General government final consumption expenditure in Netherlands
Netherlands: General government final consumption expenditure was 1.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Netherlands, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 1.9% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
The figure is down 46.2% on the previous year and up 1,222.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Netherlands peaked at 8.9% in 1980 and was at its lowest, -1.4%, in 1996.
Netherlands ranks 98th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.9% | — |
| 1971 | 5.4% | -8.8% |
| 1972 | 3.4% | -36.6% |
| 1973 | 2.1% | -39.7% |
| 1974 | 2.5% | +19.2% |
| 1975 | 3.7% | +50.8% |
| 1976 | 4.7% | +25.5% |
| 1977 | 4.8% | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 3.0% | -37.5% |
| 1979 | 3.7% | +24.3% |
| 1980 | 8.9% | +138.1% |
| 1981 | 2.5% | -72.0% |
| 1982 | 1.8% | -28.2% |
| 1983 | 3.0% | +69.2% |
| 1984 | -0.6% | -120.8% |
| 1985 | 3.9% | -719.8% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | -65.5% |
| 1987 | 3.9% | +190.9% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | -69.2% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | +23.6% |
| 1990 | 2.2% | +49.4% |
| 1991 | 2.6% | +15.9% |
| 1992 | 2.5% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | -14.6% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | +22.5% |
| 1996 | -1.4% | -156.9% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | -295.2% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | +31.7% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | -33.4% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | +47.6% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -34.9% |
| 2004 | -0.1% | -105.0% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -990.5% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | +548.7% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -60.8% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +63.3% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -79.9% |
| 2011 | -0.3% | -132.7% |
| 2012 | -1.1% | +233.6% |
| 2013 | -0.1% | -90.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -876.7% |
| 2015 | -0.2% | -122.4% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -892.3% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +60.0% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -42.2% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +191.0% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -72.8% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +120.1% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +28.3% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | -46.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.9% | 2.1% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.7% | -0.6% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | -1.4% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | -0.1% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | -1.1% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 1.3% | 4.7% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Netherlands
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 9.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7041 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 51,882 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6231 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 45,914 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5009 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 36,908 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 36,940 constant LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Netherlands?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Netherlands was 1.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 1980.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.4% in 1996.
- How does Netherlands rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Netherlands ranks 98th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,222.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.