Netherlands vs Singapore: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Netherlands
- Singapore
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.9% against 1.7% in Singapore, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Singapore ahead.
Netherlands ranks 99th and Singapore ranks 102nd of 174 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.9% | 8.5% | 4.6% | Singapore |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 6.7% | 3.9% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 8.4% | 6.3% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 5.5% | 1.9% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 4.6% | 3.8% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 4.3% | 1.6% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Netherlands or Singapore?
- Netherlands, at 1.9% against 1.7% in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Netherlands and Singapore?
- 0.2%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Singapore?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Singapore rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Netherlands ranks 99th and Singapore ranks 102nd of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.