Public health expenditure share gdp in Netherlands
Netherlands: Public health expenditure share gdp was 8.47 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8.47
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
9th
of 59 countries
All-time high
9.35
in 2021
All-time low
0
in 1880
Years of data
72
1880–2025
Public health expenditure share gdp in Netherlands, 1880–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, public health expenditure share gdp in Netherlands stood at 8.47.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public health expenditure share gdp in Netherlands peaked at 9.35 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1880.
That places Netherlands 9th out of 59 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 72 years of available data.
Public health expenditure share gdp in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 0 | — |
| 1890 | 0 | — |
| 1900 | 0 | — |
| 1910 | 0 | — |
| 1920 | 0 | — |
| 1930 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 1.05 | — |
| 1961 | 1.35 | +28.6% |
| 1962 | 1.7 | +26.0% |
| 1963 | 2.13 | +25.1% |
| 1964 | 2.22 | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 2.44 | +9.8% |
| 1966 | 2.75 | +12.6% |
| 1967 | 3.07 | +11.8% |
| 1968 | 3.35 | +9.2% |
| 1969 | 3.71 | +10.6% |
| 1970 | 4.09 | +10.3% |
| 1971 | 3.97 | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 3.82 | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 3.88 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 4.09 | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 4.42 | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 4.38 | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 4.48 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 4.58 | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 4.67 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 4.76 | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 4.86 | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 5.07 | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 5.02 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 4.83 | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 4.79 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 4.68 | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 4.79 | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 4.7 | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 4.91 | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 4.97 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 5.21 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 5.62 | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 5.77 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 5.62 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 5.47 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 5.03 | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 4.99 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 5.39 | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 5.36 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 5.32 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 5.6 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 6.03 | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 6.33 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 6.22 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 6.2 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 7.57 | +22.1% |
| 2007 | 7.57 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.62 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 8.24 | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 8.42 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 8.39 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 8.59 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 8.52 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 8.48 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 8.29 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 8.22 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 8.12 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 8.09 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 8.23 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 9.3 | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 9.35 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 8.36 | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 8.29 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 8.39 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 8.47 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1960s | 2.38 | 1.05 | 3.71 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.24 | 3.82 | 4.67 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.84 | 4.68 | 5.07 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.34 | 4.97 | 5.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.67 | 5.32 | 8.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.33 | 8.09 | 8.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.69 | 8.29 | 9.35 | 6 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,235 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 80 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.0758 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0729 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.1026 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0765 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public health expenditure share gdp in Netherlands?
- Public health expenditure share gdp in Netherlands was 8.47 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public health expenditure share gdp recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 9.35 in 2021.
- What is the lowest public health expenditure share gdp recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1880.
- How does Netherlands rank for public health expenditure share gdp?
- Netherlands ranks 9th out of 59 countries with data for 2025.
- Is public health expenditure share gdp 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Public health expenditure share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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