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 |
| 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 |
| 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.