Public budgets
Netherlands: public budget
What Netherlands's government raised and what it spent it on, from the figures its own budget laws or a statistics office publish. Solon places every figure on the same international classification, so it can be compared with any other place.
General government, 2010
Outturn: what came in and was spent
General government: central, state and local government and social security funds together, consolidated so that money passed between them is counted once, as Eurostat's government finance statistics (ESA 2010) count it.
Amounts in USD, converted from EUR at 2010's average rate (Eurostat).
- Revenue
- $371.34B · 43.6% of GDP
- Spending
- $416.57B · 48.9% of GDP
- Surplus (+) or deficit (−)
- -$45.17B · -5.3% of GDP
What the money is spent on
Social protection$146.31B
Health$65.71B
Economic affairs$49.29B
General public services$48.22B
Education$47.73B
Public order and safety$16.39B
Environmental protection$13.72B
Recreation, culture and religion$12.7B
Defence$10.78B
Housing and community amenities$5.71B
Where the money comes from
Taxes on sales, production and imports$96.66B
Over the years
46.1 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99546.2 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99644.9 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99744.1 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99844.6 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99944.3 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00043.6 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00142.6 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00242.6 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00342.9 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00442.9 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00544 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00643.1 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00744.2 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00843.3 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00943.6 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01043.4 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01143.8 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01244.6 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01344.5 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01443.5 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01544.1 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01644.2 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01743.9 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01844 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01944.1 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02043.6 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02143.3 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02243.7 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02343.6 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02443.6 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02554.8 % of GDPSpending · 1,99548.1 % of GDPSpending · 1,99646.5 % of GDPSpending · 1,99745.4 % of GDPSpending · 1,99844.3 % of GDPSpending · 1,99943.2 % of GDPSpending · 2,00044.1 % of GDPSpending · 2,00144.8 % of GDPSpending · 2,00245.8 % of GDPSpending · 2,00344.7 % of GDPSpending · 2,00443.4 % of GDPSpending · 2,00544 % of GDPSpending · 2,00643.3 % of GDPSpending · 2,00744.3 % of GDPSpending · 2,00848.4 % of GDPSpending · 2,00948.9 % of GDPSpending · 2,01047.8 % of GDPSpending · 2,01147.6 % of GDPSpending · 2,01247.5 % of GDPSpending · 2,01346.7 % of GDPSpending · 2,01445.3 % of GDPSpending · 2,01543.9 % of GDPSpending · 2,01642.8 % of GDPSpending · 2,01742.4 % of GDPSpending · 2,01842.1 % of GDPSpending · 2,01947.8 % of GDPSpending · 2,02045.9 % of GDPSpending · 2,02143.3 % of GDPSpending · 2,02244 % of GDPSpending · 2,02344.4 % of GDPSpending · 2,024
| Period | Revenue (% of GDP) | Spending (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|
| 1,995 | 46.1 | 54.8 |
| 1,996 | 46.2 | 48.1 |
| 1,997 | 44.9 | 46.5 |
| 1,998 | 44.1 | 45.4 |
| 1,999 | 44.6 | 44.3 |
| 2,000 | 44.3 | 43.2 |
| 2,001 | 43.6 | 44.1 |
| 2,002 | 42.6 | 44.8 |
| 2,003 | 42.6 | 45.8 |
| 2,004 | 42.9 | 44.7 |
| 2,005 | 42.9 | 43.4 |
| 2,006 | 44 | 44 |
| 2,007 | 43.1 | 43.3 |
| 2,008 | 44.2 | 44.3 |
| 2,009 | 43.3 | 48.4 |
| 2,010 | 43.6 | 48.9 |
| 2,011 | 43.4 | 47.8 |
| 2,012 | 43.8 | 47.6 |
| 2,013 | 44.6 | 47.5 |
| 2,014 | 44.5 | 46.7 |
| 2,015 | 43.5 | 45.3 |
| 2,016 | 44.1 | 43.9 |
| 2,017 | 44.2 | 42.8 |
| 2,018 | 43.9 | 42.4 |
| 2,019 | 44 | 42.1 |
| 2,020 | 44.1 | 47.8 |
| 2,021 | 43.6 | 45.9 |
| 2,022 | 43.3 | 43.3 |
| 2,023 | 43.7 | 44 |
| 2,024 | 43.6 | 44.4 |
| 2,025 | 43.6 |
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