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

Japan

43.0%

in 2024

Netherlands

46.1%

in 2024

Japan rank

3rd

Netherlands rank

2nd

Government procurement spending as share of total government spending over time

Netherlands currently reports 46.1% against 43.0% in Japan, a difference of 3.1%.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 3rd 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.