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** 154,373
Total expenditure on health and care HP1: Hospitals 2024** 44,172
Total expenditure on health and care HP11: General and university hospitals 2024** 34,164
Total expenditure on health and care HP12: Mental health institutions, 2024** 8,272
Total expenditure on health and care HP13: Specialised hospitals 2024** 1,735
Total expenditure on health and care HP2: Nursing and residential care facil. 2024** 38,771
Total expenditure on health and care HP21: Nursing care facilities 2024** 25,414
Total expenditure on health and care HP22-29: Facilities for the disabled 2024** 13,357
Total expenditure on health and care HP3: Providers of ambulatory health care 2024** 25,875
Total expenditure on health and care HP31: Medical practices 2024** 4,743
Total expenditure on health and care HP32: Dental practices 2024** 3,542
Total expenditure on health and care HP33 : Other health care practitioners 2024** 8,779
Total expenditure on health and care HP34: Ambulatory health care centres 2024** 6,740
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** 936
Total expenditure on health and care HP41: Patient transportation, emergency 2024** 625
Total expenditure on health and care HP42-49: Laboratories, other anc. serv. 2024** 311
Total expenditure on health and care HP5: Retailers of medical goods 2024** 9,416
Total expenditure on health and care HP51: Pharmacies 2024** 5,046
Total expenditure on health and care HP52-59 : Suppl. med. appliances, other 2024** 4,370
Total expenditure on health and care HP6: Providers of preventive care 2024** 3,727
Total expenditure on health and care HP7: Healthcare adm. and financ. 2024** 4,244
Total expenditure on health and care HP71: Government health administration 2024** 1,680
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** 26,585
Total expenditure on health and care HP81: Households prov. home health care 2024** 2,029
Total expenditure on health and care HP82: Secondary providers of health care 2024** 24,556
Total expenditure on health and care HP9: Rest of the world 2024** 647
Social work and child day care Total health care providers 2024** 23,383
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** 283
Social work and child day care HP21: Nursing care facilities 2024** 247
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** 1,249
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** 994
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** 620
Social work and child day care HP7: Healthcare adm. and financ. 2024** 78
Social work and child day care HP71: Government health administration 2024** 78
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** 21,054
Social work and child day care HP81: Households prov. home health care 2024** 50
Social work and child day care HP82: Secondary providers of health care 2024** 21,004
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** 3,456
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP1: Hospitals 2024** 3,042
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP11: General and university hospitals 2024** 2,858
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP12: Mental health institutions, 2024** 153
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP13: Specialised hospitals 2024** 30
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP2: Nursing and residential care facil. 2024** 35
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** 10
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP3: Providers of ambulatory health care 2024** 374
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** 354
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** 113,281
Health expenditure for residents HP1: Hospitals 2024** 38,709
Health expenditure for residents HP11: General and university hospitals 2024** 31,042
Health expenditure for residents HP12: Mental health institutions, 2024** 5,968
Health expenditure for residents HP13: Specialised hospitals 2024** 1,698
Health expenditure for residents HP2: Nursing and residential care facil. 2024** 31,822
Health expenditure for residents HP21: Nursing care facilities 2024** 22,653
Health expenditure for residents HP22-29: Facilities for the disabled 2024** 9,170
Health expenditure for residents HP3: Providers of ambulatory health care 2024** 23,235
Health expenditure for residents HP31: Medical practices 2024** 4,716
Health expenditure for residents HP32: Dental practices 2024** 3,538
Health expenditure for residents HP33 : Other health care practitioners 2024** 7,693
Health expenditure for residents HP34: Ambulatory health care centres 2024** 5,934
Health expenditure for residents HP35: Providers home healthcare services 2024** 1,354
Health expenditure for residents HP4: Providers of ancillary services 2024** 935
Health expenditure for residents HP41: Patient transportation, emergency 2024** 624
Health expenditure for residents HP42-49: Laboratories, other anc. serv. 2024** 311
Health expenditure for residents HP5: Retailers of medical goods 2024** 8,580
Health expenditure for residents HP51: Pharmacies 2024** 5,039
Health expenditure for residents HP52-59 : Suppl. med. appliances, other 2024** 3,542
Health expenditure for residents HP6: Providers of preventive care 2024** 3,072
Health expenditure for residents HP7: Healthcare adm. and financ. 2024** 3,439
Health expenditure for residents HP71: Government health administration 2024** 874
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** 2,885
Health expenditure for residents HP81: Households prov. home health care 2024** 122
Health expenditure for residents HP82: Secondary providers of health care 2024** 2,763
Health expenditure for residents HP9: Rest of the world 2024** 603
Total health related expenditure Total health care providers 2024** 13,997
Total health related expenditure HP1: Hospitals 2024** 2,150
Total health related expenditure HP11: General and university hospitals 2024** 91
Total health related expenditure HP12: Mental health institutions, 2024** 2,057
Total health related expenditure HP13: Specialised hospitals 2024** 2
Total health related expenditure HP2: Nursing and residential care facil. 2024** 6,619
Total health related expenditure HP21: Nursing care facilities 2024** 2,479
Total health related expenditure HP22-29: Facilities for the disabled 2024** 4,141
Total health related expenditure HP3: Providers of ambulatory health care 2024** 1,003
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** 92
Total health related expenditure HP34: Ambulatory health care centres 2024** 242
Total health related expenditure HP35: Providers home healthcare services 2024** 669
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** 726
Total health related expenditure HP71: Government health administration 2024** 726
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** 2,643
Total health related expenditure HP81: Households prov. home health care 2024** 1,857
Total health related expenditure HP82: Secondary providers of health care 2024** 785
Total health related expenditure HP9: Rest of the world 2024** 0
HCR1: Long-term care (social) Total health care providers 2024** 13,997
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP1: Hospitals 2024** 2,150
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP11: General and university hospitals 2024** 91
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP12: Mental health institutions, 2024** 2,057
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP13: Specialised hospitals 2024** 2
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP2: Nursing and residential care facil. 2024** 6,619
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP21: Nursing care facilities 2024** 2,479
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP22-29: Facilities for the disabled 2024** 4,141
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP3: Providers of ambulatory health care 2024** 1,003
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** 92
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP34: Ambulatory health care centres 2024** 242
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP35: Providers home healthcare services 2024** 669
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** 726
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP71: Government health administration 2024** 726
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** 2,643
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP81: Households prov. home health care 2024** 1,857
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP82: Secondary providers of health care 2024** 785
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP9: Rest of the world 2024** 0
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care Total health care providers 2024** 11,965
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP1: Hospitals 2024** 2,141
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP11: General and university hospitals 2024** 91
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP12: Mental health institutions, 2024** 2,048
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** 6,593
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP21: Nursing care facilities 2024** 2,465
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP22-29: Facilities for the disabled 2024** 4,128
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP3: Providers of ambulatory health care 2024** 930
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** 232
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP35: Providers home healthcare services 2024** 618
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** 726
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP71: Government health administration 2024** 726
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** 721
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** 721
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** 2,032
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP1: Hospitals 2024** 9
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** 9
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** 26
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP21: Nursing care facilities 2024** 14
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** 13
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** 1,921
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP81: Households prov. home health care 2024** 1,857
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP82: Secondary providers of health care 2024** 64
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 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.