Provincial budgets; revenues and expenditures by province

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Provincial tasks Regions Provincial budgets in million of euros Revenues (million euros) Provincial budgets in million of euros Expenditure (million euros) Provincial budgets in million of euros Balance (million euros) Provincial budgets in euro/inhabitant Revenues (euro/inhabitant) Provincial budgets in euro/inhabitant Expenditure (euro/inhabitant) Provincial budgets in euro/inhabitant Balance (euro/inhabitant)
Total provincial tasks The Netherlands 10,210.0 10,210.0 0.0 563 563 0
Noord-Nederland (LD) 1,996.7 1,996.7 0.0 1,125 1,125 0
Oost-Nederland (LD) 2,698.8 2,698.8 0.0 703 703 0
West-Nederland (LD) 3,287.6 3,287.6 0.0 378 378 0
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2,226.9 2,226.9 0.0 584 584 0
Groningen (PV) 728.7 728.7 0.0 1,211 1,211 0
Fryslân (PV) 637.0 637.0 0.0 957 957 0
Drenthe (PV) 631.0 631.0 0.0 1,242 1,242 0
Overijssel (PV) 760.9 760.9 0.0 633 633 0
Flevoland (PV) 290.5 290.5 0.0 628 628 0
Gelderland (PV) 1,647.4 1,647.4 0.0 758 758 0
Utrecht (PV) 708.3 708.3 0.0 500 500 0
Noord-Holland (PV) 999.5 999.5 0.0 332 332 0
Zuid-Holland (PV) 1,175.7 1,175.7 0.0 303 303 0
Zeeland (PV) 404.1 404.1 0.0 1,024 1,024 0
Noord-Brabant (PV) 1,518.7 1,518.7 0.0 567 567 0
Limburg (PV) 708.3 708.3 0.0 622 622 0
Total general coverage The Netherlands 8,786.8 2,822.5 5,964.2 485 156 329
Noord-Nederland (LD) 1,435.4 344.9 1,090.5 808 194 614
Oost-Nederland (LD) 2,373.9 934.8 1,439.1 618 244 375
West-Nederland (LD) 2,957.9 752.7 2,205.2 340 86 253
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2,019.6 790.1 1,229.5 529 207 322
Groningen (PV) 459.1 85.8 373.3 763 142 620
Fryslân (PV) 498.3 87.8 410.4 749 132 617
Drenthe (PV) 478.1 171.3 306.8 941 337 604
Overijssel (PV) 590.0 178.2 411.7 491 148 342
Flevoland (PV) 280.9 80.9 200.1 607 175 433
Gelderland (PV) 1,503.0 675.7 827.3 692 311 381
Utrecht (PV) 621.3 105.8 515.6 439 75 364
Noord-Holland (PV) 951.6 344.3 607.3 316 114 202
Zuid-Holland (PV) 1,058.3 191.7 866.6 273 49 223
Zeeland (PV) 326.7 110.9 215.7 828 281 547
Noord-Brabant (PV) 1,392.2 633.9 758.3 520 237 283
Limburg (PV) 627.4 156.2 471.2 551 137 414
General payments Provincial Fund .. The Netherlands 3,632.3 5.2 3,627.1 200 0 200
Noord-Nederland (LD) 750.0 0.0 750.0 422 0 422
Oost-Nederland (LD) 926.2 0.0 926.2 241 0 241
West-Nederland (LD) 1,259.8 5.2 1,254.5 145 1 144
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 696.4 0.0 696.4 182 0 182
Groningen (PV) 271.3 0.0 271.3 451 0 451
Fryslân (PV) 276.3 0.0 276.3 415 0 415
Drenthe (PV) 202.4 0.0 202.4 398 0 398
Overijssel (PV) 274.3 0.0 274.3 228 0 228
Flevoland (PV) 185.0 0.0 185.0 400 0 400
Gelderland (PV) 467.0 0.0 467.0 215 0 215
Utrecht (PV) 342.8 0.0 342.8 242 0 242
Noord-Holland (PV) 310.3 0.0 310.3 103 0 103
Zuid-Holland (PV) 440.6 0.0 440.6 113 0 113
Zeeland (PV) 166.0 5.2 160.8 421 13 408
Noord-Brabant (PV) 414.9 0.0 414.9 155 0 155
Limburg (PV) 281.5 0.0 281.5 247 0 247
Revenues provincial taxes The Netherlands 2,213.0 0.1 2,212.9 122 0 122
Noord-Nederland (LD) 220.1 0.0 220.1 124 0 124
Oost-Nederland (LD) 490.4 0.0 490.4 128 0 128
West-Nederland (LD) 999.4 0.0 999.4 115 0 115
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 503.1 0.1 503.0 132 0 132
Groningen (PV) 72.2 0.0 72.2 120 0 120
Fryslân (PV) 82.9 0.0 82.9 125 0 125
Drenthe (PV) 65.0 0.0 65.0 128 0 128
Overijssel (PV) 141.7 0.0 141.7 118 0 118
Flevoland (PV) 51.1 0.0 51.1 110 0 110
Gelderland (PV) 297.6 0.0 297.6 137 0 137
Utrecht (PV) 183.1 0.0 183.1 129 0 129
Noord-Holland (PV) 297.6 0.0 297.6 99 0 99
Zuid-Holland (PV) 472.4 0.0 472.4 122 0 122
Zeeland (PV) 46.3 0.0 46.3 117 0 117
Noord-Brabant (PV) 360.7 0.0 360.7 135 0 135
Limburg (PV) 142.4 0.1 142.3 125 0 125
(Money) loans The Netherlands 280.2 20.8 259.4 15 1 14
Noord-Nederland (LD) 44.6 4.6 40.0 25 3 23
Oost-Nederland (LD) 122.4 0.9 121.5 32 0 32
West-Nederland (LD) 10.7 13.9 -3.2 1 2 0
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 102.5 1.4 101.1 27 0 27
Groningen (PV) 25.1 4.5 20.6 42 8 34
Fryslân (PV) 16.0 0.1 15.9 24 0 24
Drenthe (PV) 3.5 0.0 3.5 7 0 7
Overijssel (PV) 21.1 -0.2 21.2 18 0 18
Flevoland (PV) 3.0 0.4 2.7 7 1 6
Gelderland (PV) 98.3 0.6 97.6 45 0 45
Utrecht (PV) 2.0 0.0 2.0 1 0 1
Noord-Holland (PV) 2.1 10.8 -8.7 1 4 -3
Zuid-Holland (PV) 2.5 2.5 0.0 1 1 0
Zeeland (PV) 4.1 0.6 3.5 10 2 9
Noord-Brabant (PV) 79.1 0.5 78.6 30 0 29
Limburg (PV) 23.5 1.0 22.5 21 1 20
Participations The Netherlands 165.3 2.1 163.2 9 0 9
Noord-Nederland (LD) 19.7 0.0 19.7 11 0 11
Oost-Nederland (LD) 67.5 1.2 66.3 18 0 17
West-Nederland (LD) 28.5 0.6 27.9 3 0 3
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 49.6 0.2 49.4 13 0 13
Groningen (PV) 6.3 0.0 6.3 11 0 11
Fryslân (PV) 11.4 0.0 11.4 17 0 17
Drenthe (PV) 2.0 0.0 2.0 4 0 4
Overijssel (PV) 23.0 1.0 22.0 19 1 18
Flevoland (PV) 0.3 0.3 0.0 1 1 0
Gelderland (PV) 44.2 0.0 44.2 20 0 20
Utrecht (PV) 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 0 0
Noord-Holland (PV) 7.3 0.0 7.3 2 0 2
Zuid-Holland (PV) 1.7 0.3 1.4 0 0 0
Zeeland (PV) 19.1 0.3 18.7 48 1 48
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains figures on the budgeted expenditures and revenues per task (policy area) by province in millions of euros and in euros per inhabitant. The figures presented are based on data that is in line with the definitions and classifications used by the provinces themselves in their administration. The presented figures are based on data that adhere to the definitions and classifications that provinces themselves use in their administration. These data are supplied to Statistics Netherlands through the questionnaire called Information for Third Parties (Iv3). The directives for this questionnaire have been laid down in the Directive for Budgeting and Accounting for provinces and municipalities (BBV).

