Health expenditure: national and international figures compared; providers

Health expenditure: national and international figures compared; providers

Functions Providers Periods Care expenditure (mln euro)
Total expenditure on health and care Total health and social care providers 2022* 126,197
Total expenditure on health and care Total health care providers 2022* 118,402
Total expenditure on health and care HP1: Hospitals 2022* 35,982
Total expenditure on health and care HP11: General and university hospitals 2022* 27,604
Total expenditure on health and care HP12: Mental health institutions, 2022* 6,939
Total expenditure on health and care HP13: Specialised hospitals 2022* 1,439
Total expenditure on health and care HP2: Nursing and residential care facil. 2022* 33,393
Total expenditure on health and care HP21: Nursing care facilities 2022* 21,906
Total expenditure on health and care HP22-29: Facilities for the disabled 2022* 11,487
Total expenditure on health and care HP3: Providers of ambulatory health care 2022* 16,757
Total expenditure on health and care HP31: Medical practices 2022* 7,753
Total expenditure on health and care HP32: Dental practices 2022* 3,360
Total expenditure on health and care HP34: Ambulatory health care centres 2022* 2,157
Total expenditure on health and care HP33 : Other health care practitioners 2022* 3,487
Total expenditure on health and care HP4: Providers of ancillary services 2022* 1,896
Total expenditure on health and care HP41: Patient transportation, emergency 2022* 559
Total expenditure on health and care HP42-49: Laboratories, other anc. serv. 2022* 1,338
Total expenditure on health and care HP5: Retailers of medical goods 2022* 10,348
Total expenditure on health and care HP51: Pharmacies 2022* 6,105
Total expenditure on health and care HP52-59 : Suppl. med. appliances, other 2022* 4,243
Total expenditure on health and care HP6: Providers of preventive care 2022* 4,553
Total expenditure on health and care HP7: Healthcare adm. and financ. 2022* 4,944
Total expenditure on health and care HP71: Government health administration 2022* 1,221
Total expenditure on health and care HP72: Social health insurance agencies 2022* 1,783
Total expenditure on health and care HP73: Providers of health insurance 2022* 505
Total expenditure on health and care HP79: Other administration agencies 2022* 1,435
Total expenditure on health and care HP8: Rest of economy 2022* 9,827
Total expenditure on health and care HP81: Households prov. home health care 2022* 2,458
Total expenditure on health and care HP82: Secondary providers of health care 2022* 7,370
Total expenditure on health and care HP9: Rest of the world 2022* 701
Total expenditure on health and care Welfare, children's day care 2022* 7,795
Social work and child day care Total health and social care providers 2022* 14,518
Social work and child day care Total health care providers 2022* 6,724
Social work and child day care HP1: Hospitals 2022* 195
Social work and child day care HP11: General and university hospitals 2022* 0
Social work and child day care HP12: Mental health institutions, 2022* 195
Social work and child day care HP13: Specialised hospitals 2022* 0
Social work and child day care HP2: Nursing and residential care facil. 2022* 281
Social work and child day care HP21: Nursing care facilities 2022* 141
Social work and child day care HP22-29: Facilities for the disabled 2022* 140
Social work and child day care HP3: Providers of ambulatory health care 2022* 0
Social work and child day care HP31: Medical practices 2022* 0
Social work and child day care HP32: Dental practices 2022* 0
Social work and child day care HP34: Ambulatory health care centres 2022* 0
Social work and child day care HP33 : Other health care practitioners 2022* 0
Social work and child day care HP4: Providers of ancillary services 2022* 0
Social work and child day care HP41: Patient transportation, emergency 2022* 0
Social work and child day care HP42-49: Laboratories, other anc. serv. 2022* 0
Social work and child day care HP5: Retailers of medical goods 2022* 12
Social work and child day care HP51: Pharmacies 2022* 0
Social work and child day care HP52-59 : Suppl. med. appliances, other 2022* 12
Social work and child day care HP6: Providers of preventive care 2022* 595
Social work and child day care HP7: Healthcare adm. and financ. 2022* 933
Social work and child day care HP71: Government health administration 2022* 0
Social work and child day care HP72: Social health insurance agencies 2022* 0
Social work and child day care HP73: Providers of health insurance 2022* 0
Social work and child day care HP79: Other administration agencies 2022* 933
Social work and child day care HP8: Rest of economy 2022* 4,708
Social work and child day care HP81: Households prov. home health care 2022* 71
Social work and child day care HP82: Secondary providers of health care 2022* 4,637
Social work and child day care HP9: Rest of the world 2022* 0
Social work and child day care Welfare, children's day care 2022* 7,795
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services Total health and social care providers 2022* 3,763
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services Total health care providers 2022* 3,762
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP1: Hospitals 2022* 2,949
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP11: General and university hospitals 2022* 2,636
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP12: Mental health institutions, 2022* 278
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP13: Specialised hospitals 2022* 34
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP2: Nursing and residential care facil. 2022* 91
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP21: Nursing care facilities 2022* 69
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP22-29: Facilities for the disabled 2022* 22
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP3: Providers of ambulatory health care 2022* 249
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP31: Medical practices 2022* 247
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP32: Dental practices 2022* 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP34: Ambulatory health care centres 2022* 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP33 : Other health care practitioners 2022* 1
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP4: Providers of ancillary services 2022* 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP41: Patient transportation, emergency 2022* 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP42-49: Laboratories, other anc. serv. 2022* 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP5: Retailers of medical goods 2022* 471
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP51: Pharmacies 2022* 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP52-59 : Suppl. med. appliances, other 2022* 471
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP6: Providers of preventive care 2022* 1
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP7: Healthcare adm. and financ. 2022* 2
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP71: Government health administration 2022* 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP72: Social health insurance agencies 2022* 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP73: Providers of health insurance 2022* 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP79: Other administration agencies 2022* 2
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP8: Rest of economy 2022* 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP81: Households prov. home health care 2022* 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP82: Secondary providers of health care 2022* 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP9: Rest of the world 2022* 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services Welfare, children's day care 2022* 1
Exports and R&D foreign financed Total health and social care providers 2022* 252
Exports and R&D foreign financed Total health care providers 2022* 252
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP1: Hospitals 2022* 166
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP11: General and university hospitals 2022* 166
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP12: Mental health institutions, 2022* 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP13: Specialised hospitals 2022* 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP2: Nursing and residential care facil. 2022* 11
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Dataset is not available.


