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Health share of government spending — Netherlands

Health share of government spending in the Netherlands in 2023 — 15.56%. Ranked 39 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 3.27 pp.

2023 15.56% −0.15 pp vs 2022
World rank 39of 192
Period maximum 16.78%2021
Period minimum 12.28%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Netherlands, 2000–2023121416182000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 12.28%2001: 12.68%2002: 13.44%2003: 13.81%2004: 13.9%2005: 14.25%2006: 13.56%2007: 13.7%2008: 14.07%2009: 13.92%2010: 14.13%2011: 14.52%2012: 15.02%2013: 15.24%2014: 15.18%2015: 14.87%2016: 14.88%2017: 14.95%2018: 15.26%2019: 15.58%2020: 15.79%2021: 16.78%2022: 15.71%2023: 15.56%
Change over the period: +3.27 pp Annual average: 0.14 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Netherlands

Netherlands 15.56%
World computed 10.81%
Europe & Central Asia 14.51%
Western Europe computed 14.69%
High-income countries computed 14.4%
Health share of government spending — Netherlands, by year Netherlands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 15.56 −0.15 pp
2022 15.71 −1.07 pp
2021 16.78 +0.99 pp
2020 15.79 +0.21 pp
2019 15.58 +0.32 pp
2018 15.26 +0.31 pp
2017 14.95 +0.07 pp
2016 14.88 +0.01 pp
2015 14.87 −0.3 pp
2014 15.18 −0.07 pp
2013 15.24 +0.22 pp
2012 15.02 +0.5 pp
2011 14.52 +0.39 pp
2010 14.13 +0.21 pp
2009 13.92 −0.15 pp
2008 14.07 +0.37 pp
2007 13.7 +0.14 pp
2006 13.56 −0.69 pp
2005 14.25 +0.35 pp
2004 13.9 +0.1 pp
2003 13.81 +0.37 pp
2002 13.44 +0.76 pp
2001 12.68 +0.4 pp
2000 12.28 —

Western Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

DE Germany 19.21 AT Austria 16.19 LI Liechtenstein 15.85 NL Netherlands 15.56 BE Belgium 14.93 FR France 13.7 CH Switzerland 11.65 LU Luxembourg 10.44
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About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of all spending of the state. The indicator answers a question about priorities, not about amounts: it shows what share of its money the state gives to health compared with defense, education and everything else. Data of the WHO national health accounts.

Important: The share of the budget and the share of GDP diverge: in a country with a small public sector, health can take a noticeable part of the budget while remaining modest relative to the economy.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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