Health expenditure: national and international figures compared; providers

Health expenditure: national and international figures compared; providers

Functions Providers Periods Care expenditure (mln euro)
Total expenditure on health and care HP8: Rest of economy 2022** 9,884
Social work and child day care HP8: Rest of economy 2022** 4,608
Educ., R&D dom. fin, other services HP8: Rest of economy 2022** 0
Exports and R&D foreign financed HP8: Rest of economy 2022** 0
Health expenditure for residents HP8: Rest of economy 2022** 1,136
Total health related expenditure HP8: Rest of economy 2022** 4,140
HCR1: Long-term care (social) HP8: Rest of economy 2022** 3,671
HCR11:In-kind long-term social care HP8: Rest of economy 2022** 1,277
HCR12: Long-term soc. care cash benefits HP8: Rest of economy 2022** 2,394
HCR2: Health promotion multi-sector HP8: Rest of economy 2022** 469
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


This table shows how health(care) expenditure according to the international definition and care expenditure in the broad sense 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.
Care spending in the broad sense 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:
Care expenditure in the broad sense
-/- 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: 1998

Status of figures:
Figures for 2022 and 2021 are revised provisional; other figures are final.

Changes as of 23 May 2024:
The figures on 2020-2022 have been updated.

When will there be new figures?
Currently, the figures on health expenditure are under revision. New sources and statistical techniques will be incorporated in the revised figures. Updated figures for 2021 and 2022, and provisional figures for 2023 will be published in the fourth quarter of 2024. Figures on 1998-2020 will be published in 2025.

Description topics

Care expenditure
Final consumption expenditure in current prices on care goods and services used by or for residents in one year; care includes healthcare, social care, youth care, child care.