World Bank · Economy

Netherlands: Expense (% of GDP)

39.97percent · 2023-5.8% since 2013

Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Annual figures for Netherlands from 1973 to 2023.

19842023

Every year

Year	Value (percent)	Note
2023	39.97
2022	39.365
2021	41.795
2020	43.024
2019	37.498
2018	37.987
2017	38.285
2016	39.443
2015	40.613
2014	41.947
2013	42.444
2012	42.138
2011	41.89
2010	42.498
2009	42.183
2008	38.409
2007	37.742
2006	38.329
2005	37.524
2004	38.48
2003	39.234
2002	38.296
2001	38.062
2000	37.376
1999	38.339
1998	39.617
1997	41.092
1996	42.041
1995	48.625
1994	45.431
1993	46.417
1992	46.141
1991	45.663
1990	45.326
1989	46.158
1988	47.825
1987	49.933
1986	48.688
1985	48.5
1984	49.2
1983	50.159
1982	49.389
1981	46.721
1980	45.482
1979	44.651
1978	43.312
1977	42.288
1976	40.928
1975	40.693
1974	35.797
1973	34.877

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Monetary Fund, World Bank, OECD. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Expense (% of GDP). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-expense-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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