Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Netherlands

Budget balance in the Netherlands in 2031 — -2.6%. Ranked 103 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 1.6 pp.

2031 -2.6% −0.1 pp vs 2030
World rank 103of 188
Period maximum 1.9%2019
Period minimum -8.7%1995

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Netherlands, 1980–2031-10-50519801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: -4.2%1981: -5.2%1982: -5.8%1983: -5.6%1984: -6.3%1985: -4.3%1986: -4.2%1987: -5.3%1988: -4.4%1989: -5.1%1990: -4.1%1991: -2.1%1992: -3.1%1993: -3.1%1994: -3.5%1995: -8.7%1996: -1.9%1997: -1.6%1998: -1.3%1999: 0.3%2000: 1.1%2001: -0.5%2002: -2.2%2003: -3.2%2004: -1.8%2005: -0.5%2006: 0%2007: -0.2%2008: -0.1%2009: -5.1%2010: -5.3%2011: -4.4%2012: -3.8%2013: -2.9%2014: -2.2%2015: -1.8%2016: 0.2%2017: 1.4%2018: 1.5%2019: 1.9%2020: -3.7%2021: -2.3%2022: 0%2023: -0.4%2024: -0.9%2025: -1.8%2026: -2.7%2027: -2.1%2028: -2.1%2029: -2.4%2030: -2.5%2031: -2.6%
Change over the period: +1.6 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Netherlands

Netherlands -2.6%
World computed -4.85%
Europe & Central Asia computed -2.49%
Western Europe computed -3.11%
High-income countries computed -4.26%
Budget balance — Netherlands, by year Netherlands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -2.6 −0.1 pp
2030 -2.5 −0.1 pp
2029 -2.4 −0.3 pp
2028 -2.1 +0 pp
2027 -2.1 +0.6 pp
2026 -2.7 −0.9 pp
2025 -1.8 −0.9 pp
2024 -0.9 −0.5 pp
2023 -0.4 −0.4 pp
2022 0 +2.3 pp
2021 -2.3 +1.4 pp
2020 -3.7 −5.6 pp
2019 1.9 +0.4 pp
2018 1.5 +0.1 pp
2017 1.4 +1.2 pp
2016 0.2 +2 pp
2015 -1.8 +0.4 pp
2014 -2.2 +0.7 pp
2013 -2.9 +0.9 pp
2012 -3.8 +0.6 pp
2011 -4.4 +0.9 pp
2010 -5.3 −0.2 pp
2009 -5.1 −5 pp
2008 -0.1 +0.1 pp
2007 -0.2 −0.2 pp
2006 0 +0.5 pp
2005 -0.5 +1.3 pp
2004 -1.8 +1.4 pp
2003 -3.2 −1 pp
2002 -2.2 −1.7 pp
2001 -0.5 −1.6 pp
2000 1.1 +0.8 pp
1999 0.3 +1.6 pp
1998 -1.3 +0.3 pp
1997 -1.6 +0.3 pp
1996 -1.9 +6.8 pp
1995 -8.7 −5.2 pp
1994 -3.5 −0.4 pp
1993 -3.1 +0 pp
1992 -3.1 −1 pp
1991 -2.1 +2 pp
1990 -4.1 +1 pp
1989 -5.1 −0.7 pp
1988 -4.4 +0.9 pp
1987 -5.3 −1.1 pp
1986 -4.2 +0.1 pp
1985 -4.3 +2 pp
1984 -6.3 −0.7 pp
1983 -5.6 +0.2 pp
1982 -5.8 −0.6 pp
1981 -5.2 −1 pp
1980 -4.2

Western Europe, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.

Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.