Municipal budgets; income and expenditures by region and size class

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Municipal tasks Regions 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 municipal tasks Fewer than 5,000 inhabitants 100 100 0 7,867 7,866 1
5,000 to 9,999 inhabitants 179 179 0 3,673 3,673 0
10,000 to 19,999 inhabitants 2,989 2,989 0 3,546 3,546 0
20,000 to 49,999 inhabitants 21,232 21,232 0 3,632 3,632 0
50,000 to 99,999 inhabitants 18,351 18,351 0 4,154 4,154 0
100,000 to 149,999 inhabitants 8,378 8,378 0 5,014 5,014 0
150,000 to 249,999 inhabitants 13,937 13,937 0 5,253 5,253 0
250,000 inhabitants or more 18,750 18,750 0 7,344 7,344 0
Total civil administration and civil s.. Fewer than 5,000 inhabitants 53 35 18 4,136 2,708 1,428
5,000 to 9,999 inhabitants 123 57 66 2,513 1,162 1,351
10,000 to 19,999 inhabitants 2,160 725 1,435 2,563 860 1,703
20,000 to 49,999 inhabitants 15,363 4,500 10,863 2,628 770 1,858
50,000 to 99,999 inhabitants 13,005 3,457 9,548 2,944 783 2,161
100,000 to 149,999 inhabitants 6,042 1,635 4,406 3,616 979 2,637
150,000 to 249,999 inhabitants 9,634 2,361 7,274 3,631 890 2,741
250,000 inhabitants or more 12,917 4,418 8,499 5,059 1,730 3,329
Administration and civil affairs Fewer than 5,000 inhabitants 1 6 -5 45 473 -428
5,000 to 9,999 inhabitants 1 10 -9 21 198 -177
10,000 to 19,999 inhabitants 18 127 -109 21 151 -130
20,000 to 49,999 inhabitants 118 691 -573 20 118 -98
50,000 to 99,999 inhabitants 99 461 -362 22 104 -82
100,000 to 149,999 inhabitants 64 205 -141 38 123 -85
150,000 to 249,999 inhabitants 67 283 -216 25 107 -82
250,000 inhabitants or more 74 337 -264 29 132 -103
Overhead Fewer than 5,000 inhabitants 0 21 -21 17 1,653 -1,636
5,000 to 9,999 inhabitants 1 32 -31 23 659 -637
10,000 to 19,999 inhabitants 11 456 -445 13 540 -528
20,000 to 49,999 inhabitants 121 2,664 -2,543 21 456 -435
50,000 to 99,999 inhabitants 162 2,018 -1,855 37 457 -420
100,000 to 149,999 inhabitants 99 836 -736 60 500 -441
150,000 to 249,999 inhabitants 92 1,254 -1,162 35 473 -438
250,000 inhabitants or more 28 1,810 -1,782 11 709 -698
Taxes Fewer than 5,000 inhabitants 7 1 6 545 51 494
5,000 to 9,999 inhabitants 16 1 14 319 28 291
10,000 to 19,999 inhabitants 279 19 260 331 23 308
20,000 to 49,999 inhabitants 1,798 119 1,679 307 20 287
50,000 to 99,999 inhabitants 1,460 82 1,378 330 19 312
100,000 to 149,999 inhabitants 675 33 642 404 20 384
150,000 to 249,999 inhabitants 1,198 71 1,127 451 27 425
250,000 inhabitants or more 1,940 185 1,754 760 73 687
General payments and other payments Ge.. Fewer than 5,000 inhabitants 39 0 39 3,051 -4 3,055
5,000 to 9,999 inhabitants 94 0 94 1,919 1 1,917
10,000 to 19,999 inhabitants 1,706 3 1,703 2,024 3 2,021
20,000 to 49,999 inhabitants 12,236 3 12,232 2,093 1 2,092
50,000 to 99,999 inhabitants 10,363 10 10,353 2,346 2 2,344
100,000 to 149,999 inhabitants 4,570 2 4,567 2,735 1 2,733
150,000 to 249,999 inhabitants 7,329 0 7,329 2,762 0 2,762
