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 2023** 141,977
Total expenditure on health and care HP1: Hospitals 2023** 41,044
Total expenditure on health and care HP11: General and university hospitals 2023** 31,923
Total expenditure on health and care HP12: Mental health institutions, 2023** 7,537
Total expenditure on health and care HP13: Specialised hospitals 2023** 1,584
Total expenditure on health and care HP2: Nursing and residential care facil. 2023** 35,879
Total expenditure on health and care HP21: Nursing care facilities 2023** 23,618
Total expenditure on health and care HP22-29: Facilities for the disabled 2023** 12,261
Total expenditure on health and care HP3: Providers of ambulatory health care 2023** 23,052
Total expenditure on health and care HP31: Medical practices 2023** 4,315
Total expenditure on health and care HP32: Dental practices 2023** 3,363
Total expenditure on health and care HP33 : Other health care practitioners 2023** 7,579
Total expenditure on health and care HP34: Ambulatory health care centres 2023** 6,181
Total expenditure on health and care HP35: Providers home healthcare services 2023** 1,614
Total expenditure on health and care HP4: Providers of ancillary services 2023** 882
Total expenditure on health and care HP41: Patient transportation, emergency 2023** 587
Total expenditure on health and care HP42-49: Laboratories, other anc. serv. 2023** 295
Total expenditure on health and care HP5: Retailers of medical goods 2023** 8,775
Total expenditure on health and care HP51: Pharmacies 2023** 4,650
Total expenditure on health and care HP52-59 : Suppl. med. appliances, other 2023** 4,125
Total expenditure on health and care HP6: Providers of preventive care 2023** 4,325
Total expenditure on health and care HP7: Healthcare adm. and financ. 2023** 5,416
Total expenditure on health and care HP71: Government health administration 2023** 1,370
Total expenditure on health and care HP72: Social health insurance agencies 2023** 1,939
Total expenditure on health and care HP73: Providers of health insurance 2023** 492
Total expenditure on health and care HP79: Other administration agencies 2023** 1,615
Total expenditure on health and care HP8: Rest of economy 2023** 21,950
Total expenditure on health and care HP81: Households prov. home health care 2023** 1,923
Total expenditure on health and care HP82: Secondary providers of health care 2023** 20,027
Total expenditure on health and care HP9: Rest of the world 2023** 655
Social work and child day care Total health care providers 2023** 20,553
Social work and child day care HP1: Hospitals 2023** 92
Social work and child day care HP11: General and university hospitals 2023** 0
Social work and child day care HP12: Mental health institutions, 2023** 87
Social work and child day care HP13: Specialised hospitals 2023** 5
Social work and child day care HP2: Nursing and residential care facil. 2023** 278
Social work and child day care HP21: Nursing care facilities 2023** 244
Social work and child day care HP22-29: Facilities for the disabled 2023** 33
Social work and child day care HP3: Providers of ambulatory health care 2023** 1,335
Social work and child day care HP31: Medical practices 2023** 0
Social work and child day care HP32: Dental practices 2023** 0
Social work and child day care HP33 : Other health care practitioners 2023** 975
Social work and child day care HP34: Ambulatory health care centres 2023** 275
Social work and child day care HP35: Providers home healthcare services 2023** 85
Social work and child day care HP4: Providers of ancillary services 2023** 0
Social work and child day care HP41: Patient transportation, emergency 2023** 0
Social work and child day care HP42-49: Laboratories, other anc. serv. 2023** 0
Social work and child day care HP5: Retailers of medical goods 2023** 0
Social work and child day care HP51: Pharmacies 2023** 0
Social work and child day care HP52-59 : Suppl. med. appliances, other 2023** 0
Social work and child day care HP6: Providers of preventive care 2023** 558
Social work and child day care HP7: Healthcare adm. and financ. 2023** 1,603
Social work and child day care HP71: Government health administration 2023** 70
Social work and child day care HP72: Social health insurance agencies 2023** 0
Social work and child day care HP73: Providers of health insurance 2023** 0
Social work and child day care HP79: Other administration agencies 2023** 1,533
Social work and child day care HP8: Rest of economy 2023** 16,687
Social work and child day care HP81: Households prov. home health care 2023** 49
Social work and child day care HP82: Secondary providers of health care 2023** 16,639
Social work and child day care HP9: Rest of the world 2023** 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services Total health care providers 2023** 3,370
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP1: Hospitals 2023** 2,952
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP11: General and university hospitals 2023** 2,779
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP12: Mental health institutions, 2023** 145
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP13: Specialised hospitals 2023** 29
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP2: Nursing and residential care facil. 2023** 35
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP21: Nursing care facilities 2023** 23
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP22-29: Facilities for the disabled 2023** 12
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP3: Providers of ambulatory health care 2023** 344
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP31: Medical practices 2023** 18
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP32: Dental practices 2023** 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP33 : Other health care practitioners 2023** 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP34: Ambulatory health care centres 2023** 325
