How much public debt does the Netherlands owe?

The gross national debt of the Netherlands as 62.5% of the country’s GDP. That figure adds up all of the public debt that the national government owed in 2019. The 2019 data shows a 3.5% decrease in public debt in relation to GDP from 66% in 2018. In fact, Dutch debt-to-GDP ratios have been falling since a peak of 83.3% in 2014:

How did the Maastricht Treaty affect the Dutch government?

Under the Maastricht Treaty, the government of the Netherlands is bound to keep its annual budget deficit under 3% of GDP and bring the country’s national debt down to 60% of GDP. After ratifying that treaty, the Dutch government did very well at getting the country’s national debt down.

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