Municipal budgets; income and expenditures by region and size class

Municipal budgets; income and expenditures by region and size class

Municipal tasks Regions Periods Municipal budget in million of euros Revenues (million euros) Municipal budget in million of euros Expenditures (million euros) Municipal budget in million of euros Balance (million euros) Municipal budget in euro/inhabitant Revenues (euro/inhabitant) Municipal budget in euro/inhabitant Expenditures (euro/inhabitant) Municipal budget in euro/inhabitant Balance (euro/inhabitant)
Total sports, culture and recreation The Netherlands 2025* 920 6,720 -5,801 51 372 -321
Total sports, culture and recreation Noord-Nederland (LD) 2025* 99 672 -573 56 379 -323
Total sports, culture and recreation Oost-Nederland (LD) 2025* 191 1,296 -1,105 50 340 -290
Total sports, culture and recreation West-Nederland (LD) 2025* 425 3,390 -2,965 49 392 -342
Total sports, culture and recreation Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2025* 204 1,362 -1,158 54 358 -305
Total sports, culture and recreation Groningen (PV) 2025* 46 261 -215 77 432 -356
Total sports, culture and recreation Fryslân (PV) 2025* 26 227 -201 39 341 -303
Total sports, culture and recreation Drenthe (PV) 2025* 27 185 -158 54 365 -311
Total sports, culture and recreation Overijssel (PV) 2025* 58 413 -356 48 345 -297
Total sports, culture and recreation Flevoland (PV) 2025* 25 171 -146 55 375 -321
Total sports, culture and recreation Gelderland (PV) 2025* 109 712 -603 50 329 -279
Total sports, culture and recreation Utrecht (PV) 2025* 71 520 -449 50 369 -319
Total sports, culture and recreation Noord-Holland (PV) 2025* 173 1,203 -1,030 58 402 -344
Total sports, culture and recreation Zuid-Holland (PV) 2025* 165 1,521 -1,356 43 394 -351
Total sports, culture and recreation Zeeland (PV) 2025* 17 146 -130 42 373 -330
Total sports, culture and recreation Noord-Brabant (PV) 2025* 148 965 -816 56 362 -306
Total sports, culture and recreation Limburg (PV) 2025* 55 397 -342 49 349 -301
Total sports, culture and recreation Oost-Groningen (CR) 2025* 7 46 -39 50 328 -278
Total sports, culture and recreation Delfzijl en omgeving (CR) 2025* 3 19 -16 69 419 -350
Total sports, culture and recreation Overig Groningen (CR) 2025* 36 196 -160 86 468 -382
Total sports, culture and recreation Noord-Friesland (CR) 2025* 16 120 -105 47 365 -318
Total sports, culture and recreation Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 2025* 5 47 -42 37 332 -295
Total sports, culture and recreation Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 2025* 5 59 -54 25 308 -283
Total sports, culture and recreation Noord-Drenthe (CR) 2025* 15 81 -66 77 412 -336
Total sports, culture and recreation Zuidoost-Drenthe (CR) 2025* 5 57 -51 31 330 -298
Total sports, culture and recreation Zuidwest-Drenthe (CR) 2025* 7 47 -40 50 342 -292
Total sports, culture and recreation Noord-Overijssel (CR) 2025* 18 137 -120 45 352 -306
Total sports, culture and recreation Zuidwest-Overijssel (CR) 2025* 8 61 -53 51 376 -325
Total sports, culture and recreation Twente (CR) 2025* 32 215 -183 49 334 -285
Total sports, culture and recreation Veluwe (CR) 2025* 35 234 -199 49 322 -274
Total sports, culture and recreation Achterhoek (CR) 2025* 15 124 -108 37 303 -265
Total sports, culture and recreation Arnhem/Nijmegen (CR) 2025* 45 287 -242 58 373 -314
Total sports, culture and recreation Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 2025* 13 67 -54 52 262 -210
Total sports, culture and recreation Utrecht (CR) 2025* 71 520 -449 50 369 -319
Total sports, culture and recreation Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) 2025* 19 131 -113 48 338 -290
Total sports, culture and recreation Alkmaar en omgeving (CR) 2025* 11 100 -88 44 386 -342
Total sports, culture and recreation IJmond (CR) 2025* 6 57 -51 31 280 -250
Total sports, culture and recreation Agglomeratie Haarlem (CR) 2025* 23 102 -79 97 432 -334
Total sports, culture and recreation Zaanstreek (CR) 2025* 5 54 -49 27 299 -272
Total sports, culture and recreation Groot-Amsterdam (CR) 2025* 98 691 -593 66 467 -400
Total sports, culture and recreation Het Gooi en Vechtstreek (CR) 2025* 11 67 -57 44 275 -231
Total sports, culture and recreation Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 2025* 23 164 -141 52 367 -315
Total sports, culture and recreation Agglomeratie 's-Gravenhage (CR) 2025* 47 396 -348 51 429 -377
Total sports, culture and recreation Delft en Westland (CR) 2025* 7 72 -65 28 293 -265
Total sports, culture and recreation Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 2025* 15 108 -93 43 307 -264
Total sports, culture and recreation Groot-Rijnmond (CR) 2025* 49 645 -596 32 427 -395
Total sports, culture and recreation Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 2025* 24 136 -112 62 354 -292
Total sports, culture and recreation Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR) 2025* 5 43 -38 48 407 -359
Total sports, culture and recreation Overig Zeeland (CR) 2025* 12 103 -92 40 360 -320
Total sports, culture and recreation West-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2025* 30 222 -192 46 340 -294
Total sports, culture and recreation Midden-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2025* 37 199 -162 73 389 -316
Total sports, culture and recreation Noordoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2025* 36 252 -215 53 369 -316
Total sports, culture and recreation Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2025* 45 291 -247 55 357 -302
Total sports, culture and recreation Noord-Limburg (CR) 2025* 13 91 -79 43 313 -270
Total sports, culture and recreation Midden-Limburg (CR) 2025* 8 79 -71 33 325 -293
Total sports, culture and recreation Zuid-Limburg (CR) 2025* 35 226 -191 58 377 -319
Total sports, culture and recreation Flevoland (CR) 2025* 25 171 -146 55 375 -321
Total sports, culture and recreation Fewer than 5,000 inhabitants 2025* 1 8 -7 82 636 -554
Total sports, culture and recreation 5,000 to 9,999 inhabitants 2025* 2 12 -10 40 241 -201
Total sports, culture and recreation 10,000 to 19,999 inhabitants 2025* 31 225 -194 37 267 -230
Total sports, culture and recreation 20,000 to 49,999 inhabitants 2025* 231 1,711 -1,480 39 293 -253
Total sports, culture and recreation 50,000 to 99,999 inhabitants 2025* 234 1,540 -1,306 53 349 -296
Total sports, culture and recreation 100,000 to 149,999 inhabitants 2025* 90 662 -572 54 396 -343
Total sports, culture and recreation 150,000 to 249,999 inhabitants 2025* 207 1,227 -1,020 78 463 -385
Total sports, culture and recreation 250,000 inhabitants or more 2025* 124 1,335 -1,211 49 523 -474
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains figures on the budgeted expenditures and income per task (policy area) according to region and size class in millions of euros and in euros per inhabitant. The presented figures are based on data that adhere to the definitions and classifications that municipalities 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 third publication one year later, the figures will become definitive.