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP35: Providers home healthcare services 2023** 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP4: Providers of ancillary services 2023** 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP41: Patient transportation, emergency 2023** 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP42-49: Laboratories, other anc. serv. 2023** 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP5: Retailers of medical goods 2023** 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP51: Pharmacies 2023** 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP52-59 : Suppl. med. appliances, other 2023** 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP6: Providers of preventive care 2023** 36
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP7: Healthcare adm. and financ. 2023** 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP71: Government health administration 2023** 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP72: Social health insurance agencies 2023** 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP73: Providers of health insurance 2023** 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP79: Other administration agencies 2023** 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP8: Rest of economy 2023** 3
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP81: Households prov. home health care 2023** 0
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP82: Secondary providers of health care 2023** 3
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP9: Rest of the world 2023** 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed Total health care providers 2023** 258
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP1: Hospitals 2023** 170
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP11: General and university hospitals 2023** 170
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP12: Mental health institutions, 2023** 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP13: Specialised hospitals 2023** 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP2: Nursing and residential care facil. 2023** 11
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP21: Nursing care facilities 2023** 11
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP22-29: Facilities for the disabled 2023** 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP3: Providers of ambulatory health care 2023** 16
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP31: Medical practices 2023** 9
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP32: Dental practices 2023** 4
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP33 : Other health care practitioners 2023** 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP34: Ambulatory health care centres 2023** 3
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP35: Providers home healthcare services 2023** 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP4: Providers of ancillary services 2023** 1
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP41: Patient transportation, emergency 2023** 1
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP42-49: Laboratories, other anc. serv. 2023** 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP5: Retailers of medical goods 2023** 7
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP51: Pharmacies 2023** 7
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP52-59 : Suppl. med. appliances, other 2023** 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP6: Providers of preventive care 2023** 6
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP7: Healthcare adm. and financ. 2023** 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP71: Government health administration 2023** 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP72: Social health insurance agencies 2023** 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP73: Providers of health insurance 2023** 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP79: Other administration agencies 2023** 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP8: Rest of economy 2023** 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP81: Households prov. home health care 2023** 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP82: Secondary providers of health care 2023** 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP9: Rest of the world 2023** 47
Health expenditure for residents Total health care providers 2023** 104,961
Health expenditure for residents HP1: Hospitals 2023** 35,900
Health expenditure for residents HP11: General and university hospitals 2023** 28,891
Health expenditure for residents HP12: Mental health institutions, 2023** 5,460
Health expenditure for residents HP13: Specialised hospitals 2023** 1,549
Health expenditure for residents HP2: Nursing and residential care facil. 2023** 29,406
Health expenditure for residents HP21: Nursing care facilities 2023** 21,056
Health expenditure for residents HP22-29: Facilities for the disabled 2023** 8,350
Health expenditure for residents HP3: Providers of ambulatory health care 2023** 20,666
Health expenditure for residents HP31: Medical practices 2023** 4,288
Health expenditure for residents HP32: Dental practices 2023** 3,359
Health expenditure for residents HP33 : Other health care practitioners 2023** 6,518
Health expenditure for residents HP34: Ambulatory health care centres 2023** 5,367
Health expenditure for residents HP35: Providers home healthcare services 2023** 1,134
Health expenditure for residents HP4: Providers of ancillary services 2023** 882
Health expenditure for residents HP41: Patient transportation, emergency 2023** 586
Health expenditure for residents HP42-49: Laboratories, other anc. serv. 2023** 295
Health expenditure for residents HP5: Retailers of medical goods 2023** 7,984
Health expenditure for residents HP51: Pharmacies 2023** 4,643
Health expenditure for residents HP52-59 : Suppl. med. appliances, other 2023** 3,341
