General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita in Netherlands
Netherlands: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita was 29,302 current LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita in Netherlands, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 29,302 current LCU per person for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita in Netherlands peaked at 29,302 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6,257 current LCU per person, in 1980.
Netherlands ranks 106th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6,257 current LCU per person | — |
| 1981 | 6,729 current LCU per person | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 7,176 current LCU per person | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 7,520 current LCU per person | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 7,833 current LCU per person | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 7,910 current LCU per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 8,070 current LCU per person | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 8,300 current LCU per person | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 8,302 current LCU per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 8,431 current LCU per person | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 8,664 current LCU per person | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 9,223 current LCU per person | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 9,656 current LCU per person | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 9,988 current LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 10,146 current LCU per person | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 11,514 current LCU per person | +13.5% |
| 1996 | 10,526 current LCU per person | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 10,824 current LCU per person | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 11,215 current LCU per person | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 11,764 current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 12,269 current LCU per person | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 13,265 current LCU per person | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 13,946 current LCU per person | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 14,519 current LCU per person | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 14,585 current LCU per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 14,716 current LCU per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 15,799 current LCU per person | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 16,449 current LCU per person | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 17,528 current LCU per person | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 18,462 current LCU per person | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 18,912 current LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 18,775 current LCU per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 18,717 current LCU per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 18,830 current LCU per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 18,807 current LCU per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 18,677 current LCU per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 18,572 current LCU per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 18,741 current LCU per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 19,391 current LCU per person | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 20,140 current LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 22,382 current LCU per person | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 23,337 current LCU per person | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 24,292 current LCU per person | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 25,847 current LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 27,705 current LCU per person | +7.2% |
| 2025 | 29,302 current LCU per person | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7,653 current LCU per person | 6,257 current LCU per person | 8,431 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,352 current LCU per person | 8,664 current LCU per person | 11,764 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,154 current LCU per person | 12,269 current LCU per person | 18,462 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,956 current LCU per person | 18,572 current LCU per person | 20,140 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,478 current LCU per person | 22,382 current LCU per person | 29,302 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 103 Nicaragua 29,795 current LCU per person compare
- 104 Switzerland 29,437 current LCU per person compare
- 105 Belgium 29,366 current LCU per person compare
- 107 Naoero 29,106 current LCU per person compare
- 108 Finland 28,764 current LCU per person compare
- 109 Brazil 28,572 current LCU per person compare
More population data for Netherlands
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1961 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.5458 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1961 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1463 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2761 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.201 (2100)
- Population density 519.97 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 757,165 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.201 (2100)
- General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3977 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita in Netherlands?
- General government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita in Netherlands was 29,302 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 29,302 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,257 current LCU per person in 1980.
- How does Netherlands rank for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 106th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
General government total expenditure (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- General government total expenditure UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.