Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita was 20.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
20.5%
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
76th
of 184 countries
All-time high
22.7%
in 2009
All-time low
13.7%
in 1974
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Netherlands, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 20.5% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Netherlands peaked at 22.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 1974.
Netherlands ranks 76th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 16.1% | — |
| 1951 | 15.9% | -1.5% |
| 1952 | 17.3% | +8.9% |
| 1953 | 17.9% | +3.4% |
| 1954 | 18.3% | +2.3% |
| 1955 | 18.2% | -0.8% |
| 1956 | 18.3% | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 17.8% | -2.8% |
| 1958 | 17.4% | -2.2% |
| 1959 | 16.3% | -6.6% |
| 1960 | 16.2% | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 16.6% | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 16.5% | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 17.5% | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 16.1% | -7.9% |
| 1965 | 16.0% | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 16.1% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 15.8% | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 15.3% | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 14.9% | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 14.9% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 15.0% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 14.0% | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 13.7% | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 14.2% | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 14.5% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 15.6% | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 16.1% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 16.7% | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 18.5% | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 19.5% | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 19.9% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 19.7% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 18.6% | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 18.9% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 19.0% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 20.0% | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 19.5% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 19.1% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 17.8% | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 17.8% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 18.1% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 18.1% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 17.9% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 17.5% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 16.4% | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 16.9% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 17.5% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 17.6% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 17.6% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 18.7% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 20.3% | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 18.5% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 18.3% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 20.1% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 21.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 20.6% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.4% | 15.9% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 16.1% | 14.9% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.0% | 13.7% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.3% | 18.5% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.6% | 16.4% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 16.7% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 19.6% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 19.9% | 21.0% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Netherlands
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 10.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1982 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 14,604 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1754 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 12,924 current LCU per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Netherlands?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Netherlands was 20.5% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 1974.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 76th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.