Health expenditure for residents HP6: Providers of preventive care 2023** 3,699
Health expenditure for residents HP7: Healthcare adm. and financ. 2023** 3,183
Health expenditure for residents HP71: Government health administration 2023** 712
Health expenditure for residents HP72: Social health insurance agencies 2023** 1,939
Health expenditure for residents HP73: Providers of health insurance 2023** 492
Health expenditure for residents HP79: Other administration agencies 2023** 40
Health expenditure for residents HP8: Rest of economy 2023** 2,634
Health expenditure for residents HP81: Households prov. home health care 2023** 129
Health expenditure for residents HP82: Secondary providers of health care 2023** 2,505
Health expenditure for residents HP9: Rest of the world 2023** 608
Total health related expenditure Total health care providers 2023** 12,835
Total health related expenditure HP1: Hospitals 2023** 1,930
Total health related expenditure HP11: General and university hospitals 2023** 84
Total health related expenditure HP12: Mental health institutions, 2023** 1,845
Total health related expenditure HP13: Specialised hospitals 2023** 2
Total health related expenditure HP2: Nursing and residential care facil. 2023** 6,149
Total health related expenditure HP21: Nursing care facilities 2023** 2,283
Total health related expenditure HP22-29: Facilities for the disabled 2023** 3,865
Total health related expenditure HP3: Providers of ambulatory health care 2023** 692
Total health related expenditure HP31: Medical practices 2023** 0
Total health related expenditure HP32: Dental practices 2023** 0
Total health related expenditure HP33 : Other health care practitioners 2023** 86
Total health related expenditure HP34: Ambulatory health care centres 2023** 211
Total health related expenditure HP35: Providers home healthcare services 2023** 395
Total health related expenditure HP4: Providers of ancillary services 2023** 0
Total health related expenditure HP41: Patient transportation, emergency 2023** 0
Total health related expenditure HP42-49: Laboratories, other anc. serv. 2023** 0
Total health related expenditure HP5: Retailers of medical goods 2023** 784
Total health related expenditure HP51: Pharmacies 2023** 0
Total health related expenditure HP52-59 : Suppl. med. appliances, other 2023** 784
Total health related expenditure HP6: Providers of preventive care 2023** 25
Total health related expenditure HP7: Healthcare adm. and financ. 2023** 629
Total health related expenditure HP71: Government health administration 2023** 589
Total health related expenditure HP72: Social health insurance agencies 2023** 0
Total health related expenditure HP73: Providers of health insurance 2023** 0
Total health related expenditure HP79: Other administration agencies 2023** 41
Total health related expenditure HP8: Rest of economy 2023** 2,625
Total health related expenditure HP81: Households prov. home health care 2023** 1,745
Total health related expenditure HP82: Secondary providers of health care 2023** 880
Total health related expenditure HP9: Rest of the world 2023** 0
HCR1: Long-term care (social) Total health care providers 2023** 12,835
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP1: Hospitals 2023** 1,930
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP11: General and university hospitals 2023** 84
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP12: Mental health institutions, 2023** 1,845
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP13: Specialised hospitals 2023** 2
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP2: Nursing and residential care facil. 2023** 6,149
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP21: Nursing care facilities 2023** 2,283
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP22-29: Facilities for the disabled 2023** 3,865
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP3: Providers of ambulatory health care 2023** 692
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP31: Medical practices 2023** 0
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP32: Dental practices 2023** 0
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP33 : Other health care practitioners 2023** 86
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP34: Ambulatory health care centres 2023** 211
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP35: Providers home healthcare services 2023** 395
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP4: Providers of ancillary services 2023** 0
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP41: Patient transportation, emergency 2023** 0
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP42-49: Laboratories, other anc. serv. 2023** 0
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP5: Retailers of medical goods 2023** 784
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP51: Pharmacies 2023** 0
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP52-59 : Suppl. med. appliances, other 2023** 784
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP6: Providers of preventive care 2023** 25
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP7: Healthcare adm. and financ. 2023** 629
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP71: Government health administration 2023** 589
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP72: Social health insurance agencies 2023** 0
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP73: Providers of health insurance 2023** 0
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP79: Other administration agencies 2023** 41
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP8: Rest of economy 2023** 2,625
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP81: Households prov. home health care 2023** 1,745
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP82: Secondary providers of health care 2023** 880
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP9: Rest of the world 2023** 0
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care Total health care providers 2023** 10,929
