Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data

In 2025, Netherlands's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data increased by 1.4% compared to 2024, reaching 44.4%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 81.7%.

Netherlands ranks 19th 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 16.9% (from 53.4% in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.