Out-of-pocket health expenditure in the Netherlands in 2024 — 11.79%. Ranked 6 in the world out of 22. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.76 pp.
2000–2024 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Netherlands
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.79 | −0.25 pp |
| 2023 | 12.03 | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 11.93 | +1.03 pp |
| 2021 | 10.91 | +1.63 pp |
| 2020 | 9.28 | −1.14 pp |
| 2019 | 10.42 | −0.37 pp |
| 2018 | 10.79 | −0.26 pp |
| 2017 | 11.05 | −0.24 pp |
| 2016 | 11.29 | +0 pp |
| 2015 | 11.29 | −0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 11.59 | +0.05 pp |
| 2013 | 11.53 | +1.44 pp |
| 2012 | 10.09 | +0.61 pp |
| 2011 | 9.48 | +0.39 pp |
| 2010 | 9.1 | +0.03 pp |
| 2009 | 9.07 | −0.85 pp |
| 2008 | 9.92 | +2.03 pp |
| 2007 | 7.89 | −0.44 pp |
| 2006 | 8.33 | −1.56 pp |
| 2005 | 9.89 | −0.07 pp |
| 2004 | 9.96 | +0.35 pp |
| 2003 | 9.61 | −0.21 pp |
| 2002 | 9.81 | −0.65 pp |
| 2001 | 10.47 | −0.56 pp |
| 2000 | 11.03 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Payments people make for medical care directly at the point of use — as a percent of all current health expenditure in the country. Insurance contributions and taxes are excluded: only what a person takes out of their pocket at the counter. The indicator is considered a key measure of financial protection: the higher it is, the more often illness means ruin, and WHO tracks it as an indicator of the risk of catastrophic household spending.
Important: A high value means weak protection, not an active private sector: voluntary insurance is not part of this indicator, so a country with developed private insurance can have a low share of out-of-pocket payments.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
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