Netherlands vs North America: Expense
Netherlands
40.0%
in 2023
North America
24.0%
in 2023
Netherlands rank
18th
North America rank
19th
Expense over time
- Netherlands
- North America
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 40.0% against 24.0% in North America, a difference of 16.0%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.7 times North America's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 18th and North America ranks 19th of 157 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.4% | 18.9% | 21.4% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 48.2% | 21.6% | 26.6% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 43.9% | 20.7% | 23.1% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 38.6% | 20.7% | 17.9% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 22.8% | 17.7% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 27.5% | 13.5% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Netherlands or North America?
- Netherlands, at 40.0% against 24.0% in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in expense between Netherlands and North America?
- 16.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and North America?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and North America rank globally for expense?
- Netherlands ranks 18th and North America ranks 19th of 157 countries.
- 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
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.