Belarus 0.4363 compare
  3. 63 Croatia 0.393 compare
  4. 65 Belgium 0.3264 compare
  5. 66 Romania 0.3155 compare
  6. 67 Japan 0.3143 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Netherlands?
Subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Netherlands was 0.3638 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.7703 in 1995.
What is the lowest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3638 in 2020.
How does Netherlands rank for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure?
Netherlands ranks 64th out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
Is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Subsidies, 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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Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
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