Brazil vs Netherlands: Current health expenditure
Brazil
9.7%
in 2023
Netherlands
10.0%
in 2024
Brazil rank
31st
Netherlands rank
29th
Current health expenditure over time
- Brazil
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 10.0% against 9.7% in Brazil, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 31st and Netherlands ranks 29th of 193 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 8.9% | 0.6% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 10.1% | 1.5% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 10.5% | 0.9% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Brazil or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 10.0% against 9.7% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Brazil and Netherlands?
- 0.3%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Netherlands?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Netherlands rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Brazil ranks 31st 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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About this data
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.