Netherlands vs Slovenia: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Netherlands
8.5%
in 2025
Slovenia
8.3%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
9th
Slovenia rank
10th
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Netherlands
- Slovenia
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 8.5% against 8.3% in Slovenia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Slovenia ahead.
Netherlands ranks 9th and Slovenia ranks 10th of 59 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 5.8% | 0.8% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 6.2% | 2.1% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 7.4% | 1.3% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Netherlands or Slovenia?
- Netherlands, at 8.5% against 8.3% in Slovenia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Netherlands and Slovenia?
- 0.2%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Slovenia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Slovenia rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Netherlands ranks 9th and Slovenia ranks 10th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Government health spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public health expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.