Iraq vs Netherlands: Gross national expenditure
Iraq
87.7%
in 2024
Netherlands
88.8%
in 2025
Iraq rank
164th
Netherlands rank
161st
Gross national expenditure over time
- Iraq
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 88.8% against 87.7% in Iraq, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Netherlands ahead.
Iraq ranks 164th and Netherlands ranks 161st of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.2% | 96.5% | 13.3% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 109.4% | 94.9% | 14.5% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 84.4% | 93.4% | 9.0% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 70.9% | 92.0% | 21.1% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 90.2% | 9.2% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 90.0% | 7.2% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure, Iraq or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 88.8% against 87.7% in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Iraq and Netherlands?
- 1.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Netherlands?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Netherlands rank globally for gross national expenditure?
- Iraq ranks 164th 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.