Which has higher current health expenditure, Argentina or Netherlands?

Argentina, at 10.3% against 10.0% in Netherlands as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Netherlands?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Netherlands: Current health expenditure

Argentina

10.3%

in 2023

Netherlands

10.0%

in 2024

Argentina rank

26th

Netherlands rank

29th

Current health expenditure over time

Argentina
Netherlands

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 10.3% against 10.0% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 26th and Netherlands ranks 29th of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.9%	8.9%	1.0%	Netherlands
2010s	9.9%	10.1%	0.2%	Netherlands
2020s	10.5%	10.5%	0.0%	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current health expenditure, Argentina or Netherlands?: Argentina, at 10.3% against 10.0% in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in current health expenditure between Argentina and Netherlands?: 0.3%, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Netherlands?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Netherlands rank globally for current health expenditure?: Argentina ranks 26th and Netherlands ranks 29th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Current health expenditure (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 5,692 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.