Lower middle income vs Netherlands: Expense

Lower middle income
15.7%
in 2018
Netherlands
40.0%
in 2023
Lower middle income rank
22nd
Netherlands rank
18th

Expense over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Netherlands
20304050197319982023

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 40.0% against 15.7% in Lower middle income, a difference of 24.3%.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 2.5 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 22nd and Netherlands ranks 18th of 26 groups.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 17.5% 38.8% 21.3% Netherlands
2010s 17.0% 40.8% 23.8% Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Lower middle income or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 40.0% against 15.7% in Lower middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in expense between Lower middle income and Netherlands?
24.3%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Netherlands?
17 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do Lower middle income and Netherlands rank globally for expense?
Lower middle income ranks 22nd and Netherlands ranks 18th of 26 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Expense (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 5,211 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.