Netherlands vs Yemen: Current health expenditure
Netherlands
10.0%
in 2024
Yemen
9.7%
in 2023
Netherlands rank
29th
Yemen rank
32nd
Current health expenditure over time
- Netherlands
- Yemen
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 10.0% against 9.7% in Yemen, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 29th and Yemen ranks 32nd of 193 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 5.4% | 3.5% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 6.8% | 3.3% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 9.9% | 0.6% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Netherlands or Yemen?
- Netherlands, at 10.0% against 9.7% in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Netherlands and Yemen?
- 0.3%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Yemen?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Yemen rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Netherlands ranks 29th and Yemen ranks 32nd 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.