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP1: Hospitals 2023** 1,919
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP11: General and university hospitals 2023** 84
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP12: Mental health institutions, 2023** 1,833
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP13: Specialised hospitals 2023** 2
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP2: Nursing and residential care facil. 2023** 6,123
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP21: Nursing care facilities 2023** 2,270
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP22-29: Facilities for the disabled 2023** 3,853
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP3: Providers of ambulatory health care 2023** 630
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP31: Medical practices 2023** 0
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP32: Dental practices 2023** 0
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP33 : Other health care practitioners 2023** 74
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP34: Ambulatory health care centres 2023** 203
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP35: Providers home healthcare services 2023** 353
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP4: Providers of ancillary services 2023** 0
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP41: Patient transportation, emergency 2023** 0
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP42-49: Laboratories, other anc. serv. 2023** 0
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP5: Retailers of medical goods 2023** 784
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP51: Pharmacies 2023** 0
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP52-59 : Suppl. med. appliances, other 2023** 784
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP6: Providers of preventive care 2023** 23
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP7: Healthcare adm. and financ. 2023** 623
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP71: Government health administration 2023** 589
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP72: Social health insurance agencies 2023** 0
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP73: Providers of health insurance 2023** 0
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP79: Other administration agencies 2023** 35
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP8: Rest of economy 2023** 825
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP81: Households prov. home health care 2023** 0
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP82: Secondary providers of health care 2023** 825
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP9: Rest of the world 2023** 0
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits Total health care providers 2023** 1,907
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP1: Hospitals 2023** 12
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP11: General and university hospitals 2023** 0
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP12: Mental health institutions, 2023** 12
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP13: Specialised hospitals 2023** 0
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP2: Nursing and residential care facil. 2023** 25
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP21: Nursing care facilities 2023** 13
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP22-29: Facilities for the disabled 2023** 12
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP3: Providers of ambulatory health care 2023** 61
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP31: Medical practices 2023** 0
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP32: Dental practices 2023** 0
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP33 : Other health care practitioners 2023** 12
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP34: Ambulatory health care centres 2023** 8
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP35: Providers home healthcare services 2023** 41
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP4: Providers of ancillary services 2023** 0
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP41: Patient transportation, emergency 2023** 0
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP42-49: Laboratories, other anc. serv. 2023** 0
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP5: Retailers of medical goods 2023** 0
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP51: Pharmacies 2023** 0
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP52-59 : Suppl. med. appliances, other 2023** 0
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP6: Providers of preventive care 2023** 2
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP7: Healthcare adm. and financ. 2023** 6
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP71: Government health administration 2023** 0
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP72: Social health insurance agencies 2023** 0
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP73: Providers of health insurance 2023** 0
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP79: Other administration agencies 2023** 6
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP8: Rest of economy 2023** 1,800
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP81: Households prov. home health care 2023** 1,745
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP82: Secondary providers of health care 2023** 55
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP9: Rest of the world 2023** 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 2021-2023 are revised provisional.

Changes as of 27 May 2025:
The figures for 2021-2023 have been adjusted.

When will new figures be published?
At the end of 2025 provisional figures for 2024 and revised figures for 2021-2023 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.