Domestic general government health expenditure in Netherlands
Netherlands: Domestic general government health expenditure was 15.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Netherlands, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 15.6% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Netherlands peaked at 16.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2000.
Netherlands ranks 38th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.3% | — |
| 2001 | 12.7% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 13.6% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | -1.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 15.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.1%, 1.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 15.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.8%, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6% | 12.3% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 14.1% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 15.6% | 16.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 35 Jamaica 15.9% compare
- 36 Liechtenstein 15.9% compare
- 37 Maldives 15.6% compare
- 39 Thailand 15.6% compare
- 40 South Korea 15.5% compare
- 41 Dominican Republic 15.4% compare
More health data for Netherlands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1866 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 80 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Netherlands?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Netherlands was 15.6% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2000.
- How does Netherlands rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Netherlands ranks 38th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.