Health expenditure; functions and financing

View full table Show description
Functions Financing Health care expenditure (mln euro)
Health expenditure for residents Total financing of residents 113,403
HF1: Government, comp. contr. schemes 94,092
HF11: Government schemes 9,147
HF12: Compulsory contributory schemes 84,945
HF121a: Long-term care insurance 27,768
HF121b: Health Insurance Fund
HF122: Compulsory private insurance 57,177
Voluntary schemes (incl. OOP) 19,311
HF2: Voluntary schemes 5,742
HF21: Voluntary health insurance schemes 4,359
HF22: Financing schemes NPISH 95
HF23: Enterprise financing schemes 1,288
HF3: Household out-of-pocket payments 13,569
HF31: Out-of-pocket excl cost sharing 7,890
HF32: Cost sharing 5,679
HC1: Services of curative care Total financing of residents 52,395
HF1: Government, comp. contr. schemes 44,300
HF11: Government schemes 3,166
HF12: Compulsory contributory schemes 41,134
HF121a: Long-term care insurance 129
HF121b: Health Insurance Fund
HF122: Compulsory private insurance 41,005
Voluntary schemes (incl. OOP) 8,095
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 6,502
HF31: Out-of-pocket excl cost sharing 4,257
HF32: Cost sharing 2,245
HC11: In-patient curative care Total financing of residents 15,404
HF1: Government, comp. contr. schemes 14,491
HF11: Government schemes 991
HF12: Compulsory contributory schemes 13,500
HF121a: Long-term care insurance 0
HF121b: Health Insurance Fund
HF122: Compulsory private insurance 13,500
Voluntary schemes (incl. OOP) 912
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 881
HF31: Out-of-pocket excl cost sharing 67
HF32: Cost sharing 814
HC12: Day cases of curative care Total financing of residents 3,536
HF1: Government, comp. contr. schemes 3,321
HF11: Government schemes 80
HF12: Compulsory contributory schemes 3,241
HF121a: Long-term care insurance 0
HF121b: Health Insurance Fund
HF122: Compulsory private insurance 3,241
Voluntary schemes (incl. OOP) 214
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 211
HF31: Out-of-pocket excl cost sharing 0
HF32: Cost sharing 211
HC13: Outpatient curative care Total financing of residents 32,807
HF1: Government, comp. contr. schemes 25,892
HF11: Government schemes 2,095
HF12: Compulsory contributory schemes 23,797
HF121a: Long-term care insurance 129
HF121b: Health Insurance Fund
HF122: Compulsory private insurance 23,668
Voluntary schemes (incl. OOP) 6,916
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 5,373
HF31: Out-of-pocket excl cost sharing 4,178
HF32: Cost sharing 1,195
HC13.1: General outpatient curative care Total financing of residents 6,191
HF1: Government, comp. contr. schemes 6,085
HF11: Government schemes 16
HF12: Compulsory contributory schemes 6,069
HF121a: Long-term care insurance 0
HF121b: Health Insurance Fund
HF122: Compulsory private insurance 6,069
Voluntary schemes (incl. OOP) 106
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 2,538
HF1: Government, comp. contr. schemes 849
HF11: Government schemes 11
HF12: Compulsory contributory schemes 838
HF121a: Long-term care insurance 129
HF121b: Health Insurance Fund
HF122: Compulsory private insurance 709
Voluntary schemes (incl. OOP) 1,689
HF2: Voluntary schemes 1,104
HF21: Voluntary health insurance schemes 1,104
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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 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.

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.