NL · 2017 · gov_10dd_edpt1
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
Netherlands, 2017
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
56.0%
Netherlands, 2017
▼ 8.0% vs 2016 (60.9%)
Analysis
In 2017, Netherlands's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data decreased by 8.0% compared to 2016, reaching 56.0%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 81.5%.
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 14.8% (from 65.7% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
68.7%
EU-27: 81.5%
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10dd_edpt1