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Public employment costs have dropped slightly, primarily due to freezes and reductions

Government employee compensation as a share of GDP has decreased by 0.3 percentage points between 2009 and 2014. Employment reforms have been moderate, focusing on recruitment freezes, a freeze on compensation (particularly for central government), and non or partial replacement of retiring staff. Some (semi-) public sectors and subnational governments have faced dismissals. This has put labour relations to the test. Other reform instruments included outsourcing, privatisation and especially decentralising tasks to municipalities.

Chapter 2: Public Finance and Economics

Production costs as a percentage of GDP

Chapter 6: Human Resource Management

Compensation reforms implemented since 2008Employment reforms in select OECD countries’ central public administrations

Conflict of interest scoring reflects Dutch integrity practices

Disclosure of private interest of public officials is one of the tools for managing conflict of interest in gov-ernment. In 2014, according to the OECD composite indicator on asset disclosure across branches of gov-ernment, the requirement in the Netherlands is high for the judicial branch (45/100 points) branch, relative to the OECD averages (32/100). On the other hand, with scores of 36 and 50, disclosure requirements are below the OECD average (44/100 and 63/100 respectively) for the executive and legislative branches. How-ever, it is important to stress that the Netherlands’ government emphasises ethical awareness and avoiding excessive procedures in conflict of interest regulations.

Chapter 7: Public Sector Integrity

Level of disclosure and public availability of private interests across branches of government

Satisfaction with public services is above the OECD average

Satisfaction with health care in the Netherlands is high – 86% – compared to 71% across the OECD; fol-lowed by education – 78% in the Netherlands compared to 67% on average in the OECD; while 65% had confidence in the judicial system, compared to an average of 54% in the OECD. Out of pocket expenditure for healthcare as a share of final household consumption is relatively low in the Netherlands (1.5% in 2012, compared to 2.8% on average across the OECD). Responsiveness of the health care system to patient needs compares well internationally as expressed by the involvement of patients in care and treatment.

Chapter 12: Serving Citizens

Citizens’ satisfaction with the health care systemCitizens’ satisfaction with the education systemCitizens‘ confidence with the judicial systemOut-of-pocket medical expenditure as a share of final household consumptionWaiting times for a doctor or nurse appointment and a specialist appointmentRegular doctor providing easy-to-understand explanations

Netherlands

Government revenues(2013)

Government expenditures(2013)

Government gross debt *(2013)

% of GDP % of GDP % of GDP

Source: OECD National Accounts Source: OECD National Accounts Source: OECD National Accounts

G@G /dataG@G /data

-15% -10% 0%-5% +5% +10% +15%

Netherlands

-4.2%-2.3%

2013 2013

-2.3%

2014

Fiscal balance *(2013)% of GDP

Public investment(2013)

% of of total govt. expenditures

How to read the figures:

Netherlands

Country value in blue (not represented if not available)

Average of OECD countries in green

Range of OECD country values in grey

Public Finance & Economics Public Employment & Compensation

Public Finance and Economics

GOVERNMENT INPUTS: FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES

29.3%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

46.7%Netherlands

20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

2013

41.9%

46.6%(2014)

46.8%(2013)

Netherlands

0% 5% 10% 15% 20%

2013

7.8%

7.3%(2014)

6.2%(2013)

Netherlands77.0%

2013

81.8% 100%

0%2014

109.3%100%

0% 2013

0% 50% 100% 150% 200% 250%

Netherlands

Values have been rounded. n.a. refers to

data not available

Source: OECD/Eurostat National Accounts* SNA definition, see Notes

Source: OECD National Accounts. * See Notes

Public Employment and Compensation

G@G /data

58.0%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

n.a.Netherlands

Public sector employment filled by women (2013)

Source: International Labour Organization (database)

Share of women ministers(2015)

Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union Parline Database

Public sector employmentas % of total employment (2013)

Source: International Labour Organization (database)

21.3%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

n.a.Netherlands

20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

2013

37.7%

44.3%(2014)

44.5%(2013)

Netherlands

GOVERNMENT PROCESSES

Institutions Regulatory Governance Public Procurement Public Sector Integrity Digital Government

Digital Gov.

