Health expenditure: national and international figures compared; providers

Health expenditure: national and international figures compared; providers

Functions Providers Periods Health and social care expenditure (mln euro)
Total expenditure on health and care Total health care providers 2024* 154,933
Total expenditure on health and care HP1: Hospitals 2024* 44,199
Total expenditure on health and care HP11: General and university hospitals 2024* 34,094
Total expenditure on health and care HP12: Mental health institutions, 2024* 8,398
Total expenditure on health and care HP13: Specialised hospitals 2024* 1,707
Total expenditure on health and care HP2: Nursing and residential care facil. 2024* 39,311
Total expenditure on health and care HP21: Nursing care facilities 2024* 25,855
Total expenditure on health and care HP22-29: Facilities for the disabled 2024* 13,456
Total expenditure on health and care HP3: Providers of ambulatory health care 2024* 25,846
Total expenditure on health and care HP31: Medical practices 2024* 4,739
Total expenditure on health and care HP32: Dental practices 2024* 3,468
Total expenditure on health and care HP33 : Other health care practitioners 2024* 8,716
Total expenditure on health and care HP34: Ambulatory health care centres 2024* 6,851
Total expenditure on health and care HP35: Providers home healthcare services 2024* 2,071
Total expenditure on health and care HP4: Providers of ancillary services 2024* 955
Total expenditure on health and care HP41: Patient transportation, emergency 2024* 636
Total expenditure on health and care HP42-49: Laboratories, other anc. serv. 2024* 320
Total expenditure on health and care HP5: Retailers of medical goods 2024* 9,358
Total expenditure on health and care HP51: Pharmacies 2024* 4,988
Total expenditure on health and care HP52-59 : Suppl. med. appliances, other 2024* 4,369
Total expenditure on health and care HP6: Providers of preventive care 2024* 3,741
Total expenditure on health and care HP7: Healthcare adm. and financ. 2024* 4,208
Total expenditure on health and care HP71: Government health administration 2024* 1,644
Total expenditure on health and care HP72: Social health insurance agencies 2024* 2,078
Total expenditure on health and care HP73: Providers of health insurance 2024* 487
Total expenditure on health and care HP79: Other administration agencies 2024* 0
Total expenditure on health and care HP8: Rest of economy 2024* 26,660
Total expenditure on health and care HP81: Households prov. home health care 2024* 2,086
Total expenditure on health and care HP82: Secondary providers of health care 2024* 24,574
Total expenditure on health and care HP9: Rest of the world 2024* 655
Social work and child day care Total health care providers 2024* 23,510
Social work and child day care HP1: Hospitals 2024* 99
Social work and child day care HP11: General and university hospitals 2024* 0
Social work and child day care HP12: Mental health institutions, 2024* 94
Social work and child day care HP13: Specialised hospitals 2024* 5
Social work and child day care HP2: Nursing and residential care facil. 2024* 305
Social work and child day care HP21: Nursing care facilities 2024* 269
Social work and child day care HP22-29: Facilities for the disabled 2024* 36
Social work and child day care HP3: Providers of ambulatory health care 2024* 1,294
Social work and child day care HP31: Medical practices 2024* 0
Social work and child day care HP32: Dental practices 2024* 0
Social work and child day care HP33 : Other health care practitioners 2024* 1,039
Social work and child day care HP34: Ambulatory health care centres 2024* 207
Social work and child day care HP35: Providers home healthcare services 2024* 48
Social work and child day care HP4: Providers of ancillary services 2024* 0
Social work and child day care HP41: Patient transportation, emergency 2024* 0
Social work and child day care HP42-49: Laboratories, other anc. serv. 2024* 0
Social work and child day care HP5: Retailers of medical goods 2024* 0
Social work and child day care HP51: Pharmacies 2024* 0
Social work and child day care HP52-59 : Suppl. med. appliances, other 2024* 0
Social work and child day care HP6: Providers of preventive care 2024* 614
Social work and child day care HP7: Healthcare adm. and financ. 2024* 75
Social work and child day care HP71: Government health administration 2024* 75
Social work and child day care HP72: Social health insurance agencies 2024* 0
Social work and child day care HP73: Providers of health insurance 2024* 0
Social work and child day care HP79: Other administration agencies 2024* 0
Social work and child day care HP8: Rest of economy 2024* 21,123
Social work and child day care HP81: Households prov. home health care 2024* 49
Social work and child day care HP82: Secondary providers of health care 2024* 21,074
Social work and child day care HP9: Rest of the world 2024* 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services Total health care providers 2024* 3,461
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP1: Hospitals 2024* 3,046
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP11: General and university hospitals 2024* 2,859
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP12: Mental health institutions, 2024* 153
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP13: Specialised hospitals 2024* 33
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP2: Nursing and residential care facil. 2024* 36
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP21: Nursing care facilities 2024* 25
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP22-29: Facilities for the disabled 2024* 11
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP3: Providers of ambulatory health care 2024* 375
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP31: Medical practices 2024* 20
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP32: Dental practices 2024* 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP33 : Other health care practitioners 2024* 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP34: Ambulatory health care centres 2024* 355
