NL · 2023 · gov_10dd_edpt1
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
Netherlands, 2023
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
45.8%
Netherlands, 2023
▼ 5.4% vs 2022 (48.4%)
Analysis
In 2023, Netherlands's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data decreased by 5.4% compared to 2022, reaching 45.8%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 80.5%.
Netherlands ranks 18th 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 11.2% (from 51.6% in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#18 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
56.9%
EU-27: 80.5%
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10dd_edpt1