Health expenditure; functions and financing for international comparisons
| Functions | Financing | Periods | Expenditure on health and social care (mln euro) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total health, social care and welfare | Total financ schemes health,social care | 2021* | 124,805 |
| Total health, social care and welfare | Total financing of residents | 2021* | 124,581 |
| Total health, social care and welfare | HF1: Government, comp. contr. schemes | 2021* | 107,015 |
| Total health, social care and welfare | HF11: Government schemes | 2021* | 31,312 |
| Total health, social care and welfare | HF12: Compulsory contributory schemes | 2021* | 75,703 |
| Total health, social care and welfare | HF121a: Long-term care insurance | 2021* | 26,064 |
| Total health, social care and welfare | HF121b: Health Insurance Fund | 2021* | |
| Total health, social care and welfare | HF122: Compulsory private insurance | 2021* | 49,638 |
| Total health, social care and welfare | Voluntary schemes (incl. OOP) | 2021* | 17,567 |
| Total health, social care and welfare | HF2: Voluntary schemes | 2021* | 6,274 |
| Total health, social care and welfare | HF21: Voluntary health insurance schemes | 2021* | 3,948 |
| Total health, social care and welfare | HF22: Financing schemes NPI | 2021* | 0 |
| Total health, social care and welfare | HF23: Enterprise financing schemes | 2021* | 2,325 |
| Total health, social care and welfare | HF3: Household out-of-pocket payments | 2021* | 11,293 |
| Total health, social care and welfare | HF31: Out-of-pocket excl cost sharing | 2021* | 6,006 |
| Total health, social care and welfare | HF32: Cost sharing | 2021* | 5,287 |
| Total health, social care and welfare | Rest of the world; exports | 2021* | 223 |
| Total current expenditure on healthcare | Total financ schemes health,social care | 2021* | 96,644 |
| Total current expenditure on healthcare | Total financing of residents | 2021* | 96,539 |
| Total current expenditure on healthcare | HF1: Government, comp. contr. schemes | 2021* | 82,374 |
| Total current expenditure on healthcare | HF11: Government schemes | 2021* | 13,756 |
| Total current expenditure on healthcare | HF12: Compulsory contributory schemes | 2021* | 68,618 |
| Total current expenditure on healthcare | HF121a: Long-term care insurance | 2021* | 20,699 |
| Total current expenditure on healthcare | HF121b: Health Insurance Fund | 2021* | |
| Total current expenditure on healthcare | HF122: Compulsory private insurance | 2021* | 47,919 |
| Total current expenditure on healthcare | Voluntary schemes (incl. OOP) | 2021* | 14,165 |
| Total current expenditure on healthcare | HF2: Voluntary schemes | 2021* | 5,421 |
| Total current expenditure on healthcare | HF21: Voluntary health insurance schemes | 2021* | 3,948 |
| Total current expenditure on healthcare | HF22: Financing schemes NPI | 2021* | 0 |
| Total current expenditure on healthcare | HF23: Enterprise financing schemes | 2021* | 1,473 |
| Total current expenditure on healthcare | HF3: Household out-of-pocket payments | 2021* | 8,743 |
| Total current expenditure on healthcare | HF31: Out-of-pocket excl cost sharing | 2021* | 3,996 |
| Total current expenditure on healthcare | HF32: Cost sharing | 2021* | 4,747 |
| Total current expenditure on healthcare | Rest of the world; exports | 2021* | 106 |
| HC1: Services of curative care | Total financ schemes health,social care | 2021* | 41,112 |
| HC1: Services of curative care | Total financing of residents | 2021* | 41,036 |
| HC1: Services of curative care | HF1: Government, comp. contr. schemes | 2021* | 35,830 |
| HC1: Services of curative care | HF11: Government schemes | 2021* | 2,292 |
| HC1: Services of curative care | HF12: Compulsory contributory schemes | 2021* | 33,539 |
| HC1: Services of curative care | HF121a: Long-term care insurance | 2021* | 95 |
| HC1: Services of curative care | HF121b: Health Insurance Fund | 2021* | |
| HC1: Services of curative care | HF122: Compulsory private insurance | 2021* | 33,444 |
| HC1: Services of curative care | Voluntary schemes (incl. OOP) | 2021* | 5,206 |
| HC1: Services of curative care | HF2: Voluntary schemes | 2021* | 2,151 |
| HC1: Services of curative care | HF21: Voluntary health insurance schemes | 2021* | 2,151 |
| HC1: Services of curative care | HF22: Financing schemes NPI | 2021* | 0 |
| HC1: Services of curative care | HF23: Enterprise financing schemes | 2021* | 0 |
| HC1: Services of curative care | HF3: Household out-of-pocket payments | 2021* | 3,055 |
| HC1: Services of curative care | HF31: Out-of-pocket excl cost sharing | 2021* | 1,102 |
| HC1: Services of curative care | HF32: Cost sharing | 2021* | 1,953 |
| HC1: Services of curative care | Rest of the world; exports | 2021* | 76 |
| HC11: In-patient curative care | Total financ schemes health,social care | 2021* | 15,079 |
| HC11: In-patient curative care | Total financing of residents | 2021* | 15,041 |
| HC11: In-patient curative care | HF1: Government, comp. contr. schemes | 2021* | 13,849 |
| HC11: In-patient curative care | HF11: Government schemes | 2021* | 1,032 |
| HC11: In-patient curative care | HF12: Compulsory contributory schemes | 2021* | 12,817 |
| HC11: In-patient curative care | HF121a: Long-term care insurance | 2021* | 0 |
| HC11: In-patient curative care | HF121b: Health Insurance Fund | 2021* | |
