Government spending on health in Netherlands
Government spending on health in Netherlands was equal to 7.3% of GDP in 2024.
Netherlands, 2024
7.3%
Change from 2023
+0.2percentage points
European Union, 2024
7.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
6.6%
Position in 2024
12th of 30
Government spending on health in Netherlands over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Netherlands | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.3% | 7.3% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | 7.2% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | 7.5% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | 8.0% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | 8.0% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | 7.0% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | 6.9% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | 6.9% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | 7.0% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | 7.0% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | 7.1% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | 7.1% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | 7.1% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | 7.1% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | 7.2% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | – |
| 2008 | 6.5% | – |
| 2007 | 6.7% | – |
| 2006 | 6.6% | – |
| 2005 | 5.3% | – |
| 2004 | 5.3% | – |
| 2003 | 5.4% | – |
| 2002 | 5.1% | – |
| 2001 | 4.8% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 7.1% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 7.9%, the figure has changed by −0.6 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Netherlands has the 12th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 7.3%.
More for Netherlands
All statistics for Netherlands
Health spending share of GDP
10.2%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Government spending on education
5.1%
2024 · Eurostat
Government debt
44.7%
2025 · Eurostat
Government deficit or surplus
-1.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Government spending
45.2%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Tax-to-GDP ratio
39.6%
2025 · Eurostat