Health expenditure and financing per capita in Netherlands
Netherlands: Health expenditure and financing per capita was 6,683 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6,683
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
6th
of 59 countries
All-time high
6,922
in 2021
All-time low
1,813
in 1972
Years of data
54
1972–2025
Health expenditure and financing per capita in Netherlands, 1972–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 6,683 for health expenditure and financing per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure and financing per capita in Netherlands peaked at 6,922 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,813, in 1972.
Netherlands ranks 6th of 59 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Health expenditure and financing per capita in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1,813 | — |
| 1973 | 1,904 | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 2,016 | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 2,113 | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 2,176 | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 2,248 | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 2,350 | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 2,405 | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 2,419 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 2,389 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 2,423 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 2,434 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 2,431 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 2,437 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 2,525 | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 2,568 | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 2,608 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 2,765 | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 2,919 | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 3,025 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 3,115 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 3,157 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 3,168 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 3,210 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 3,271 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 3,315 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 3,833 | +15.6% |
| 1999 | 3,983 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 4,070 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 4,339 | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 4,623 | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 4,800 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 4,895 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 4,985 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 5,130 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 5,275 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 5,500 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 5,698 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 5,791 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 5,803 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 5,898 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 5,873 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 5,893 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 5,882 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 5,951 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 5,941 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 6,002 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 6,177 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 6,516 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 6,922 | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 6,448 | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 6,294 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 6,494 | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 6,683 | +2.9% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 6,683 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,536, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 6,683 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,928, 1.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,128 | 1,813 | 2,405 | 8 |
| 1980s | 2,500 | 2,389 | 2,765 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,300 | 2,919 | 3,983 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,932 | 4,070 | 5,698 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,921 | 5,791 | 6,177 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,560 | 6,294 | 6,922 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 80 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0251 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health expenditure and financing per capita in Netherlands?
- Health expenditure and financing per capita in Netherlands was 6,683 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health expenditure and financing per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 6,922 in 2021.
- What is the lowest health expenditure and financing per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,813 in 1972.
- How does Netherlands rank for health expenditure and financing per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 6th out of 59 countries with data for 2025.
- Is health expenditure and financing per capita rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Health expenditure and financing per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 54 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).