Health expenditure; functions and financing, 1998-2022

Health expenditure; functions and financing, 1998-2022

Functions Financing Periods Health care expenditure (mln euro)
Total current health expenditure HF121a: Long-term care insurance 2022** 22,334
Total current health expenditure HF121b: Health Insurance Fund 2022**
Total current health expenditure HF122: Compulsory private insurance 2022** 49,997
Total current health expenditure HF21: Voluntary health insurance schemes 2022** 4,130
HC33: Outpatient long-term care (health) HF121a: Long-term care insurance 2022** 6
HC33: Outpatient long-term care (health) HF121b: Health Insurance Fund 2022**
HC33: Outpatient long-term care (health) HF122: Compulsory private insurance 2022** 0
HC33: Outpatient long-term care (health) HF21: Voluntary health insurance schemes 2022** 0
HC7: Governance, health system, fin. HF121a: Long-term care insurance 2022** 405
HC7: Governance, health system, fin. HF121b: Health Insurance Fund 2022**
HC7: Governance, health system, fin. HF122: Compulsory private insurance 2022** 1,103
HC7: Governance, health system, fin. HF21: Voluntary health insurance schemes 2022** 505
HC71: Governance, health system adm. HF121a: Long-term care insurance 2022** 117
HC71: Governance, health system adm. HF121b: Health Insurance Fund 2022**
HC71: Governance, health system adm. HF122: Compulsory private insurance 2022** 0
HC71: Governance, health system adm. HF21: Voluntary health insurance schemes 2022** 0
HC72: Administration of health financing HF121a: Long-term care insurance 2022** 288
HC72: Administration of health financing HF121b: Health Insurance Fund 2022**
HC72: Administration of health financing HF122: Compulsory private insurance 2022** 1,103
HC72: Administration of health financing HF21: Voluntary health insurance schemes 2022** 505
HC9: Healthcare n.e.c. HF121a: Long-term care insurance 2022** 0
HC9: Healthcare n.e.c. HF121b: Health Insurance Fund 2022**
HC9: Healthcare n.e.c. HF122: Compulsory private insurance 2022** 68
HC9: Healthcare n.e.c. HF21: Voluntary health insurance schemes 2022** 0
Total health related expenditure HF121a: Long-term care insurance 2022** 5,462
Total health related expenditure HF121b: Health Insurance Fund 2022**
Total health related expenditure HF122: Compulsory private insurance 2022** 139
Total health related expenditure HF21: Voluntary health insurance schemes 2022** 0
HCR2: Health promotion multi-sector HF121a: Long-term care insurance 2022** 0
HCR2: Health promotion multi-sector HF121b: Health Insurance Fund 2022**
HCR2: Health promotion multi-sector HF122: Compulsory private insurance 2022** 0
HCR2: Health promotion multi-sector HF21: Voluntary health insurance schemes 2022** 0
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table presents health(care) expenditure used by residents of the Netherlands in a year. Health care is delineated according to the international definition of the System of Health Accounts. The figures are thus internationally comparable with Eurostat, OECD and WHO publications. All healthcare activities count, regardless of whether they take place inside or outside the healthcare sector.
The figures are derived from the care accounts, which include more activities such as youth care, welfare work, social services and child care. The care accounts also include exports (expenditure on and by non-residents).

Data available from 1998 to 2022

Status of the figures:
The figures for 2021 and 2022 are revised provisional. The figures for the other years are final. Since this table has been discontinued, provisional data will not become final.

Changes as of 10 December 2024:
This table has been discontinued. The name of the topic ‘Expenditure on health and social care’ has been changed to ‘Health care expenditure’, as this table only covers expenditure on health care, not social care.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore. The table has been discontinued and superseded by table 'Health expenditure; functions and financing' (see paragraph 3). The new table contains revised data. New sources and statistical techniques have been incorporated in the revised figures.

Description topics

Health care expenditure
Final consumption expenditure in current prices on health care goods and services used by or for residents in one year.