Denmark vs Netherlands: Gross national expenditure
Denmark
89.0%
in 2025
Netherlands
88.8%
in 2025
Denmark rank
160th
Netherlands rank
161st
Gross national expenditure over time
- Denmark
- Netherlands
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 89.0% against 88.8% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 160th and Netherlands ranks 161st of 186 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 102.1% | 98.1% | 4.0% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 102.4% | 96.5% | 6.0% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 98.4% | 94.9% | 3.5% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 94.4% | 93.4% | 1.1% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 94.7% | 92.0% | 2.7% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 90.2% | 3.6% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 89.8% | 1.6% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure, Denmark or Netherlands?
- Denmark, at 89.0% against 88.8% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Denmark and Netherlands?
- 0.2%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Netherlands?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Netherlands rank globally for gross national expenditure?
- Denmark ranks 160th and Netherlands ranks 161st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. 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.