Capital stock; national accounts 1995-2016

Capital stock; national accounts 1995-2016

Type of capital good Sectors/branches (SIC 2008) Periods Capital stock Capital stock closing balance sheet (mln euro)
Total capital stock A-U All economic activities 2016* 2,028,742
Total capital stock C Manufacturing 2016* 159,235
Total capital stock 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 27,303
Total capital stock 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2016* 8,073
Total capital stock 20 Manufacture of chemicals 2016* 36,769
Total capital stock 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2016* 9,300
Total capital stock 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2016* 5,878
Total capital stock 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2016* 5,223
Total capital stock 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2016* 13,377
Total capital stock 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2016* 10,118
Total capital stock O-Q Government and care 2016* 441,683
Total capital stock 86 Human health activities 2016* 31,348
Total capital stock 87-88 Care and social work 2016* 37,216
Total capital stock S Other service activities 2016* 5,350
Dwellings A-U All economic activities 2016* 856,427
Dwellings C Manufacturing 2016* 0
Dwellings 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 0
Dwellings 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2016* 0
Dwellings 20 Manufacture of chemicals 2016* 0
Dwellings 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2016* 0
Dwellings 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2016* 0
Dwellings 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2016* 0
Dwellings 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2016* 0
Dwellings 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2016* 0
Dwellings O-Q Government and care 2016* 3,219
Dwellings 86 Human health activities 2016* 0
Dwellings 87-88 Care and social work 2016* 0
Dwellings S Other service activities 2016* 0
Non-residential buildings A-U All economic activities 2016* 366,604
Non-residential buildings C Manufacturing 2016* 30,002
Non-residential buildings 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 6,866
Non-residential buildings 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2016* 423
Non-residential buildings 20 Manufacture of chemicals 2016* 2,941
Non-residential buildings 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2016* 1,834
Non-residential buildings 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2016* 944
Non-residential buildings 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2016* 936
Non-residential buildings 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2016* 3,339
Non-residential buildings 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2016* 3,337
Non-residential buildings O-Q Government and care 2016* 132,088
Non-residential buildings 86 Human health activities 2016* 20,692
Non-residential buildings 87-88 Care and social work 2016* 31,287
Non-residential buildings S Other service activities 2016* 2,937
Civil engineering works A-U All economic activities 2016* 374,002
Civil engineering works C Manufacturing 2016* 5,246
Civil engineering works 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 499
Civil engineering works 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2016* 697
Civil engineering works 20 Manufacture of chemicals 2016* 1,482
Civil engineering works 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2016* 269
Civil engineering works 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2016* 24
Civil engineering works 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2016* 13
Civil engineering works 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2016* 107
Civil engineering works 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2016* 445
Civil engineering works O-Q Government and care 2016* 244,405
Civil engineering works 86 Human health activities 2016* 431
Civil engineering works 87-88 Care and social work 2016* 621
Civil engineering works S Other service activities 2016* 44
Cost of ownership transfer on land A-U All economic activities 2016* 17,817
Cost of ownership transfer on land C Manufacturing 2016* 48
Cost of ownership transfer on land 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 12
Cost of ownership transfer on land 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2016* 0
Cost of ownership transfer on land 20 Manufacture of chemicals 2016* 3
Cost of ownership transfer on land 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2016* 1
Cost of ownership transfer on land 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2016* 0
Cost of ownership transfer on land 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2016* 0
Cost of ownership transfer on land 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2016* 9
Cost of ownership transfer on land 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2016* 1
Cost of ownership transfer on land O-Q Government and care 2016* 1,746
Cost of ownership transfer on land 86 Human health activities 2016* 87
Cost of ownership transfer on land 87-88 Care and social work 2016* 159
Cost of ownership transfer on land S Other service activities 2016* 2
Total transport equipment A-U All economic activities 2016* 62,659
Total transport equipment C Manufacturing 2016* 1,433
Total transport equipment 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 222
Total transport equipment 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2016* 1
Total transport equipment 20 Manufacture of chemicals 2016* 47
Total transport equipment 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2016* 7
Total transport equipment 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2016* 26
Total transport equipment 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2016* 17
Total transport equipment 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2016* 93
Total transport equipment 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2016* 498
Total transport equipment O-Q Government and care 2016* 3,509
Total transport equipment 86 Human health activities 2016* 270
Total transport equipment 87-88 Care and social work 2016* 368
Total transport equipment S Other service activities 2016* 328
Passenger cars A-U All economic activities 2016* 22,330
Passenger cars C Manufacturing 2016* 908
Passenger cars 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 173
Passenger cars 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2016* 1
Passenger cars 20 Manufacture of chemicals 2016* 45
Passenger cars 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2016* 6
Passenger cars 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2016* 25
Passenger cars 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2016* 13
Passenger cars 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2016* 76
Passenger cars 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2016* 217
Passenger cars O-Q Government and care 2016* 1,287
Passenger cars 86 Human health activities 2016* 205
Passenger cars 87-88 Care and social work 2016* 317
Passenger cars S Other service activities 2016* 265
Other road transport equipment A-U All economic activities 2016* 9,778
Other road transport equipment C Manufacturing 2016* 436
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


This table contains figures on capital stock. The capital stock of different branches and sectors is presented here. The capital stock is broken down by type of capital good.

Figures of the sectors households and non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) are from reporting year 2013 onwards no longer separately published. Only their aggregate will be published. The reason for this change is that reliable estimates for NPISH for recent years are no longer available.

Data available from: 1995
Status of the figures:
The figures for the most recent reporting year 2016 are provisional. The status of the figures for 2015 is final.

Changes as of February 2018
None, this table has been replaced by an updated version. See paragraph 3.

Changes as from 13 July 2017:
Provisional figures on the reporting year 2016 have been added.
Using old data has led to incorrect figures for investments of the households and NPISHs for the reporting years 2001-2010. Adjusting for these errors results in different figures on investments and the statistical discrepancies. Smaller differences due to rounding occur for the capital stock opening and closing balance sheet, the depreciation and the revaluation.
Data on the years 1995-2000 have been added.

Changes as from 25 October 2016:
A number of corrections have been applied as a result of mistakes in the calculations for the years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009 and 2015. These mistakes did not result in any changes in the totals for the closing balance sheet, but led to incorrect aggregations of sectors/branches or type of capital good.

Furthermore the calculation method of the volume indices have been harmonised for the capital stock and non-financial balance sheets. Moreover, the volume index will now be calculated on the basis of rounded figures. Because of these changes in method a maximum difference of 109.5 percent points occurs for series of less than 100 mln. A maximum difference of 2.1 percent points occurs for series larger than 100 mln. Volume indices of series which contain 0 mln of capital stock every year are set at 100, rather than hidden.

When will new figures be published?
Provisional data are published 6 months after the end of the reporting year. Final data are released 18 months after the end of the reporting year.
Since the end of June 2016 the release and revision policy of the national accounts have been changed. References to additional information about these changes can be found in section 3.

Description topics

Capital stock
Capital stock is defined as the value of capital goods in a SIC branch or institutional sector. Capital goods are produced material or immaterial assets used in a production process for more than one year. Examples are buildings, machinery, transport equipment and software.
Capital stock closing balance sheet
The closing balance sheet is the balance sheet on 31 December of the reporting year, measured in average prices of that particular year. The closing balance sheet equals the opening balance sheet of the next reporting year.