Netherlands (Kingdom of the) vs Spain: Total Expenditure (general government) — Value Standard Local Currency

Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
497,223 million SLC
in 2024
Spain
722,846 million SLC
in 2024
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank
55th
Spain rank
52nd

Total Expenditure (general government) — Value Standard Local Currency over time

  • Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 722,846 million SLC against 497,223 million SLC in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), a difference of 225,623 million SLC.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.5 times Netherlands (Kingdom of the)'s.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 55th and Spain ranks 52nd of 114 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 244,988 million SLC 363,285 million SLC 118,297 million SLC Spain
2010s 312,880 million SLC 481,666 million SLC 168,786 million SLC Spain
2020s 437,511 million SLC 638,754 million SLC 201,243 million SLC Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total expenditure (general government) — value standard local currency, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) or Spain?
Spain, at 722,846 million SLC against 497,223 million SLC in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) as of 2024.
What is the difference in total expenditure (general government) — value standard local currency between Netherlands (Kingdom of the) and Spain?
225,623 million SLC, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands (Kingdom of the) and Spain?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Netherlands (Kingdom of the) and Spain rank globally for total expenditure (general government) — value standard local currency?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 55th and Spain ranks 52nd of 114 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total Expenditure (general government) — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total Expenditure (general government) — Value Standard Local Currency
Unit
million SLC
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
123 places, 2,235 data points, 2001–2024
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The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.