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

Netherlands: Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and was 13,496 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
13,496
Change on year
up 13.7%
World rank
9th
of 35 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 9th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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. 6 Spain 22,743 compare
  2. 7 Sweden 15,188 compare
  3. 8 Austria 14,253 compare
  4. 10 Switzerland 13,154 compare
  5. 11 Belgium 12,233 compare
  6. 12 Norway 11,945 compare

See the full ranking of 45 places β†’

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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 9th out of 35 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
45 places, 1,186 data points, 1990–2024
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