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General government final consumption expenditure, share of GDP in Netherlands

General government final consumption expenditure, share of GDP in the Netherlands was 25.9% of GDP in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

2025, % of GDP25.9
Change on 2024+0.1 pts
Rank3rd of 27EU countries ranked
Series high26.22010
Series low17.81969

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General government final consumption expenditure, share of GDP in Netherlands, 1969 to 2025

1618202224262819691978198719962005201420251969: 17.8 % of GDP1970: 18.2 % of GDP1971: 18.9 % of GDP1972: 19.5 % of GDP1973: 19.4 % of GDP1974: 19.7 % of GDP1975: 21.5 % of GDP1976: 21.5 % of GDP1977: 22.2 % of GDP1978: 22.6 % of GDP1979: 23.1 % of GDP1980: 22.9 % of GDP1981: 22.9 % of GDP1982: 23.4 % of GDP1983: 23.3 % of GDP1984: 21.9 % of GDP1985: 22.2 % of GDP1986: 22.1 % of GDP1987: 23.1 % of GDP1988: 22.5 % of GDP1989: 21.7 % of GDP1990: 21.6 % of GDP1991: 21.8 % of GDP1992: 22.3 % of GDP1993: 22.5 % of GDP1994: 22.4 % of GDP1995: 22.3 % of GDP1996: 21.3 % of GDP1997: 20.9 % of GDP1998: 20.7 % of GDP1999: 20.5 % of GDP2000: 20.5 % of GDP2001: 20.9 % of GDP2002: 22 % of GDP2003: 22.8 % of GDP2004: 22.5 % of GDP2005: 22.3 % of GDP2006: 23.2 % of GDP2007: 23.2 % of GDP2008: 23.5 % of GDP2009: 26 % of GDP2010: 26.2 % of GDP2011: 25.7 % of GDP2012: 26 % of GDP2013: 25.7 % of GDP2014: 25.6 % of GDP2015: 24.9 % of GDP2016: 24.5 % of GDP2017: 24.2 % of GDP2018: 24.2 % of GDP2019: 24.4 % of GDP2020: 25.7 % of GDP2021: 25.4 % of GDP2022: 24.3 % of GDP2023: 25.1 % of GDP2024: 25.8 % of GDP2025: 25.9 % of GDP17.52022.52527.519691988200720251969: 17.8 % of GDP1970: 18.2 % of GDP1971: 18.9 % of GDP1972: 19.5 % of GDP1973: 19.4 % of GDP1974: 19.7 % of GDP1975: 21.5 % of GDP1976: 21.5 % of GDP1977: 22.2 % of GDP1978: 22.6 % of GDP1979: 23.1 % of GDP1980: 22.9 % of GDP1981: 22.9 % of GDP1982: 23.4 % of GDP1983: 23.3 % of GDP1984: 21.9 % of GDP1985: 22.2 % of GDP1986: 22.1 % of GDP1987: 23.1 % of GDP1988: 22.5 % of GDP1989: 21.7 % of GDP1990: 21.6 % of GDP1991: 21.8 % of GDP1992: 22.3 % of GDP1993: 22.5 % of GDP1994: 22.4 % of GDP1995: 22.3 % of GDP1996: 21.3 % of GDP1997: 20.9 % of GDP1998: 20.7 % of GDP1999: 20.5 % of GDP2000: 20.5 % of GDP2001: 20.9 % of GDP2002: 22 % of GDP2003: 22.8 % of GDP2004: 22.5 % of GDP2005: 22.3 % of GDP2006: 23.2 % of GDP2007: 23.2 % of GDP2008: 23.5 % of GDP2009: 26 % of GDP2010: 26.2 % of GDP2011: 25.7 % of GDP2012: 26 % of GDP2013: 25.7 % of GDP2014: 25.6 % of GDP2015: 24.9 % of GDP2016: 24.5 % of GDP2017: 24.2 % of GDP2018: 24.2 % of GDP2019: 24.4 % of GDP2020: 25.7 % of GDP2021: 25.4 % of GDP2022: 24.3 % of GDP2023: 25.1 % of GDP2024: 25.8 % of GDP2025: 25.9 % of GDP
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) (NE.CON.GOVT.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-10-08.
All 57 values
Period% of GDP
202525.9
202425.8
202325.1
202224.3
202125.4
202025.7
201924.4
201824.2
201724.2
201624.5
201524.9
201425.6
201325.7
201226
201125.7
201026.2
200926
200823.5
200723.2
200623.2
200522.3
200422.5
200322.8
200222
200120.9
200020.5
199920.5
199820.7
199720.9
199621.3
199522.3
199422.4
199322.5
199222.3
199121.8
199021.6
198921.7
198822.5
198723.1
198622.1
198522.2
198421.9
198323.3
198223.4
198122.9
198022.9
197923.1
197822.6
197722.2
197621.5
197521.5
197419.7
197319.4
197219.5
197118.9
197018.2
196917.8

