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Government debt in Netherlands

Government debt in the Netherlands was 44.4% of GDP in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.6 pts from 2024. That is the 19th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

2025, % of GDP44.4
Change on 2024+0.6 pts
Rank19th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high67.22013
Series low42.82007

Government debt in Netherlands, 2000 to 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

4045505560657020002004200820122016202020252000: 52.2 % of GDP2001: 49.5 % of GDP2002: 48.8 % of GDP2003: 49.9 % of GDP2004: 50.2 % of GDP2005: 49.6 % of GDP2006: 45 % of GDP2007: 42.8 % of GDP2008: 54.3 % of GDP2009: 56.3 % of GDP2010: 58.9 % of GDP2011: 61.2 % of GDP2012: 65.7 % of GDP2013: 67.2 % of GDP2014: 67.2 % of GDP2015: 63.8 % of GDP2016: 60.9 % of GDP2017: 56 % of GDP2018: 51.6 % of GDP2019: 47.7 % of GDP2020: 53.4 % of GDP2021: 50.5 % of GDP2022: 48.4 % of GDP2023: 45.8 % of GDP2024: 43.8 % of GDP2025: 44.4 % of GDP
% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07, published 2026-04-22.
All 26 values
Period% of GDP
202544.4
202443.8
202345.8
202248.4
202150.5
202053.4
201947.7
201851.6
201756
201660.9
201563.8
201467.2
201367.2
201265.7
201161.2
201058.9
200956.3
200854.3
200742.8
200645
200549.6
200450.2
200349.9
200248.8
200149.5
200052.2

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Netherlands44.4
European Union (27)81.7

Rankings

Definition

General government consolidated gross debt (Maastricht definition) as a percentage of GDP.

How to cite

Eurostat. Government deficit and debt (gov_10dd_edpt1). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/gov_10dd_edpt1/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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What is the government debt as a share of GDP in Netherlands?

Government debt in the Netherlands was 44.4% of GDP in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.6 pts from 2024. That is the 19th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Government deficit and debt (gov_10dd_edpt1). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-07.

What was the highest government debt as a share of GDP in Netherlands?

67.2% of GDP in 2013, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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