Data available from: 2017

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are provisional at the time of first publication. Upon the second publication one year later, the figures will become definitive.

Changes as of 10 March 2026:
The provisional figures for 2026 have been added.
The figures for 2025 are definite.

When will new figures be published?
The new figures from the provincial budgets are published in the first quarter of the financial year.
The figures can be adjusted on the basis of the availability of new or updated source material. In general, the adjustments are small. The adjustments are made the moment a new annual figure is added to the series.
Because of changes in the source material, Information for Third Parties (Iv3), the data are no longer completely comparable with data from earlier years as of the publication of the figures of the 2017 budgets. More information on these changes can be found in paragraph 3 under 'relevant tables'.

Description topics

Provincial budgets in million of euros
Figures based on the provincial budgets shown in million of euros.
Revenues
The revenues of the provincial budgets in million of euros.

The provincial revenues includes received interest, sale of land, sale of goods and services, received subsidies, transfers and taxes by provinces.
The revenues are recorded including internal settlements (including withdrawals from reserves and release of provisions).

The largest part of the provincial revenues consists of the government contribution received from the Provincial Fund and the provincial taxes received.
Expenditure
The expenditure of the provincial budgets in million of euros.

The provincial expenditure include wages and salaries paid, interest charges, purchase of (non) durable goods and services (including energy costs and costs of hiring staff) and paid income transfers, paid investment contributions to governments and third parties and the land purchases.
Expenses are recorded including internal settlements (including depreciation, deposits in reserves and provisions).
Balance
The difference between the revenues and the expenditure of the provincial budgets in million of euros.
Provincial budgets in euro/inhabitant
Figures based on the provincial budgets shown in euro per inhabitant.
Revenues
The revenues of the provincial budgets in euro per inhabitant.

The provincial revenues includes received interest, sale of land, sale of goods and services, received subsidies, transfers and taxes by provinces.
The revenues are recorded including internal settlements (including withdrawals from reserves and release of provisions).

The largest part of the provincial revenues consists of the government contribution received from the Provincial Fund and the provincial taxes received.
Expenditure
The expenditureof the provincial budgets in euro per inhabitant.

The provincial expenditure include wages and salaries paid, interest charges, purchase of (non) durable goods and services (including energy costs and costs of hiring staff) and paid income transfers, paid investment contributions to governments and third parties and the land purchases.
Expenses are recorded including internal settlements (including depreciation, deposits in reserves and provisions).
Balance
The difference between the revenues and the expenditure of the provincial budgets in euro per inhabitant.