Military - Netherlands



TopicValue
Military expenditure as % of GDP (% of GDP)1.29044997328501
Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)0.482449963365
Military expenditure as % of central government expenditure (% of central government expenditure)3.04720506536854
Value & RankThe Military expenditure as % of GDP of Netherlands is 1.29 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 99.
Netherlands compared to other CountriesThe Military expenditure as % of GDP of Netherlands is similar to that of Cameroon, Romania, Gabon, Trinidad and Tobago, Albania, Philippines, Finland, Kazakhstan, Honduras, Macedonia with a respective Military expenditure as % of GDP of 1.34, 1.33, 1.32, 1.31, 1.30, 1.28, 1.27, 1.25, 1.24, 1.24 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104.Last 10 years averageNetherlands had an average Military expenditure as % of GDP of 1.45 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Netherlands during the Great RecessionNetherlands's Military expenditure as % of GDP had a positive growth of 1.04% during the Great RecessionNetherlands since the end of the Great RecessionNetherlands's Military expenditure as % of GDP had a negative growth (decline) of 15.3% since the end of the Great Recession
Military expenditure as % of GDP of Netherlands
Value & RankThe Military expenditure as % of central government expenditure of Netherlands is 3.05 (% of central government expenditure) with a global rank of 119.
Netherlands compared to other CountriesThe Military expenditure as % of central government expenditure of Netherlands is similar to that of Denmark, Slovak Republic, Spain, Seychelles, Finland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Jamaica, Papua New Guinea, Lithuania with a respective Military expenditure as % of central government expenditure of 3.18, 3.18, 3.15, 3.12, 3.06, 2.99, 2.77, 2.73, 2.57, 2.42 (% of central government expenditure) and a global rank of 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124.10 years declineNetherlands's Military expenditure as % of central government expenditure had a negative growth (decline) of 21.1 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Last 10 years averageNetherlands had an average Military expenditure as % of central government expenditure of 3.52 (% of central government expenditure) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Netherlands during the Great RecessionNetherlands's Military expenditure as % of central government expenditure had a negative growth (decline) of 10.3% during the Great RecessionNetherlands since the end of the Great RecessionNetherlands's Military expenditure as % of central government expenditure had a negative growth (decline) of 8.86% since the end of the Great Recession
Military expenditure as % of central government expenditure of Netherlands
Value & RankThe Armed forces personnel of Netherlands is 0.48 (% of total labor force) with a global rank of 119.
Netherlands compared to other CountriesThe Armed forces personnel of Netherlands is similar to that of United Kingdom, Cape Verde, Latvia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Nicaragua, Tajikistan, Australia, Sierra Leone, Germany with a respective Armed forces personnel of 0.52, 0.52, 0.51, 0.51, 0.49, 0.48, 0.47, 0.47, 0.45, 0.45 (% of total labor force) and a global rank of 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124.10 years declineNetherlands's Armed forces personnel had a negative growth (decline) of 16.7 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Last 10 years averageNetherlands had an average Armed forces personnel of 0.55 (% of total labor force) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Netherlands during the Great RecessionNetherlands's Armed forces personnel had a negative growth (decline) of 9.74% during the Great RecessionNetherlands since the end of the Great RecessionNetherlands's Armed forces personnel had a positive growth of 0.56% since the end of the Great Recession
Armed forces personnel of Netherlands
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators