Expenditure on pensions by type of pension and means-testing in Netherlands, The

Netherlands, The: Expenditure on pensions by type of pension and means-testing was 116,886 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
116,886
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
6th
of 35 countries
All-time high
116,886
in 2023
All-time low
34,187
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Expenditure on pensions by type of pension and means-testing in Netherlands, The, 1990–2023

40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k1990200620231990: 34.2k1991: 36.1k1992: 38.6k1993: 41.6k1994: 42.1k1995: 44.3k1996: 44.4k1997: 44.5k1998: 45.7k1999: 47.7k2000: 49.8k2001: 52.2k2002: 55.3k2003: 58.1k2004: 59.8k2005: 61.4k2006: 65.5k2007: 67.7k2008: 69.7k2009: 71.9k2010: 75.2k2011: 76.7k2012: 77.5k2013: 78.2k2014: 81.2k2015: 83.6k2016: 85.2k2017: 87.6k2018: 89.8k2019: 93.8k2020: 98.5k2021: 101.9k2022: 105.0k2023: 116.9k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2023, expenditure on pensions by type of pension and means-testing in Netherlands, The stood at 116,886. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 49.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, expenditure on pensions by type of pension and means-testing in Netherlands, The peaked at 116,886 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34,187, in 1990.

That places Netherlands, The 6th out of 35 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 41,913 34,187 47,658 10
2000s 61,146 49,842 71,894 10
2010s 82,874 75,242 93,751 10
2020s 105,565 98,538 116,886 4

Countries ranked near Netherlands, The

  1. 3 Italy 331,851 compare
  2. 4 United Kingdom 262,723 compare
  3. 5 Spain 210,875 compare
  4. 7 Poland, Republic of 98,920 compare
  5. 8 Switzerland 92,427 compare
  6. 9 Belgium 77,154 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is expenditure on pensions by type of pension and means-testing in Netherlands, The?
Expenditure on pensions by type of pension and means-testing in Netherlands, The was 116,886 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest expenditure on pensions by type of pension and means-testing recorded in Netherlands, The?
The highest recorded value was 116,886 in 2023.
What is the lowest expenditure on pensions by type of pension and means-testing recorded in Netherlands, The?
The lowest recorded value was 34,187 in 1990.
How does Netherlands, The rank for expenditure on pensions by type of pension and means-testing?
Netherlands, The ranks 6th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
Is expenditure on pensions by type of pension and means-testing rising or falling in Netherlands, The?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands, The data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Expenditure on pensions by type of pension and means-testing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Expenditure on pensions by type of pension and means-testing
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 1,186 data points, 1990–2024
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