Netherlands compared with nearby places

Austria: 21.9 % of GDPBelgium: 24 % of GDPBulgaria: 20.8 % of GDPCyprus: 18.5 % of GDPCzechia: 20 % of GDPGermany: 22.5 % of GDPDenmark: 23.2 % of GDPEstonia: 21.5 % of GDPSpain: 19.2 % of GDPFinland: 26.1 % of GDPFrance: 24.4 % of GDPGreece: 18.2 % of GDPCroatia: 24.3 % of GDPHungary: 20.8 % of GDPIreland: 11.2 % of GDPItaly: 18.3 % of GDPLithuania: 19.3 % of GDPLuxembourg: 19.8 % of GDPLatvia: 22.9 % of GDPMalta: 17.5 % of GDPNetherlands: 25.9 % of GDPPoland: 21.3 % of GDPPortugal: 17 % of GDPRomania: 17.3 % of GDPSweden: 26.4 % of GDPSlovenia: 21.2 % of GDPSlovakia: 21.4 % of GDP
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General government final consumption expenditure, share of GDP, 2025, % of GDP. Netherlands is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: World Bank. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Government current spending on goods and services, including the pay of public employees and most defence spending, as a percentage of GDP. Government investment and transfers such as pensions are not included. World Bank national accounts data, compiled from national statistical offices and central banks and from OECD national accounts files.

Much smaller than total government spending, which also counts investment, interest and social transfers. Current prices, so the share moves with relative prices as well as volumes. Countries that rebase their national accounts can shift it by several points. The latest year varies by country.

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World Bank, World Development Indicators. General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) (NE.CON.GOVT.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.CON.GOVT.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-18. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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World Bank. (2026). General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) (NE.CON.GOVT.ZS) (General government final consumption expenditure, share of GDP, Netherlands, 1969 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.CON.GOVT.ZS

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General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) (NE.CON.GOVT.ZS), General government final consumption expenditure, share of GDP, Netherlands, 1969 to 2025. World Bank, 8 Oct. 2026, https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.CON.GOVT.ZS. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/government-consumption-gdp/netherlands. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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World Bank. 2026. General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) (NE.CON.GOVT.ZS). General government final consumption expenditure, share of GDP, Netherlands, 1969 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.CON.GOVT.ZS. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/government-consumption-gdp/netherlands.

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World Bank (2026) General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) (NE.CON.GOVT.ZS), General government final consumption expenditure, share of GDP, Netherlands, 1969 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.CON.GOVT.ZS, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/government-consumption-gdp/netherlands (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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What is the general government final consumption expenditure, share of GDP in Netherlands?

General government final consumption expenditure, share of GDP in the Netherlands was 25.9% of GDP in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

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World Bank. General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) (NE.CON.GOVT.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest general government final consumption expenditure, share of GDP in Netherlands?

26.2% of GDP in 2010, the highest value since 1969 in this series.

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