Spending on health and welfare: 13.8 percent of GDP in 2024, 5.1 percentage points higher than in 1972 · Open Data Index

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Spending on health and welfare: 13.8 percent of GDP in 2024, 5.1 percentage points higher than in 1972

Spending on health and welfare, 1972 – 2024, in percent of GDP. The highest point was 2020 (14.6).

Source: CBS, tabel 37852 (Gezondheid, leefstijl, zorggebruik en -aanbod, doodsoorzaken; vanaf 1900) · opgehaald 25 oktober 2026Open the table Single block

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