Ratio of government expenditure to GDP in the Netherlands 1980 to 2030

Fluctuating decline between 1980 and 2025
Compared to the earliest depicted observation from 1980 this is a total decrease by approximately 5.96 percentage points. The trajectory from 1980 to 2025 shows however that this decrease did not happen continuously.

Fluctuating rise between 2025 and 2030
In 2030 the ratio will stand at around 45.98 percent, according to forecasts. There is an overall increase by approximately 1.29 percentage points since 2025.

Shown here is the general government expenditure as a share of the national gross domestic product. As defined by the International Monetary Fund, the general government expenditure consists of total expense and the net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. The gross domestic product represents the total value of final goods and services produced during a year.