Historical Healthcare Expenditure Growth Adjusted for Transfers, 1996-2021

Two distinct growth series track the development of Dutch healthcare expenditure from 1996 to 2021. The data is adjusted for major budgetary transfers and technical corrections, providing a clearer view of underlying spending trends. This dataset is published by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations under a CC0 license.

Use Cases

• Modeling nominal healthcare expenditure growth based on the reported series that includes wage and price developments.
• Analyzing real healthcare expenditure growth based on the series adjusted for GDP price developments.
• Evaluating the fiscal impact of specific policy reforms, such as the AWBZ reform, mentioned in the description.
• Comparing pre- and post-adjustment expenditure figures to understand the effect of technical corrections and budget transfers.

Strengths

• Provides a 25-year time series from 1996 to 2021.
• Includes both nominal and real growth calculations for comparative analysis.
• Explicitly adjusts for major policy transfers and technical corrections, enhancing comparability.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties (Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations)

Collection Method

Likely compiled from government budgetary and economic statistics.

Time Range

1996 to 2021

Freshness

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Geography

Likely the Netherlands, inferred from the responsible ministry and mentioned reforms (AWBZ).