This table shows how health(care) expenditure according to the international definition and care expenditure in the broad sense used by Statistics Netherlands are related. Financing has been chosen as the starting point.
Healthcare is delineated according to the international definition of the System of Health Accounts. All healthcare activities count, regardless of whether they take place inside or outside the healthcare sector. Only resident health expenditure counts.
Care spending in the broad sense covers all care activities, including welfare and childcare, regardless of whether these activities take place as a main or secondary activity. Care can be for residents or non-residents. Care provided in the Netherlands for non-residents (such as tourists) is included in the export of services.

In brief:
Care expenditure in the broad sense
-/- health-related expenditure, such as domestic care within care for the elderly
-/- expenditure on other care and welfare, such as childcare
-/- expenditure on education, research and development, other services
-/- export, foreign-paid activities
= Total current expenditure on health

Data available from: 1998

Status of figures:
Figures for 2022 are provisional; figures for 2020 and 2021 are revised provisional; other figures are final.

Changes as of 21 July 2023:
The figures on 2020 have been updated.

When will there be new figures?
Updated figures for 2020-2022 and provisional figures for 2023 will be published in the second quarter of 2024.

Description topics

Care expenditure
Final consumption expenditure in current prices on care goods and services used by or for residents in one year; care includes healthcare, social care, youth care, child care.