| HC11: In-patient curative care | HF122: Compulsory private insurance | 2021* | 12,817 |
| HC11: In-patient curative care | Voluntary schemes (incl. OOP) | 2021* | 1,192 |
| HC11: In-patient curative care | HF2: Voluntary schemes | 2021* | 25 |
| HC11: In-patient curative care | HF21: Voluntary health insurance schemes | 2021* | 25 |
| HC11: In-patient curative care | HF22: Financing schemes NPI | 2021* | 0 |
| HC11: In-patient curative care | HF23: Enterprise financing schemes | 2021* | 0 |
| HC11: In-patient curative care | HF3: Household out-of-pocket payments | 2021* | 1,167 |
| HC11: In-patient curative care | HF31: Out-of-pocket excl cost sharing | 2021* | 359 |
| HC11: In-patient curative care | HF32: Cost sharing | 2021* | 808 |
| HC11: In-patient curative care | Rest of the world; exports | 2021* | 39 |
| HC12: Day cases of curative care | Total financ schemes health,social care | 2021* | 4,670 |
| HC12: Day cases of curative care | Total financing of residents | 2021* | 4,664 |
| HC12: Day cases of curative care | HF1: Government, comp. contr. schemes | 2021* | 4,190 |
| HC12: Day cases of curative care | HF11: Government schemes | 2021* | 91 |
| HC12: Day cases of curative care | HF12: Compulsory contributory schemes | 2021* | 4,099 |
| HC12: Day cases of curative care | HF121a: Long-term care insurance | 2021* | 0 |
| HC12: Day cases of curative care | HF121b: Health Insurance Fund | 2021* | |
| HC12: Day cases of curative care | HF122: Compulsory private insurance | 2021* | 4,099 |
| HC12: Day cases of curative care | Voluntary schemes (incl. OOP) | 2021* | 474 |
| HC12: Day cases of curative care | HF2: Voluntary schemes | 2021* | 68 |
| HC12: Day cases of curative care | HF21: Voluntary health insurance schemes | 2021* | 68 |
| HC12: Day cases of curative care | HF22: Financing schemes NPI | 2021* | 0 |
| HC12: Day cases of curative care | HF23: Enterprise financing schemes | 2021* | 0 |
| HC12: Day cases of curative care | HF3: Household out-of-pocket payments | 2021* | 406 |
| HC12: Day cases of curative care | HF31: Out-of-pocket excl cost sharing | 2021* | 55 |
| HC12: Day cases of curative care | HF32: Cost sharing | 2021* | 352 |
| HC12: Day cases of curative care | Rest of the world; exports | 2021* | 6 |
| HC13: Out-patient curative care | Total financ schemes health,social care | 2021* | 20,721 |
| HC13: Out-patient curative care | Total financing of residents | 2021* | 20,689 |
| HC13: Out-patient curative care | HF1: Government, comp. contr. schemes | 2021* | 17,175 |
| HC13: Out-patient curative care | HF11: Government schemes | 2021* | 1,169 |
| HC13: Out-patient curative care | HF12: Compulsory contributory schemes | 2021* | 16,006 |
| HC13: Out-patient curative care | HF121a: Long-term care insurance | 2021* | 95 |
| HC13: Out-patient curative care | HF121b: Health Insurance Fund | 2021* | |
| HC13: Out-patient curative care | HF122: Compulsory private insurance | 2021* | 15,912 |
| HC13: Out-patient curative care | Voluntary schemes (incl. OOP) | 2021* | 3,514 |
| HC13: Out-patient curative care | HF2: Voluntary schemes | 2021* | 2,058 |
| HC13: Out-patient curative care | HF21: Voluntary health insurance schemes | 2021* | 2,058 |
| HC13: Out-patient curative care | HF22: Financing schemes NPI | 2021* | 0 |
| HC13: Out-patient curative care | HF23: Enterprise financing schemes | 2021* | 0 |
| HC13: Out-patient curative care | HF3: Household out-of-pocket payments | 2021* | 1,456 |
| HC13: Out-patient curative care | HF31: Out-of-pocket excl cost sharing | 2021* | 662 |
| Source: CBS. | |||
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This table contains information on expenditure and financing in current prices on the health care used by residents in the Netherlands in one year. All activities within the area of health care are included, irrespective of whether they are performed within or outside the health care sector. These figures are based on the definition of the System of Health Accounts as used by EUROSTAT, the OECD and the WHO.
The figures are derived from the Dutch statistics on health and social care, which cover a broader range of activities (including e.g. child day care, welfare, and social services). Exports are also included. In this table it can be found in the financing item Rest of the world; exports.
This table also shows how the total figure in accordance with the System of Health Accounts is calculated from the total figure health and social care:
Total figure on health and social care
-/- health-related activities
-/- other goods and services
-/- exports
= Total current expenditure on health
Data available from: 1998
Status of the figures:
The figures for 2021 are provisional; the figures for 2019-2020 are revised provisional; the figures for the other years are final.
Changes as of 7 July 2022:
The figures for 2021 have been added, the figures for 2018-2020 have been updated.
When will new figures be published?
In the second quarter of 2023 the 2019-2021 data will be updated and provisional figures on 2022 will be published.
Description topics
- Expenditure on health and social care
- Expenditure in current prices on the health and social care used by residents in one year. Expenditure on health and social care provided by Dutch providers and used by non-residents is also included in the function M1(HC)+ : Other goods, services + exports, in order to arrive at the total figure of the Dutch Health and Social Care Accounts.