Health expenditure; functions and financing

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Functions Financing Health care expenditure (mln euro)
HC13.9: Other outpatient curative care Total financing of residents 4,190
HF1: Government, comp. contr. schemes 1,645
HF11: Government schemes 457
HF12: Compulsory contributory schemes 1,188
HF121a: Long-term care insurance 0
HF121b: Health Insurance Fund
HF122: Compulsory private insurance 1,188
Voluntary schemes (incl. OOP) 2,546
HF2: Voluntary schemes 400
HF21: Voluntary health insurance schemes 400
HF22: Financing schemes NPISH 0
HF23: Enterprise financing schemes 0
HF3: Household out-of-pocket payments 2,146
HF31: Out-of-pocket excl cost sharing 2,096
HF32: Cost sharing 50
HC51: Pharmaceuticals, other nondurables Total financing of residents 7,196
HF1: Government, comp. contr. schemes 4,932
HF11: Government schemes 17
HF12: Compulsory contributory schemes 4,915
HF121a: Long-term care insurance 0
HF121b: Health Insurance Fund
HF122: Compulsory private insurance 4,915
Voluntary schemes (incl. OOP) 2,264
HF2: Voluntary schemes 43
HF21: Voluntary health insurance schemes 43
HF22: Financing schemes NPISH 0
HF23: Enterprise financing schemes 0
HF3: Household out-of-pocket payments 2,220
HF31: Out-of-pocket excl cost sharing 1,309
HF32: Cost sharing 911
HC52: Therapeutic appliances Total financing of residents 3,788
HF1: Government, comp. contr. schemes 2,080
HF11: Government schemes 0
HF12: Compulsory contributory schemes 2,080
HF121a: Long-term care insurance 239
HF121b: Health Insurance Fund
HF122: Compulsory private insurance 1,841
Voluntary schemes (incl. OOP) 1,708
HF2: Voluntary schemes 202
HF21: Voluntary health insurance schemes 202
HF22: Financing schemes NPISH 0
HF23: Enterprise financing schemes 0
HF3: Household out-of-pocket payments 1,506
HF31: Out-of-pocket excl cost sharing 1,220
HF32: Cost sharing 287
Source: CBS.
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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: 2021

Status of the figures:
The figures for 2024 are revised provisional. The figures for 2022 and 2023 are revised provisional. The figures for 2021 are final.

Changes as of 8 October 2025:
The figures for 2021–2024 have been partly adjusted, based on the most up-to-date data from various sources, including data from the National Health Care Institute and the CBS business and economic statistics on health care.

When will new figures be published?
In spring 2026, provisional figures for 2025 and revised figures for 2022–2023 will be published.

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