Value of health insurance premiums per capita Benelux 2010-2020, by country
Of the Benelux countries, the Netherlands had the highest health insurance premiums per capita in 2020. The Dutch health insurance system as it is now was introduced in 2006 and combines elements of both public as well as private insurance. It is mandatory to have at least a basic health insurance (in Dutch: basisverzekering) when you work in the Netherlands, because healthcare is funded through taxation of income
