The Netherlands pays more into the EU budget than it receives in the form of EU grants. In other words, it is a net contributor.
Netherlands’ receipts from the EU
in millions of euros
Source: Spending and revenue - European Commission
Receipts, including funds under direct management but excluding the Recovery and Resilience Fund
in millions of euros Total receipts 2014 2014,4 2015 2359,2 2016 2289 2017 2417,2 2018 2464,3 2019 2557,1 2020 2735,2 2021 2624,4 2022 3510,8 2023 2886,2 2024 3152,7
Netherlands’ contributions to the EU
in millions of euros
Source: Spending and revenue - European Commission
Contributions, including net custom duties
in millions of euros Total payments 2014 7475,3 2015 7045,7 2016 6717,2 2017 5848,7 2018 7347,7 2019 8055,1 2020 9021,3 2021 9601,5 2022 9806,1 2023 9231,4 2024 7502,2
The Dutch contribution was lower in 2024 than in previous years mainly because an underspend on the EU budget reduced the contribution by €2.4 billion relative to an earlier estimate (source: Central Government Annual Financial Report 2024).