Greece vs Netherlands
Greece vs Netherlands: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 146.6% of GDP in Greece and 44.7% of GDP in Netherlands, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Greece, by 101.9 percentage points, or 3.28 times that in Netherlands.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Greece has been higher since 1991, when it overtook Netherlands.
- In 2025, Greece ranked 2 and Netherlands ranked 93 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Greece at 111.1% of GDP and Netherlands at 48% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Greece | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 146.6 | 44.7 |
| 2024 | 155.4 | 44 |
| 2023 | 165.5 | 45.9 |
| 2022 | 179.2 | 48.4 |
| 2021 | 197.8 | 50.5 |
| 2020 | 209.9 | 53.4 |
| 2019 | 183.7 | 47.7 |
| 2018 | 189.6 | 51.6 |
| 2017 | 182.6 | 56 |
| 2016 | 183.7 | 60.9 |
| 2015 | 180 | 63.8 |
| 2014 | 182.8 | 67.2 |
| 2013 | 180.5 | 67.2 |
| 2012 | 164.3 | 65.7 |
| 2011 | 175.1 | 61.2 |
| 2010 | 147.8 | 58.9 |
| 2009 | 128.5 | 56.3 |
| 2008 | 110.9 | 54.4 |
| 2007 | 104.6 | 42.7 |
| 2006 | 105.3 | 45 |
| 2005 | 109.9 | 49.6 |
| 2004 | 105.5 | 50.1 |
| 2003 | 104.3 | 49.8 |
| 2002 | 107.9 | 48.7 |
| 2001 | 110.5 | 49.4 |
| 2000 | 108.9 | 52.2 |
| 1999 | 102.8 | 58.6 |
| 1998 | 100.8 | 62.7 |
| 1997 | 102.6 | 65.7 |
| 1996 | 103.7 | 71.3 |
| 1995 | 100.4 | 73 |
| 1994 | 99.7 | 73.5 |
| 1993 | 101.7 | 76.7 |
| 1992 | 81.1 | 75.6 |
| 1991 | 75.7 | 74.8 |
| 1990 | 74.2 | 75 |
| 1989 | 60.7 | 73.7 |
| 1988 | 57.9 | 73.7 |
| 1987 | 53.2 | 71.3 |
| 1986 | 47.8 | 69 |
| 1985 | 47.3 | 67.1 |
| 1984 | 40.6 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 34.1 | 58.4 |
| 1982 | 29.7 | 52.4 |
| 1981 | 27.1 | 46.9 |
| 1980 | 22.8 | 43.6 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Greece | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 136 | 45.4 |
| 2027 | 128.7 | 45.7 |
| 2028 | 124.1 | 45.8 |
| 2029 | 119.9 | 46.3 |
| 2030 | 115.3 | 47.1 |
| 2031 | 111.1 | 48 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Greece vs Netherlands
Health
- Life expectancyGreece: 81.9 years in 2023Netherlands: 82.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGreece: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Netherlands: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGreece: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGreece: 98.9% in 2022Netherlands: 100% in 2022
- DepressionGreece: 4.19% in 2017Netherlands: 4.03% in 2017
- Suicide rateGreece: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Netherlands: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGreece: 10.2 million people in 2023Netherlands: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthGreece: -2.08% a year in 2023Netherlands: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGreece: 1.33 births per woman in 2023Netherlands: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGreece: 79.2% in 2025Netherlands: 95.9% in 2025
- Median ageGreece: 45.8 years in 2023Netherlands: 41.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGreece: 23.5% in 2023Netherlands: 20.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateGreece: -15.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Netherlands: 8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGreece: 2.99% of GDP in 2025Netherlands: 2.2% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGreece: $7.81B in 2025Netherlands: $27B in 2025
- Military spending per personGreece: $842 in 2025Netherlands: $1,582 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGreece: 6% of government spending in 2025Netherlands: 4.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGreece: 147,000 people in 2020Netherlands: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerGreece: 0.26% of world capability in 2022Netherlands: 0.38% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGreece: 3.2% of the labour force in 2020Netherlands: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGreece: 574 million TIV in 2025Netherlands: 824 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGreece: 2 million TIV in 2025Netherlands: 601 million TIV in 2025