NL · 2016 · gov_10dd_edpt1
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
Netherlands, 2016
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
60.9%
Netherlands, 2016
▼ 4.5% vs 2015 (63.8%)
Analysis
In 2016, Netherlands's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data decreased by 4.5% compared to 2015, reaching 60.9%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 84.1%.
Netherlands ranks 15th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 0.5% (from 61.2% in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
72.4%
EU-27: 84.1%
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10dd_edpt1