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP35: Providers home healthcare services 2024* 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP4: Providers of ancillary services 2024* 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP41: Patient transportation, emergency 2024* 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP42-49: Laboratories, other anc. serv. 2024* 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP5: Retailers of medical goods 2024* 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP51: Pharmacies 2024* 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP52-59 : Suppl. med. appliances, other 2024* 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP6: Providers of preventive care 2024* 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP7: Healthcare adm. and financ. 2024* 2
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP71: Government health administration 2024* 2
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP72: Social health insurance agencies 2024* 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP73: Providers of health insurance 2024* 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP79: Other administration agencies 2024* 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP8: Rest of economy 2024* 3
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP81: Households prov. home health care 2024* 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP82: Secondary providers of health care 2024* 3
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP9: Rest of the world 2024* 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed Total health care providers 2024* 256
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP1: Hospitals 2024* 173
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP11: General and university hospitals 2024* 173
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP12: Mental health institutions, 2024* 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP13: Specialised hospitals 2024* 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP2: Nursing and residential care facil. 2024* 11
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP21: Nursing care facilities 2024* 11
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP22-29: Facilities for the disabled 2024* 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP3: Providers of ambulatory health care 2024* 14
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP31: Medical practices 2024* 7
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP32: Dental practices 2024* 4
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP33 : Other health care practitioners 2024* 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP34: Ambulatory health care centres 2024* 3
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP35: Providers home healthcare services 2024* 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP4: Providers of ancillary services 2024* 1
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP41: Patient transportation, emergency 2024* 1
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP42-49: Laboratories, other anc. serv. 2024* 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP5: Retailers of medical goods 2024* 7
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP51: Pharmacies 2024* 7
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP52-59 : Suppl. med. appliances, other 2024* 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP6: Providers of preventive care 2024* 6
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP7: Healthcare adm. and financ. 2024* 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP71: Government health administration 2024* 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP72: Social health insurance agencies 2024* 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP73: Providers of health insurance 2024* 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP79: Other administration agencies 2024* 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP8: Rest of economy 2024* 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP81: Households prov. home health care 2024* 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP82: Secondary providers of health care 2024* 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP9: Rest of the world 2024* 43
Health expenditure for residents Total health care providers 2024* 113,403
Health expenditure for residents HP1: Hospitals 2024* 38,706
Health expenditure for residents HP11: General and university hospitals 2024* 30,969
Health expenditure for residents HP12: Mental health institutions, 2024* 6,070
Health expenditure for residents HP13: Specialised hospitals 2024* 1,667
Health expenditure for residents HP2: Nursing and residential care facil. 2024* 32,086
Health expenditure for residents HP21: Nursing care facilities 2024* 22,989
Health expenditure for residents HP22-29: Facilities for the disabled 2024* 9,097
Health expenditure for residents HP3: Providers of ambulatory health care 2024* 23,133
Health expenditure for residents HP31: Medical practices 2024* 4,712
Health expenditure for residents HP32: Dental practices 2024* 3,464
Health expenditure for residents HP33 : Other health care practitioners 2024* 7,587
Health expenditure for residents HP34: Ambulatory health care centres 2024* 6,048
Health expenditure for residents HP35: Providers home healthcare services 2024* 1,322
Health expenditure for residents HP4: Providers of ancillary services 2024* 954
Health expenditure for residents HP41: Patient transportation, emergency 2024* 635
Health expenditure for residents HP42-49: Laboratories, other anc. serv. 2024* 320
Health expenditure for residents HP5: Retailers of medical goods 2024* 8,522
Health expenditure for residents HP51: Pharmacies 2024* 4,981
Health expenditure for residents HP52-59 : Suppl. med. appliances, other 2024* 3,541