Changes as of 18 March 2025:
The provisional figures for 2025 have been added.
The figures for 2024 have become definitive.

In the budget years 2023 and 2025, changes to the Iv3 questionnaire were introduced. This has led to a break in the time series for the municipal tasks Public health, General provisions including district teams, Income arrangements, Participation, Individual social support, Individual services 18+, Individual services 18-, Escalated care 18+ and Escalated care 18-. For these municipal tasks, comparing 2023 figures with figures relating to earlier years is therefore difficult.
The following changes were made as from 2023:
- Expenditures and revenues related to Centres for Youth and Family must be registered under General provisions including district teams instead of Public health;
- Expenditures and revenues related to tackling domestic violence must be registered under General provisions including district teams instead of Escalated care 18+;
- Expenditures and revenues related to debt counselling must be registered under Income arrangements instead of Individual services 18+;
- Expenditures and revenues related to housing and transport services must be registered under Individual social support instead of Individual services 18+;
- Expenditures and revenues related to day care under the Social Support Act (WMO) must be registered under Individual services 18+ instead of Participation;
- Expenditures and revenues related to the walk-in function mental health care facilities must be registered under Individual services 18+ instead of Escalated care 18+.
The following changes were made as from 2025:
- Expenses and revenues related to coordination and policy concerning WMO and youth care are included under Individual Services 18+ and Individual Services 18- starting in 2025, whereas in previous years they were spread across various areas within the social domain.
- Expenses and revenues related to individual budgets for WMO and youth care are included under Individual Services 18+ and Individual Services 18- starting in 2025, whereas previously they were partially booked under Individual Social Support.

When will new figures be published?
The new figures will be made available in the month of March of the financial year.
The figures are subject to revision based on the availability of new or updated sources. In general these adjustments are limited in size and scope. The adjustments will be implemented when new annual figures are 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

Municipal budget in million of euros
Figures based on the municipal budget shown in million of euros.
Revenues
The revenues of the municipal budget in million of euros.

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

The largest part of the municipal revenues consists of the government contribution received from the Municipalities Fund and the municipal taxes received.
Expenditures
The expenditures of the municipal budget in million of euros.

The municipal expenditures 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 expenditures of the municipal budget in million of euros.
Municipal budget in euro/inhabitant
Figures based on the municipal budget shown in euro per inhabitant.
Revenues
The revenues of the municipal budget in euro per inhabitant.

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

The largest part of the municipal revenues consists of the government contribution received from the Municipalities Fund and the municipal taxes received.
Expenditures
The expenditures of the municipal budget in euro per inhabitant.

The municipal expenditures 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 expenditures of the municipal budget in euro per inhabitant.