Netherlands: balance general government sector as share of GDP 2021

This statistic shows the balance of general government sector as share of GDP in the Netherlands from 1995 to 2021. From 2016 to 2019, the balance of the government sector was positive, after a series of years with a negative government balance.

Balance of general government sector as share of GDP in the Netherlands from 1995 to 2021

Characteristic	Share of GDP
2021*	-2.6%
2020	-3.7%
2019	1.8%
2018	1.5%
2017	1.4%
2016	0.1%
2015	-1.9%
2014	-2.3%
2013	-3%
2012	-3.9%
2011	-4.4%
2010	-5.3%
2009	-5.2%
2008	0.1%
2007	-0.2%
2006	0%
2005	-0.5%
2004	-1.8%
2003	-3.1%
2002	-2%
2001	-0.4%
2000	1.2%
1999	0.2%
1998	-1.4%
1997	-1.6%
1996	-1.8%
1995	-8.7%

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Release date

December 2022

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Region

Netherlands

Survey time period

1995 to 2021

Supplementary notes

The balance between the government revenue and expenditure as share of the GDP. A positive number indicates a government surplus, a negative number a government deficit.

* The figure for 2021 are provisional.

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