High Moderate Low

30%59%11%

ModerateNetherlands

G@G /data

Level ofinfluence of the

Centre of Governmentover line ministries

(2013)

Institutions

Source: OECD 2013 Survey on Centre of Government

Women in Government

Primary lawsSubordinateregulations

Stakeholder engagement to inform o�cials about the problem and

possible solutions

Primary lawsSubordinateregulations

Consultation on draft regulations or proposed rules

Never For someprimary laws

For all primary laws /subordinate regulations

For major primary laws /subordinate regulations

For some primary laws /subordinate regulations

NeverNotapplicable

For somesubordinate regulations

Never

3%15%65%15%2%

6%9%

62%23%0%

68%6%

18%6%2%

53%18%24%5%0%

Netherlands

G@G /data

Source: OECD Regulatory Policy Outlook (forthcoming)

Stakeholder engagement and consultation (2014)

Regulatory Governance

Strategic public procurement - Objectives(2014)

G@G /data

Public Procurement

0% 10% 20% 30% 40%

29.0%

50%

44.4%

Netherlands

Source: OECD National Accounts

Procurement expenditure(2013)

% of government expenditures

Source: 2014 OECD Survey on Public Procurement

Public Sector Integrity

2632

64

44

Judicial Branch “At risk” areasLegislative BranchExecutive Branch

Low level

Medium level

High level

0

4650

37

NetherlandsNetherlandsNetherlandsNetherlands

Level of disclosure of private interestsacross branches of government

(2014)

Source: 2014 OECD Survey on Managing Conflict of Interest in the Executive Branch and Whistleblower Protection

0.58

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

0.35Netherlands

OURdata Index:Open, Useful, ReusableGovernment Data (2014)

Composite indexfrom 0 lowest to 1 highest

Source: 2014 OECD Survey on Open Government Data

Support for greenpublic procurement

A strategy / policy has been developed by some procuring entities

A strategy / policy has been developed at a central level

Support forSMEs

Support for innovativegoods and services

13 26 1

A strategy / policy has been rescinded

A strategy / policy has never been developed

2 10 25 0 3 10 23 0 3

Netherlands

GOVERNMENT OUTPUTS AND OUTCOMES

Notes Fiscal balance as reported in the System of National Accounts (SNA) framework, also referred to as net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) of government, is calculated as total government revenues minus total government expenditures. Structural fiscal balance, or underlying balance, represents the fiscal balance adjusted for the state of the economic cycle (as measured by the output gap which resulted as the dif ference between actual and potential GDP) and one-off fiscal operations. Government gross debt is reported according to the SNA definition, which dif fers from the definition applied under the Maastricht Treaty. It is defined as all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. All debt instruments are liabilities, but some liabilities such as shares, equity and financial derivatives are not debt.

Core Government Results and Service Delivery

Out of pocket expenditure as a % of final household consumption Access to healthcare (2012)

Source: OECD Health Statistics 2014

Satisfaction and confidence across public services (2014)

71%

Judicial system

Education system

86%

20

40

60

80

100

Health care

67%78%

54%65%

National government42%53%

Netherlands

Average

Range

Source: Gallup World Poll

-15%

-10%

-5%

0%

5%

NetherlandsTop10%

-1.6%

Bottom10%

-3.0%

Top10%

Bottom10%

-1.6% -0.8%

Changes in household disposable income,by income group (2007-2011)

Source: OECD Income Distribution Database

Limited government powers(2014)

Netherlands0.87

0.76

[0.37-0.92]

Source: The World Justice Project

Equity in learning outcomes (2012)PISA mathematics score variance by socio economic background

14.8%

5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

11.5%Netherlands

Source: OECD, PISA 2012 results: Excellence through equity, 2013

% of citizens expressing confidence/satisfaction

Government at a Glance 2015With a focus on public administration, OECD Government at a Glance 2015 provides readers with a dashboard of key indicators assembled with the

goal of contributing to the analysis and international comparison of public sector performance across OECD countries. Indicators on public finances

and employment are provided alongside composite indexes summarising aspects of public management policies, and indicators on services to

citizens in health care, education, and justice. Government at a Glance 2015 also includes indicators on key governance and public management

issues, such as regulatory management, budgeting practices and procedures, public sector integrity, public procurement and core government

results in terms of trust in institutions, income redistribution and efficiency and cost-effectiveness of governments.

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2.8%

0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5%

1.5%Netherlands