🇳🇱Netherlands government budget balance
Netherlands's government budget balance is -1.6% as of 2025, from official Eurostat data. It fell from -0.7% the previous year. Over the period shown it has ranged from -8.7% to 1.9%. That is 1.3 percentage points above the euro-area average of -2.9% — the 5th of 21 member states that report it.
Government budget balance · Netherlands
−1.6%
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▼ 0.9pp
Source: Eurostat · data through 2025 · released 2026-04-22 · modifications: none
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Netherlands government budget balance — frequently asked questions
- What is Netherlands's government budget balance?
- Netherlands's government budget balance is -1.6% as of 2025, from official Eurostat data.
- How does Netherlands's government budget balance compare with the euro area?
- It is the 5th-highest of 21 euro-area members that report it, against a euro-area average of -2.9%.
- Is Netherlands's government budget balance rising or falling?
- It fell from -0.7% to -1.6% in the latest reading (2025).