Health expenditure for residents HP6: Providers of preventive care 2024* 3,092
Health expenditure for residents HP7: Healthcare adm. and financ. 2024* 3,436
Health expenditure for residents HP71: Government health administration 2024* 871
Health expenditure for residents HP72: Social health insurance agencies 2024* 2,078
Health expenditure for residents HP73: Providers of health insurance 2024* 487
Health expenditure for residents HP79: Other administration agencies 2024* 0
Health expenditure for residents HP8: Rest of economy 2024* 2,861
Health expenditure for residents HP81: Households prov. home health care 2024* 132
Health expenditure for residents HP82: Secondary providers of health care 2024* 2,729
Health expenditure for residents HP9: Rest of the world 2024* 612
Total health related expenditure Total health care providers 2024* 14,303
Total health related expenditure HP1: Hospitals 2024* 2,176
Total health related expenditure HP11: General and university hospitals 2024* 93
Total health related expenditure HP12: Mental health institutions, 2024* 2,081
Total health related expenditure HP13: Specialised hospitals 2024* 2
Total health related expenditure HP2: Nursing and residential care facil. 2024* 6,873
Total health related expenditure HP21: Nursing care facilities 2024* 2,560
Total health related expenditure HP22-29: Facilities for the disabled 2024* 4,312
Total health related expenditure HP3: Providers of ambulatory health care 2024* 1,029
Total health related expenditure HP31: Medical practices 2024* 0
Total health related expenditure HP32: Dental practices 2024* 0
Total health related expenditure HP33 : Other health care practitioners 2024* 91
Total health related expenditure HP34: Ambulatory health care centres 2024* 239
Total health related expenditure HP35: Providers home healthcare services 2024* 700
Total health related expenditure HP4: Providers of ancillary services 2024* 0
Total health related expenditure HP41: Patient transportation, emergency 2024* 0
Total health related expenditure HP42-49: Laboratories, other anc. serv. 2024* 0
Total health related expenditure HP5: Retailers of medical goods 2024* 828
Total health related expenditure HP51: Pharmacies 2024* 0
Total health related expenditure HP52-59 : Suppl. med. appliances, other 2024* 828
Total health related expenditure HP6: Providers of preventive care 2024* 29
Total health related expenditure HP7: Healthcare adm. and financ. 2024* 696
Total health related expenditure HP71: Government health administration 2024* 696
Total health related expenditure HP72: Social health insurance agencies 2024* 0
Total health related expenditure HP73: Providers of health insurance 2024* 0
Total health related expenditure HP79: Other administration agencies 2024* 0
Total health related expenditure HP8: Rest of economy 2024* 2,673
Total health related expenditure HP81: Households prov. home health care 2024* 1,905
Total health related expenditure HP82: Secondary providers of health care 2024* 768
Total health related expenditure HP9: Rest of the world 2024* 0
HCR1: Long-term care (social) Total health care providers 2024* 14,303
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP1: Hospitals 2024* 2,176
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP11: General and university hospitals 2024* 93
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP12: Mental health institutions, 2024* 2,081
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP13: Specialised hospitals 2024* 2
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP2: Nursing and residential care facil. 2024* 6,873
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP21: Nursing care facilities 2024* 2,560
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP22-29: Facilities for the disabled 2024* 4,312
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP3: Providers of ambulatory health care 2024* 1,029
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP31: Medical practices 2024* 0
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP32: Dental practices 2024* 0
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP33 : Other health care practitioners 2024* 91
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP34: Ambulatory health care centres 2024* 239
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP35: Providers home healthcare services 2024* 700
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP4: Providers of ancillary services 2024* 0
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP41: Patient transportation, emergency 2024* 0
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP42-49: Laboratories, other anc. serv. 2024* 0
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP5: Retailers of medical goods 2024* 828
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP51: Pharmacies 2024* 0
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP52-59 : Suppl. med. appliances, other 2024* 828
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP6: Providers of preventive care 2024* 29
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP7: Healthcare adm. and financ. 2024* 696
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP71: Government health administration 2024* 696
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP72: Social health insurance agencies 2024* 0
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP73: Providers of health insurance 2024* 0
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP79: Other administration agencies 2024* 0
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP8: Rest of economy 2024* 2,673
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP81: Households prov. home health care 2024* 1,905
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP82: Secondary providers of health care 2024* 768
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP9: Rest of the world 2024* 0
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care Total health care providers 2024* 12,228
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP1: Hospitals 2024* 2,164
