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Netherlands: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 3.2% (2025), 90th of 180 in the world and 30th of 49 in Europe & Central Asia. GDP deflator is 3.3% (2025), 104th of 209 in the world and 31st of 56 in Europe & Central Asia. Lending rate is 1.5% (2013).
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11 indicators
Prices & public finance: Netherlands in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 3.2%2025 | 90/180 | 30/49 | 2.4% | 1.3% | 1.3% | +2.6 ppsince 2015 | 3.7% | 2.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 3.3%2025 | 104/209 | 31/56 | 3.3% | 0.7% | 2.4% | +2.4 ppsince 2015 | 3.6% | 2.6% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 1.5%2013 | — | — | 4.8% | 1.8% | · | −1.5 ppsince 2003 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 0.4%2013 | — | — | 1.5% | 1.0% | · | −0.3 ppsince 2003 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 0.882025 | 194/210 | 47/57 | 1.08 | 0.75 | 0.88 | −1.8%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 25.3%2024 | 14/142 | 9/48 | 20.9% | 20.8% | 23.8% | +3.7 ppsince 2014 | 19.7% | 15.3% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 39.4%2024 | 15/142 | 11/48 | 38.8% | 38.6% | 39.7% | −0.4 ppsince 2014 | 34.7% | 26.3% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 40.0%2023 | 18/142 | 12/47 | 37.4% | 42.5% | 43.0% | −2.5 ppsince 2013 | 38.9% | 30.1% | 28.5% | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 82.4%2024 | 28/169 | 10/48 | 110.2%2001 | 113.0% | 100.4% | −32.8 ppsince 2014 | 82.1% | 152.1% | 140.3% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 1.02025 | 151/165 | 43/49 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +97%since 2015 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 2.19%2025 | 52/156 | 20/47 | 1.43% | 1.32% | 1.41% | +1.1 ppsince 2015 | 2.83% | 2.80% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Reserves, months of imports+97%1.0 in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+2.6 pp3.2% in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Netherlands and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Netherlands. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Netherlands | Germany | France | Venezuela | Belgium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 3.2%2025 | 2.2%2025 | 0.9%2025 | 254.9%2016 | 2.5%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 3.3%2025 | 3.0%2025 | 1.2%2025 | 227.1%2025 | 2.6%2025 |
| Lending rate | 1.5%2013 | — | — | 21.1%2017 | — |
| Real interest rate | 0.4%2013 | — | — | -89.5%2017 | — |
| Exchange rate | 0.882025 | 0.882025 | 0.882025 | 9.972017 | 0.882025 |
| Tax revenue | 25.3%2024 | 10.9%2024 | 22.8%2024 | — | 23.0%2024 |
| Government revenue | 39.4%2024 | 29.4%2024 | 42.1%2024 | — | 37.9%2024 |
| Government expense | 40.0%2023 | 31.2%2022 | 47.3%2023 | — | 39.7%2022 |
| Private credit | 82.4%2024 | 77.3%2023 | 107.6%2024 | 27.5%2013 | 68.1%2024 |