Netherlands vs Portugal: Current health expenditure
Netherlands
10.0%
in 2024
Portugal
10.2%
in 2024
Netherlands rank
29th
Portugal rank
27th
Current health expenditure over time
- Netherlands
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 10.2% against 10.0% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.
Netherlands ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 27th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 9.3% | 0.4% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 9.5% | 0.6% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.5% | 0.1% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Netherlands or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 10.2% against 10.0% in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Netherlands and Portugal?
- 0.2%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Portugal rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Netherlands ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 27th 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.