Netherlands recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 2.70 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2026. Government Budget in Netherlands averaged -1.62 percent of GDP from 1995 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 1.80 percent of GDP in 2019 and a record low of -8.70 percent of GDP in 1995. source: Statistics Netherlands

Government Budget in Netherlands is expected to reach -2.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Netherlands Government Budget is projected to trend around -2.70 percent of GDP in 2026 and -2.10 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Government Budget -1.10 -0.40 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Debt 493628.00 491700.00 EUR Million Sep 2025
Government Debt to GDP 43.70 45.80 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Spending 63462.00 62789.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Government Spending to GDP 44.40 44.00 percent of GDP Dec 2024


Netherlands Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-1.10 -0.40 1.80 -8.70 1995 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly