Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 10.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Netherlands, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 10.0% for current health expenditure in 2024.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Netherlands peaked at 11.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2000.
Netherlands ranks 29th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.7% | — |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | +1.8% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 10.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.0%, 1.3× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 10.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.9%, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 7.7% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 9.9% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 9.8% | 11.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.4989 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0239 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5005 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0251 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Netherlands?
- Current health expenditure in Netherlands was 10.0% in 2024, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2000.
- How does Netherlands rank for current health expenditure?
- Netherlands ranks 29th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.