This statistic displays the balance of the general government sector in the Netherlands from 2009 to 2019. This shows that in 2016, the balance of the general government sector was at approximately 148 million euros, meaning that for the first time since 2008 the government had a surplus on the budget. By 2019, the surplus had increased to over 13 billion euros.
Balance of the general government sector in the Netherlands from 2009 to 2019
(in million euros)
The source defines the balance of the general government as follows: "The balance between revenue and expenditure of the general government sector. In the national accounts this equals net lending/net borrowing of the general government sector. The balance of the general government sector is often presented as percentage of GDP.
The balance of the general government sector (or EMU-balance) is an element of the Stability and Growth Pact. A positive figure indicates a surplus, a negative figure indicates a deficit."
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (August 8, 2020). Balance of the general government sector in the Netherlands from 2009 to 2019(in million euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/529816/balance-of-the-general-government-sector-in-the-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Balance of the general government sector in the Netherlands from 2009 to 2019(in million euros)." Chart. August 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/529816/balance-of-the-general-government-sector-in-the-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2020). Balance of the general government sector in the Netherlands from 2009 to 2019(in million euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/529816/balance-of-the-general-government-sector-in-the-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Balance of The General Government Sector in The Netherlands from 2009 to 2019(in Million Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/529816/balance-of-the-general-government-sector-in-the-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Balance of the general government sector in the Netherlands from 2009 to 2019(in million euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/529816/balance-of-the-general-government-sector-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Balance of the general government sector in the Netherlands from 2009 to 2019(in million euros) [Graph], Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, August 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/529816/balance-of-the-general-government-sector-in-the-netherlands/
