Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit in Netherlands

Netherlands: Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit was 13,496 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
13,496
Change on year
up 13.7%
World rank
13th
of 46 countries
All-time high
13,496
in 2023
All-time low
3,870
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in Netherlands, 1990–2023

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k14.0k1990200620231990: 3.9k1991: 3.9k1992: 3.9k1993: 4.2k1994: 4.0k1995: 4.5k1996: 4.2k1997: 4.4k1998: 4.5k1999: 4.7k2000: 5.3k2001: 5.5k2002: 6.1k2003: 6.5k2004: 6.6k2005: 7.0k2006: 8.4k2007: 5.8k2008: 7.5k2009: 7.9k2010: 7.9k2011: 7.8k2012: 7.2k2013: 6.7k2014: 6.5k2015: 7.6k2016: 8.2k2017: 8.5k2018: 8.9k2019: 10.0k2020: 10.6k2021: 11.1k2022: 11.9k2023: 13.5k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2023, expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in Netherlands stood at 13,496. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 13.7% on the previous year and up 100.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in Netherlands peaked at 13,496 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,870, in 1990.

Netherlands ranks 13th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and means-testing in Netherlands, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 3,870 —
1991 3,926 +1.5%
1992 3,917 -0.2%
1993 4,160 +6.2%
1994 4,039 -2.9%
1995 4,529 +12.1%
1996 4,173 -7.9%
1997 4,399 +5.4%
1998 4,508 +2.5%
1999 4,733 +5.0%
2000 5,288 +11.7%
2001 5,525 +4.5%
2002 6,070 +9.9%
2003 6,496 +7.0%
2004 6,595 +1.5%
2005 6,965 +5.6%
2006 8,386 +20.4%
2007 5,833 -30.4%
2008 7,467 +28.0%
2009 7,937 +6.3%
2010 7,853 -1.1%
2011 7,787 -0.8%
2012 7,154 -8.1%
2013 6,736 -5.8%
2014 6,537 -3.0%
2015 7,613 +16.5%
2016 8,158 +7.2%
2017 8,495 +4.1%
2018 8,869 +4.4%
2019 9,959 +12.3%
2020 10,551 +5.9%
2021 11,143 +5.6%
2022 11,868 +6.5%
2023 13,496 +13.7%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

  • Netherlands's 13,496 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,276, 3.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Netherlands's 13,496 is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,131, 2.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,225 3,870 4,733 10
2000s 6,656 5,288 8,386 10
2010s 7,916 6,537 9,959 10
2020s 11,764 10,551 13,496 4

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 10 Sweden 15,188 compare
  2. 11 Austria 14,253 compare
  3. 12 Switzerland 13,769 compare
  4. 14 Belgium 12,936 compare
  5. 15 Norway 12,583 compare
  6. 16 Denmark 12,004 compare

See the full ranking of 55 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in Netherlands?
Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in Netherlands was 13,496 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 13,496 in 2023.
What is the lowest expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 3,870 in 1990.
How does Netherlands rank for expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and?
Netherlands ranks 13th out of 46 countries with data for 2023.
Is expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and means-testing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and means-testing
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
55 places, 1,471 data points, 1990–2024
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