250,000 inhabitants or more 8,376 0 8,376 3,281 0 3,281
Other civil administration and civil s.. Fewer than 5,000 inhabitants 1 1 -1 70 116 -46
5,000 to 9,999 inhabitants 2 5 -3 48 102 -54
10,000 to 19,999 inhabitants 46 49 -3 54 58 -4
20,000 to 49,999 inhabitants 345 380 -36 59 65 -6
50,000 to 99,999 inhabitants 283 359 -76 64 81 -17
100,000 to 149,999 inhabitants 184 187 -4 110 112 -2
150,000 to 249,999 inhabitants 220 215 5 83 81 2
250,000 inhabitants or more 541 336 205 212 132 80
Deposit into/withdrawal from reserves Fewer than 5,000 inhabitants 5 3 2 408 219 189
5,000 to 9,999 inhabitants 9 7 2 184 153 31
10,000 to 19,999 inhabitants 98 49 49 116 58 58
20,000 to 49,999 inhabitants 724 570 154 124 97 26
50,000 to 99,999 inhabitants 614 494 120 139 112 27
100,000 to 149,999 inhabitants 435 362 73 260 217 44
150,000 to 249,999 inhabitants 729 568 160 275 214 60
250,000 inhabitants or more 1,959 1,749 210 767 685 82
Balance of the accounts Fewer than 5,000 inhabitants 0 3 -3 0 199 -199
5,000 to 9,999 inhabitants 0 1 -1 0 22 -22
10,000 to 19,999 inhabitants 3 23 -20 4 27 -23
20,000 to 49,999 inhabitants 22 72 -50 4 12 -9
50,000 to 99,999 inhabitants 24 34 -11 5 8 -2
100,000 to 149,999 inhabitants 15 10 5 9 6 3
150,000 to 249,999 inhabitants 0 -31 31 0 -12 12
250,000 inhabitants or more 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total public safety Fewer than 5,000 inhabitants 0 4 -3 14 279 -265
5,000 to 9,999 inhabitants 0 7 -7 5 144 -140
10,000 to 19,999 inhabitants 4 111 -107 5 131 -127
20,000 to 49,999 inhabitants 33 714 -681 6 122 -117
50,000 to 99,999 inhabitants 45 635 -590 10 144 -134
100,000 to 149,999 inhabitants 14 259 -245 9 155 -146
150,000 to 249,999 inhabitants 43 440 -397 16 166 -150
250,000 inhabitants or more 80 714 -634 31 280 -248
Public safety Fewer than 5,000 inhabitants 0 4 -3 14 279 -265
5,000 to 9,999 inhabitants 0 7 -7 5 144 -140
10,000 to 19,999 inhabitants 4 111 -107 5 131 -127
20,000 to 49,999 inhabitants 33 714 -681 6 122 -117
50,000 to 99,999 inhabitants 45 635 -590 10 144 -134
100,000 to 149,999 inhabitants 14 259 -245 9 155 -146
150,000 to 249,999 inhabitants 43 440 -397 16 166 -150
250,000 inhabitants or more 80 714 -634 31 280 -248
Total traffic, transportation and wate.. Fewer than 5,000 inhabitants 1 7 -6 103 563 -460
5,000 to 9,999 inhabitants 1 9 -8 19 191 -173
10,000 to 19,999 inhabitants 25 184 -159 30 218 -188
20,000 to 49,999 inhabitants 90 1,172 -1,082 15 200 -185
50,000 to 99,999 inhabitants 92 1,032 -940 21 234 -213
100,000 to 149,999 inhabitants 61 490 -430 36 294 -257
150,000 to 249,999 inhabitants 175 788 -614 66 297 -231
250,000 inhabitants or more 292 1,490 -1,198 114 584 -469
Traffic and parking Fewer than 5,000 inhabitants 1 5 -5 57 412 -355
5,000 to 9,999 inhabitants 0 9 -8 5 178 -173
10,000 to 19,999 inhabitants 22 173 -151 26 205 -179
20,000 to 49,999 inhabitants 60 1,114 -1,055 10 191 -180
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.