Australia vs Netherlands: Government procurement spending as share of total government spending

Australia

47.7%

in 2024

Netherlands

46.1%

in 2024

Australia rank

1st

Netherlands rank

2nd

Government procurement spending as share of total government spending over time

Australia currently reports 47.7% against 46.1% in Netherlands, a difference of 1.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Netherlands ahead.

Australia ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 2nd of 42 countries.

Indicator: Government procurement spending as share of total government spending
Unit: % of government expenditure
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 42 places, 741 data points, 2007–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

This data is divided by total government expenditure, expressed as a percentage.