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Netherlands Average Government Spending 1973-2025

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42.28% 52 data points

Government expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

Netherlands's average government spending from 1973 to 2025 was 42.28%, based on 52 data points.

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Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	40.84%	+0.87%	18th
2023	39.97%	+0.60%	75th
2022	39.37%	−2.43%	94th
2021	41.80%	−1.23%	114th
2020	43.02%	+5.53%	116th
2019	37.50%	−0.49%	118th
2018	37.99%	−0.30%	121st
2017	38.29%	−1.16%	126th
2016	39.44%	−1.17%	125th
2015	40.61%	−1.33%	129th
2014	41.95%	−0.50%	125th
2013	42.44%	+0.31%	117th
2012	42.14%	+0.25%	118th
2011	41.89%	−0.61%	115th
2010	42.50%	+0.31%	112th
2009	42.18%	+3.77%	108th
2008	38.41%	+0.67%	101st
2007	37.74%	−0.59%	97th
2006	38.33%	+0.80%	98th
2005	37.52%	−0.96%	91st
2004	38.48%	−0.75%	95th
2003	39.23%	+0.94%	90th
2002	38.30%	+0.23%	83rd
2001	38.06%	+0.69%	79th
2000	37.38%	−0.96%	73rd
1999	38.34%	−1.28%	78th
1998	39.62%	−1.47%	78th
1997	41.09%	−0.95%	73rd
1996	42.04%	−6.58%	69th
1995	48.62%	+3.19%	77th
1994	45.43%	−0.99%	74th
1993	46.42%	+0.28%	70th
1992	46.14%	+0.48%	70th
1991	45.66%	+0.34%	70th
1990	45.33%	−0.83%	66th
1989	46.16%	−1.67%	48th
1988	47.83%	−2.11%	48th
1987	49.93%	+1.24%	46th
1986	48.69%	+0.19%	45th
1985	48.50%	−0.70%	44th
1984	49.20%	−0.96%	44th
1983	50.16%	+0.77%	44th
1982	49.39%	+2.67%	43rd
1981	46.72%	+1.24%	42nd
1980	45.48%	+0.83%	42nd
1979	44.65%	+1.34%	42nd
1978	43.31%	+1.02%	43rd
1977	42.29%	+1.36%	40th
1976	40.93%	+0.24%	42nd
1975	40.69%	+4.90%	41st
1974	35.80%	+0.92%	39th
1973	34.88%	–	39th

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