High income countries (excluding Latin American and Caribbean countries) vs Netherlands: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances

High income countries (excluding Latin American and Caribbean countries)
40.2 Percentage of GDP
in 2028
Netherlands
46.7 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
High income countries (excluding Latin American and Caribbean countries) rank
8th
Netherlands rank
5th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances over time

  • High income countries (excluding Latin American and Caribbean countries)
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 46.7 Percentage of GDP against 40.2 Percentage of GDP in High income countries (excluding Latin American and Caribbean countries), a difference of 6.5 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times High income countries (excluding Latin American and Caribbean countries)'s.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

High income countries (excluding Latin American and Caribbean countries) ranks 8th and Netherlands ranks 5th of 46 regions.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income countries (excluding Latin American and Caribbean countries) Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 38.38 Percentage of GDP 43.9 Percentage of GDP 5.53 Percentage of GDP Netherlands
2010s 39.69 Percentage of GDP 45.06 Percentage of GDP 5.37 Percentage of GDP Netherlands
2020s 41.64 Percentage of GDP 45.61 Percentage of GDP 3.96 Percentage of GDP Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances, High income countries (excluding Latin American and Caribbean countries) or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 46.7 Percentage of GDP against 40.2 Percentage of GDP in High income countries (excluding Latin American and Caribbean countries) as of 2029.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances between High income countries (excluding Latin American and Caribbean countries) and Netherlands?
6.5 Percentage of GDP, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income countries (excluding Latin American and Caribbean countries) and Netherlands?
28 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2028.
How do High income countries (excluding Latin American and Caribbean countries) and Netherlands rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
High income countries (excluding Latin American and Caribbean countries) ranks 8th and Netherlands ranks 5th of 46 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
240 places, 7,002 data points, 2000–2029
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 16 shows data on public finance, including taxes, revenues, expenditure, and debt. Some of these figures are not available at the national level, but only for aggregations of groups of countries.