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP11: General and university hospitals 2024* 93
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP12: Mental health institutions, 2024* 2,069
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP13: Specialised hospitals 2024* 2
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP2: Nursing and residential care facil. 2024* 6,848
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP21: Nursing care facilities 2024* 2,547
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP22-29: Facilities for the disabled 2024* 4,301
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP3: Providers of ambulatory health care 2024* 956
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP31: Medical practices 2024* 0
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP32: Dental practices 2024* 0
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP33 : Other health care practitioners 2024* 79
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP34: Ambulatory health care centres 2024* 228
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP35: Providers home healthcare services 2024* 649
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP4: Providers of ancillary services 2024* 0
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP41: Patient transportation, emergency 2024* 0
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP42-49: Laboratories, other anc. serv. 2024* 0
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP5: Retailers of medical goods 2024* 828
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP51: Pharmacies 2024* 0
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP52-59 : Suppl. med. appliances, other 2024* 828
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP6: Providers of preventive care 2024* 27
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP7: Healthcare adm. and financ. 2024* 696
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP71: Government health administration 2024* 696
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP72: Social health insurance agencies 2024* 0
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP73: Providers of health insurance 2024* 0
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP79: Other administration agencies 2024* 0
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP8: Rest of economy 2024* 709
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP81: Households prov. home health care 2024* 0
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP82: Secondary providers of health care 2024* 709
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP9: Rest of the world 2024* 0
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits Total health care providers 2024* 2,076
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP1: Hospitals 2024* 11
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP11: General and university hospitals 2024* 0
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP12: Mental health institutions, 2024* 11
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP13: Specialised hospitals 2024* 0
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP2: Nursing and residential care facil. 2024* 25
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP21: Nursing care facilities 2024* 13
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP22-29: Facilities for the disabled 2024* 12
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP3: Providers of ambulatory health care 2024* 74
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP31: Medical practices 2024* 0
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP32: Dental practices 2024* 0
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP33 : Other health care practitioners 2024* 12
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP34: Ambulatory health care centres 2024* 10
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP35: Providers home healthcare services 2024* 51
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP4: Providers of ancillary services 2024* 0
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP41: Patient transportation, emergency 2024* 0
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP42-49: Laboratories, other anc. serv. 2024* 0
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP5: Retailers of medical goods 2024* 0
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP51: Pharmacies 2024* 0
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP52-59 : Suppl. med. appliances, other 2024* 0
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP6: Providers of preventive care 2024* 2
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP7: Healthcare adm. and financ. 2024* 0
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP71: Government health administration 2024* 0
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP72: Social health insurance agencies 2024* 0
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP73: Providers of health insurance 2024* 0
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP79: Other administration agencies 2024* 0
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP8: Rest of economy 2024* 1,964
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP81: Households prov. home health care 2024* 1,905
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP82: Secondary providers of health care 2024* 59
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP9: Rest of the world 2024* 0
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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 2024 are provisional. The figures for 2022 and 2023 are revised provisional. The figures for 2021 are final.

Changes as of 8 October 2025:
The provisional figures for 2024 have been added. In addition, the figures for 2021–2023 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, the figures for 2022–2024 will be revised. 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.