Netherlands - General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Netherlands was 25.95 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 26.24 in 2010, while its lowest value was 17.90 in 1969.

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1969 17.90
1970 18.27
1971 19.06
1972 19.65
1973 19.56
1974 19.82
1975 21.61
1976 21.65
1977 22.37
1978 22.69
1979 23.23
1980 23.05
1981 23.08
1982 23.55
1983 23.43
1984 22.06
1985 22.36
1986 22.28
1987 23.19
1988 22.61
1989 21.86
1990 21.69
1991 21.89
1992 22.40
1993 22.67
1994 22.49
1995 22.43
1996 21.37
1997 20.99
1998 20.83
1999 20.59
2000 20.55
2001 20.99
2002 22.12
2003 22.90
2004 22.51
2005 22.28
2006 23.19
2007 23.23
2008 23.49
2009 26.00
2010 26.24
2011 25.79
2012 26.03
2013 25.79
2014 25.68
2015 24.98
2016 24.68
2017 24.32
2018 24.37
2019 24.62
2020 25.95

Limitations and Exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts