How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Netherlands?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Netherlands: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Iceland

0.2606 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Netherlands

0.2587 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Iceland rank

20th

Netherlands rank

21st

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time

Iceland
Netherlands

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.2606 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2587 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Netherlands ahead.

Iceland ranks 20th and Netherlands ranks 21st of 187 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.1764 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2067 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0303 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Netherlands
1980s	0.2042 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2262 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Netherlands
1990s	0.2294 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2162 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0132 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Iceland
2000s	0.2489 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2269 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0219 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Iceland
2010s	0.2458 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2514 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Netherlands
2020s	0.2638 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2536 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0102 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Iceland or Netherlands?: Iceland, at 0.2606 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2587 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Iceland and Netherlands?: 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Netherlands?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Iceland and Netherlands rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?: Iceland ranks 20th and Netherlands ranks 21st of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 230 places, 11,054 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 10 September 2026

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.