Health expenditure: national and international figures compared; financing
| Functions | Financing | Periods | Health and social care expenditure (mln euro) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenditure on health and care | HF3: Household out-of-pocket payments | 2024** | 17,680 |
| Social work and child day care | HF3: Household out-of-pocket payments | 2024** | 3,827 |
| Education, R&D, other services | HF3: Household out-of-pocket payments | 2024** | 0 |
| Health expenditure | HF3: Household out-of-pocket payments | 2024** | 13,427 |
| Total health related expenditure | HF3: Household out-of-pocket payments | 2024** | 426 |
| HCR1: Long-term care (social) | HF3: Household out-of-pocket payments | 2024** | 426 |
| HCR11:In-kind long-term social care | HF3: Household out-of-pocket payments | 2024** | 423 |
| HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits | HF3: Household out-of-pocket payments | 2024** | 3 |
| HCR2: Health promotion multi-sector | HF3: Household out-of-pocket payments | 2024** | 0 |
| Source: CBS. | |||
Table explanation
This table shows how health(care) expenditure according to the international definition and health and social care expenditure 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.
Health and social care expenditure 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:
Health and social care expenditure
-/- 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: 2021
Status of the figures:
The figures for 2022–2024 are revised provisional. The figures for 2021 are final.
Changes as of 25 June 2026:
The figures for 2022–2024 have been revised in parts based on the most recent data from various sources, including claims data from the Health Insurance Act (Zorgverzekeringswet) and the Long-term Care Act (Wet langdurige zorg), figures from the Healthcare Institute (Zorginstituut) and the CBS business economics health statistics.
When will new figures be available?
At the end of 2026, provisional figures for 2025 will be published.
Description topics
- Health and social care expenditure
- Final consumption expenditure in current prices on health and social care goods and services used by or for residents in one year; care includes health care, social care, youth care, child care.