Australia vs Netherlands: Public health expenditure share gdp
Australia
8.15
in 2025
Netherlands
8.47
in 2025
Australia rank
12th
Netherlands rank
9th
Public health expenditure share gdp over time
- Australia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 8.47 against 8.15 in Australia, a difference of 0.32.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1880 it was Netherlands ahead.
Australia ranks 12th and Netherlands ranks 9th of 59 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.38 | 0 | 0.38 | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.57 | 0 | 0.57 | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.44 | 0 | 0.44 | Australia |
| 1960s | 2.14 | 2.38 | 0.2326 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 3.3 | 4.24 | 0.9419 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 4.01 | 4.84 | 0.8273 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 4.62 | 5.34 | 0.7278 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 5.46 | 6.67 | 1.21 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 6.49 | 8.33 | 1.84 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 7.69 | 8.69 | 1 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public health expenditure share gdp, Australia or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 8.47 against 8.15 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in public health expenditure share gdp between Australia and Netherlands?
- 0.32, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1880 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for public health expenditure share gdp?
- Australia ranks 12th and Netherlands ranks 9th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Public health expenditure share gdp. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.