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Government > Spending Stats: compare key data on Belgium & Netherlands

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  • Compensation of employees > % of expense: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees."
  • Compensation of employees > Current LCU: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees."
  • Expense > % of GDP: Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends."
  • Expense > Current LCU: Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends."
  • Goods and services expense > % of expense: Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Own-account capital formation is excluded.
  • Goods and services expense > Current LCU: Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Own-account capital formation is excluded.
  • Interest payments > % of expense: Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents."
  • Interest payments > % of revenue: Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents."
  • Interest payments > Current LCU: Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents."
  • Other expense > % of expense: Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital."
  • Other expense > Current LCU: Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital."
  • Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense: Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organisations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind."
  • Subsidies and other transfers > Current LCU: Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organisations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind."
STAT Belgium Netherlands HISTORY
Compensation of employees > % of expense 6.72%
Ranked 85th.
7.6%
Ranked 83th. 13% more than Belgium

Compensation of employees > Current LCU 9.84 billion
Ranked 62nd.
18.34 billion
Ranked 53th. 86% more than Belgium

Expense > % of GDP 42.47%
Ranked 9th. 5% more than Netherlands
40.5%
Ranked 12th.

Expense > Current LCU 146.39 billion
Ranked 49th.
241.33 billion
Ranked 43th. 65% more than Belgium

Goods and services expense > % of expense 2.65%
Ranked 87th.
7.24%
Ranked 76th. 3 times more than Belgium

Goods and services expense > Current LCU 3.88 billion
Ranked 69th.
17.46 billion
Ranked 48th. 4 times more than Belgium

Interest payments > % of expense 8.32%
Ranked 28th. 87% more than Netherlands
4.44%
Ranked 46th.

Interest payments > % of revenue 8.54%
Ranked 27th. 99% more than Netherlands
4.3%
Ranked 45th.

Interest payments > Current LCU 12.18 billion
Ranked 41st. 14% more than Netherlands
10.72 billion
Ranked 45th.

Other expense > % of expense 2.32%
Ranked 72nd.
3.25%
Ranked 67th. 40% more than Belgium

Other expense > Current LCU 3.39 billion
Ranked 53th.
7.84 billion
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Belgium

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 80.67%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Netherlands
79.56%
Ranked 3rd.

Subsidies and other transfers > Current LCU 118.09 billion
Ranked 39th.
192 billion
Ranked 33th. 63% more than Belgium

SOURCES: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.; International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

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