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Netherlands - Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP) 16.51

IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 77 economies tracked

Latest value

16.51 (2023)

Global rank

##19 of 77 economies

Share of global total

2.1%

Growth since 2017

1×

Ranking Race — Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#55201720222025#15#192021 overtook Japan2023 overtook Brazil
NetherlandsMauritiusNew ZealandTürkiye

Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. Netherlands climbed from #15 to #19 (overtook Japan). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Netherlands ↓

Key Events — Netherlands

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2021
Overtook Japan in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Brazil in global rank auto

Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP), 2017-2023

IMF Government Finance Statistics · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20172022202315.7116.2416.7817.31
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