How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives 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 Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Maldives vs Netherlands: Domestic general government health expenditure

Maldives

15.6%

in 2023

Netherlands

15.6%

in 2023

Maldives rank

37th

Netherlands rank

38th

Domestic general government health expenditure over time

Maldives
Netherlands

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 15.6% against 15.6% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Netherlands ahead.

Maldives ranks 37th and Netherlands ranks 38th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
2000s	10.5%	13.6%	3.0%	Netherlands
2010s	16.7%	15.0%	1.8%	Maldives
2020s	15.4%	16.0%	0.6%	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic general government health expenditure, Maldives or Netherlands?: Maldives, at 15.6% against 15.6% in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in domestic general government health expenditure between Maldives and Netherlands?: 0.0%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Netherlands?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Netherlands rank globally for domestic general government health expenditure?: Maldives ranks 37th and Netherlands ranks 38th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure)
Unit: % of general government expenditure
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 4,981 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.