Health expenditure; functions and financing

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Functions Financing Health care expenditure (mln euro)
Health expenditure for residents Total financing of residents 113,474
HF1: Government, comp. contr. schemes 94,379
HF11: Government schemes 9,113
HF12: Compulsory contributory schemes 85,266
HF121a: Long-term care insurance 28,024
HF121b: Health Insurance Fund
HF122: Compulsory private insurance 57,242
Voluntary schemes (incl. OOP) 19,095
HF2: Voluntary schemes 5,719
HF21: Voluntary health insurance schemes 4,359
HF22: Financing schemes NPISH 54
HF23: Enterprise financing schemes 1,307
HF3: Household out-of-pocket payments 13,376
HF31: Out-of-pocket excl cost sharing 7,692
HF32: Cost sharing 5,684
HC1: Services of curative care Total financing of residents 52,221
HF1: Government, comp. contr. schemes 44,251
HF11: Government schemes 3,037
HF12: Compulsory contributory schemes 41,214
HF121a: Long-term care insurance 136
HF121b: Health Insurance Fund
HF122: Compulsory private insurance 41,078
Voluntary schemes (incl. OOP) 7,970
HF2: Voluntary schemes 1,593
HF21: Voluntary health insurance schemes 1,593
HF22: Financing schemes NPISH 0
HF23: Enterprise financing schemes 0
HF3: Household out-of-pocket payments 6,376
HF31: Out-of-pocket excl cost sharing 4,123
HF32: Cost sharing 2,253
HC11: In-patient curative care Total financing of residents 15,391
HF1: Government, comp. contr. schemes 14,477
HF11: Government schemes 963
HF12: Compulsory contributory schemes 13,513
HF121a: Long-term care insurance 0
HF121b: Health Insurance Fund
HF122: Compulsory private insurance 13,513
Voluntary schemes (incl. OOP) 915
HF2: Voluntary schemes 31
HF21: Voluntary health insurance schemes 31
HF22: Financing schemes NPISH 0
HF23: Enterprise financing schemes 0
HF3: Household out-of-pocket payments 883
HF31: Out-of-pocket excl cost sharing 67
HF32: Cost sharing 817
HC12: Day cases of curative care Total financing of residents 3,534
HF1: Government, comp. contr. schemes 3,319
HF11: Government schemes 76
HF12: Compulsory contributory schemes 3,243
HF121a: Long-term care insurance 0
HF121b: Health Insurance Fund
HF122: Compulsory private insurance 3,243
Voluntary schemes (incl. OOP) 215
HF2: Voluntary schemes 3
HF21: Voluntary health insurance schemes 3
HF22: Financing schemes NPISH 0
HF23: Enterprise financing schemes 0
HF3: Household out-of-pocket payments 212
HF31: Out-of-pocket excl cost sharing 0
HF32: Cost sharing 212
HC13: Outpatient curative care Total financing of residents 32,646
HF1: Government, comp. contr. schemes 25,858
HF11: Government schemes 1,998
HF12: Compulsory contributory schemes 23,861
HF121a: Long-term care insurance 136
HF121b: Health Insurance Fund
HF122: Compulsory private insurance 23,725
Voluntary schemes (incl. OOP) 6,788
HF2: Voluntary schemes 1,542
HF21: Voluntary health insurance schemes 1,542
HF22: Financing schemes NPISH 0
HF23: Enterprise financing schemes 0
HF3: Household out-of-pocket payments 5,245
HF31: Out-of-pocket excl cost sharing 4,045
HF32: Cost sharing 1,200
HC13.1: General outpatient curative care Total financing of residents 6,224
HF1: Government, comp. contr. schemes 6,118
HF11: Government schemes 16
HF12: Compulsory contributory schemes 6,101
HF121a: Long-term care insurance 0
HF121b: Health Insurance Fund
HF122: Compulsory private insurance 6,101
Voluntary schemes (incl. OOP) 107
HF2: Voluntary schemes 24
HF21: Voluntary health insurance schemes 24
HF22: Financing schemes NPISH 0
HF23: Enterprise financing schemes 0
HF3: Household out-of-pocket payments 82
HF31: Out-of-pocket excl cost sharing 25
HF32: Cost sharing 57
HC13.2: Outpatient dental care Total financing of residents 2,544
HF1: Government, comp. contr. schemes 860
HF11: Government schemes 11
HF12: Compulsory contributory schemes 848
HF121a: Long-term care insurance 135
HF121b: Health Insurance Fund
HF122: Compulsory private insurance 713
Voluntary schemes (incl. OOP) 1,685
HF2: Voluntary schemes 1,104
HF21: Voluntary health insurance schemes 1,104
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: 2021

Status of the figures:
The figures for 2024 are provisional. The figures for 2021-2023 are revised provisional.

Changes as of 27 May 2025:
The provisional figures for 2024 have been added and the provisional figures for 2021-2023 have been adjusted to revised provisional figures.

When will new figures be published?
At the end of 2025 revised figures for 2021-2024 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.