Finland vs Netherlands: Employee compensation as share of government spending
Finland
7.1%
in 2023
Netherlands
7.8%
in 2023
Finland rank
149th
Netherlands rank
148th
Employee compensation as share of government spending over time
- Finland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 7.8% against 7.1% in Finland, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 149th and Netherlands ranks 148th of 155 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.6% | 11.7% | 0.9% | Finland |
| 1980s | 11.1% | 9.4% | 1.7% | Finland |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 8.1% | 0.5% | Finland |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 7.4% | 1.8% | Finland |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 7.5% | 0.6% | Finland |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.6% | 0.0% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employee compensation as share of government spending, Finland or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 7.8% against 7.1% in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in employee compensation as share of government spending between Finland and Netherlands?
- 0.7%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Netherlands?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Netherlands rank globally for employee compensation as share of government spending?
- Finland ranks 149th and Netherlands ranks 148th of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Employee compensation as share of government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employee compensation includes wages, in-kind payments, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions.