Government Finance Statistics; key figures 1995-2017
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This table contains information on the finances of the general government sector. The terms and definitions used are in accordance with the framework of the National Accounts. The National Accounts are based on the international definitions of the European System of Accounts (ESA 2010). In some cases the terms from the National Accounts are replaced by everyday descriptions of revenue and expenditure transactions. In these cases the corresponding term from the National Accounts is given in the explanation. Small temporary differences with publications of the National Accounts may occur due to the fact that the government finance statistics are sometimes more up to date.
Data available from:
Yearly figures from 1995 to 2017, quarterly figures from 1999 to 2017.
Status of the figures:
The figures for the periode 1995-2014 are definite. The quartely figures for 2015 are provisional. The annual figures for 2015 are definite. The figures for 2016 and 2017 are provisional.
Because this table is discontinued, figures will not be updated anymore.
Changes as of 22 June 2018:
None, this table is discontinued.
When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore.
This table is replaced by table Government Finance Statistics; key figures. See paragraph 3.
Description topics
- Key figures (million euros)
- Some important figures on government finance statistics.
- Revenue
- Revenue of the general government sector.
- Total revenue
- Revenue of the general government sector.
- Taxes
- Compulsory payments, without a direct good or service provided in return, imposed by units of the general government sector or institutions of the European Union or by foreign governments.
Taxes are divided into:
- taxes on production and imports;
- current taxes on income and wealth
- capital taxes.
- Social security contributions
- Contributions paid by households to the sector social security funds in order to finance social security benefits.
- Sales of goods and services
- Proceeds of goods and services delivered by the sector general government sector.
This corresponds to the term Market output as used in the national accounts.
- Other
- Other revenues of the general government sector. E.g. interest receivable and dividends, current transfers and capital transfers receivable.
- Seasonally adjusted
- Key figures corrected for seasonal effects.
- Revenue
- Revenue of the general government sector.
Revenue per quarter corrected for seasonal effects.
- Key figures (% of GDP)
- Some important figures on government finance statistics as a percentage of the gross domestic product (GDP).
The gross domestic product (market value) is the result of the productive activities of residential production units. It equals to the added value (basic prices) of all industries, completed with some transactions that cannot be attributed to industries.- Revenue
- Revenue of the general government sector.
- Total revenue
- Revenue of the general government sector.
- Taxes
- Compulsory payments, without a direct good or service provided in return, imposed by units of the general government sector or institutions of the European Union or by foreign governments.
Taxes are divided into:
- taxes on production and imports;
- current taxes on income and wealth
- capital taxes.
- Social security contributions
- Contributions paid by households to the sector social security funds in order to finance social security benefits.
- Sales of goods and services
- Proceeds of goods and services delivered by the general government sector.
This corresponds to the term Market output as used in the national accounts.
- Other
- Other revenues of the general government sector. E.g. interest receivable and dividends, current transfers and capital transfers receivable.
- Seasonally adjusted
- Key figures of the general government sector per quarter corrected for seasonal effects as a percentages percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) per quarter corrected for seasonal effects.
- Revenue
- Revenue of the general government sector.
Revenue per quarter corrected for seasonal effects.
Revenue of the general government sector per quarter corrected for seasonal effects as a percentages percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) per quarter corrected for seasonal effects.