Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health was 16.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) recorded 16.3% for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 18.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2000.
That places Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 23rd out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.7% | — |
| 2001 | 10.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +22.3% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.9% | 10.7% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 15.8% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.3% | 18.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
More health data for Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Neonatal mortality rate 2.62 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 3.4 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex 3.89 (2024)
- Tuberculosis incidence 4.7 (2024)
- Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.0173 (2023)
- Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 85 (2023)
- Maternal mortality ratio 4.3 (2023)
- Adolescent birth rate 0 (2022)
- Health worker density, by type of occupation 5.6 (2023)
- Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 55 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 16.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2000.
- How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 23rd out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands (Kingdom of the) data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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