General government final consumption expenditure in Netherlands
Netherlands: General government final consumption expenditure was 25.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Netherlands, 1969–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure in Netherlands is 25.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Netherlands peaked at 26.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 1969.
Netherlands ranks 20th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 17.8% | — |
| 1970 | 18.2% | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 18.9% | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 19.5% | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 19.4% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 19.7% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 21.5% | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 21.5% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 22.2% | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 22.6% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 23.1% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 22.9% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 22.9% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 23.4% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 23.3% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 21.9% | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 22.2% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 22.1% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 23.1% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 22.5% | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 21.7% | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 21.6% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 21.8% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 22.3% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 22.5% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 22.4% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 22.3% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 21.3% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 20.9% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 20.7% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 20.5% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 20.9% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 22.5% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 22.3% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 23.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 26.0% | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 26.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 25.7% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 25.7% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 25.4% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 25.1% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 25.8% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 25.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.8% | 17.8% | 17.8% | 1 |
| 1970s | 20.7% | 18.2% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.6% | 21.7% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.6% | 20.5% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 20.5% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 24.2% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 24.3% | 25.9% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Netherlands
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.141 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,390 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 6.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6945 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 51,174 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6146 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 45,287 current LCU per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Netherlands?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Netherlands was 25.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 1969.
- How does Netherlands rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Netherlands ranks 20th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). 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 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.