{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"nl-government-expenditure-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/nl-government-expenditure-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/nl-government-expenditure-gdp/","title":"Netherlands Government Expenditure (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"Netherlands's Government Expenditure (% of GDP): 44.9 % of GDP in 2025, +0.5pp YoY. Eurostat (GOV_10A_MAIN), 2000–2025.","domain":"trade","category":"Trade & Flows","keywords":["Trade & Investment","Eurostat","Netherlands","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Netherlands","temporal_coverage":"2000/2025","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Netherlands Government Expenditure (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/GOV_10A_MAIN/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"26"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Netherlands"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Netherlands (2025)","value":"44.9","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.5pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.5pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Netherlands Government Expenditure (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":43.2},{"period":"2001","value":44.1},{"period":"2002","value":44.8},{"period":"2003","value":45.8},{"period":"2004","value":44.7},{"period":"2005","value":43.4},{"period":"2006","value":44},{"period":"2007","value":43.3},{"period":"2008","value":44.3},{"period":"2009","value":48.4},{"period":"2010","value":48.9},{"period":"2011","value":47.8},{"period":"2012","value":47.6},{"period":"2013","value":47.5},{"period":"2014","value":46.7},{"period":"2015","value":45.2},{"period":"2016","value":43.9},{"period":"2017","value":42.7},{"period":"2018","value":42.4},{"period":"2019","value":42.1},{"period":"2020","value":47.8},{"period":"2021","value":45.9},{"period":"2022","value":43.3},{"period":"2023","value":44},{"period":"2024","value":44.4},{"period":"2025","value":44.9}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"44.9","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"44.4","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"44.0","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"43.3","yoyChange":"-2.6pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"45.9","yoyChange":"-1.9pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"47.8","yoyChange":"+5.7pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"42.1","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"42.4","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"42.7","yoyChange":"-1.2pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"43.9","yoyChange":"-1.3pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"45.2","yoyChange":"-1.5pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"46.7","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"47.5","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"47.6","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"47.8","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"48.9","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"48.4","yoyChange":"+4.1pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"44.3","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"43.3","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"44.0","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks total general government expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Netherlands from 2000 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 48.9 % of GDP in 2010 and reached its lowest recorded value of 42.1 in 2019. The latest reading of 44.9 in 2025 represents a change of +0.5pp."}]}