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 2024* 844 6,248 -5,404 47 348 -301
Total sports, culture and recreation Noord-Nederland (LD) 2024* 91 618 -527 52 350 -298
Total sports, culture and recreation Oost-Nederland (LD) 2024* 173 1,201 -1,029 46 317 -271
Total sports, culture and recreation West-Nederland (LD) 2024* 392 3,169 -2,777 46 368 -322
Total sports, culture and recreation Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2024* 188 1,260 -1,072 50 333 -284
Total sports, culture and recreation Groningen (PV) 2024* 44 238 -194 73 395 -322
Total sports, culture and recreation Fryslân (PV) 2024* 23 207 -185 34 313 -279
Total sports, culture and recreation Drenthe (PV) 2024* 25 173 -148 50 343 -294
Total sports, culture and recreation Overijssel (PV) 2024* 51 384 -333 43 323 -280
Total sports, culture and recreation Flevoland (PV) 2024* 23 152 -129 51 336 -285
Total sports, culture and recreation Gelderland (PV) 2024* 99 666 -567 46 310 -264
Total sports, culture and recreation Utrecht (PV) 2024* 64 487 -423 45 348 -302
Total sports, culture and recreation Noord-Holland (PV) 2024* 156 1,128 -973 52 379 -326
Total sports, culture and recreation Zuid-Holland (PV) 2024* 159 1,420 -1,261 41 370 -328
Total sports, culture and recreation Zeeland (PV) 2024* 14 134 -120 36 342 -306
Total sports, culture and recreation Noord-Brabant (PV) 2024* 134 881 -747 51 333 -283
Total sports, culture and recreation Limburg (PV) 2024* 54 379 -324 48 334 -286
Total sports, culture and recreation Oost-Groningen (CR) 2024* 7 41 -35 49 299 -251
Total sports, culture and recreation Delfzijl en omgeving (CR) 2024* 2 17 -15 49 378 -329
Total sports, culture and recreation Overig Groningen (CR) 2024* 35 179 -144 83 428 -345
Total sports, culture and recreation Noord-Friesland (CR) 2024* 13 107 -93 41 325 -284
Total sports, culture and recreation Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 2024* 5 44 -39 33 308 -275
Total sports, culture and recreation Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 2024* 5 57 -52 24 297 -274
Total sports, culture and recreation Noord-Drenthe (CR) 2024* 15 76 -61 75 388 -313
Total sports, culture and recreation Zuidoost-Drenthe (CR) 2024* 4 53 -49 21 307 -286
Total sports, culture and recreation Zuidwest-Drenthe (CR) 2024* 7 44 -38 48 324 -276
Total sports, culture and recreation Noord-Overijssel (CR) 2024* 15 125 -111 38 324 -286
Total sports, culture and recreation Zuidwest-Overijssel (CR) 2024* 7 59 -52 45 368 -323
Total sports, culture and recreation Twente (CR) 2024* 29 199 -170 46 311 -265
Total sports, culture and recreation Veluwe (CR) 2024* 34 223 -189 47 309 -261
Total sports, culture and recreation Achterhoek (CR) 2024* 13 115 -102 32 283 -251
Total sports, culture and recreation Arnhem/Nijmegen (CR) 2024* 42 267 -225 55 350 -295
Total sports, culture and recreation Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 2024* 10 61 -51 37 237 -199
Total sports, culture and recreation Utrecht (CR) 2024* 64 487 -423 45 348 -302
Total sports, culture and recreation Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) 2024* 17 119 -102 45 308 -263
Total sports, culture and recreation Alkmaar en omgeving (CR) 2024* 12 94 -82 46 366 -319
Total sports, culture and recreation IJmond (CR) 2024* 6 53 -47 28 262 -234
Total sports, culture and recreation Agglomeratie Haarlem (CR) 2024* 23 100 -77 97 421 -324
Total sports, culture and recreation Zaanstreek (CR) 2024* 5 53 -49 25 299 -274
Total sports, culture and recreation Groot-Amsterdam (CR) 2024* 85 648 -563 57 439 -382
Total sports, culture and recreation Het Gooi en Vechtstreek (CR) 2024* 9 62 -53 35 253 -217
Total sports, culture and recreation Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 2024* 20 145 -124 45 324 -279
Total sports, culture and recreation Agglomeratie 's-Gravenhage (CR) 2024* 47 360 -313 51 393 -342
Total sports, culture and recreation Delft en Westland (CR) 2024* 6 69 -63 24 283 -259
Total sports, culture and recreation Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 2024* 16 104 -89 45 299 -254
Total sports, culture and recreation Groot-Rijnmond (CR) 2024* 48 614 -565 32 408 -376
Total sports, culture and recreation Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 2024* 22 128 -106 57 335 -278
Total sports, culture and recreation Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR) 2024* 5 39 -34 44 368 -324
Total sports, culture and recreation Overig Zeeland (CR) 2024* 9 95 -86 33 332 -299
Total sports, culture and recreation West-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2024* 28 204 -176 43 313 -271
Total sports, culture and recreation Midden-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2024* 32 186 -153 64 366 -302
Total sports, culture and recreation Noordoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2024* 34 234 -200 50 345 -295
Total sports, culture and recreation Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2024* 40 258 -218 49 319 -269
Total sports, culture and recreation Noord-Limburg (CR) 2024* 13 88 -75 43 302 -259
Total sports, culture and recreation Midden-Limburg (CR) 2024* 7 74 -68 28 306 -278
Total sports, culture and recreation Zuid-Limburg (CR) 2024* 35 217 -182 58 361 -302
Total sports, culture and recreation Flevoland (CR) 2024* 23 152 -129 51 336 -285
Total sports, culture and recreation Fewer than 5,000 inhabitants 2024* 1 8 -7 66 606 -540
Total sports, culture and recreation 5,000 to 9,999 inhabitants 2024* 2 14 -12 34 236 -202
Total sports, culture and recreation 10,000 to 19,999 inhabitants 2024* 28 199 -171 35 246 -211
Total sports, culture and recreation 20,000 to 49,999 inhabitants 2024* 211 1,612 -1,401 36 274 -238
Total sports, culture and recreation 50,000 to 99,999 inhabitants 2024* 215 1,425 -1,210 50 328 -279
Total sports, culture and recreation 100,000 to 149,999 inhabitants 2024* 84 613 -529 51 369 -319
Total sports, culture and recreation 150,000 to 249,999 inhabitants 2024* 194 1,138 -944 74 432 -358
Total sports, culture and recreation 250,000 inhabitants or more 2024* 109 1,240 -1,131 43 487 -444
Sports policy and activation policy The Netherlands 2024* 78 422 -344 4 24 -19
Sports policy and activation policy Noord-Nederland (LD) 2024* 8 25 -17 5 14 -10
Sports policy and activation policy Oost-Nederland (LD) 2024* 18 111 -93 5 29 -25
Sports policy and activation policy West-Nederland (LD) 2024* 30 204 -174 3 24 -20
Sports policy and activation policy Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2024* 22 82 -60 6 22 -16
Sports policy and activation policy Groningen (PV) 2024* 4 7 -3 6 11 -5
Sports policy and activation policy Fryslân (PV) 2024* 3 10 -7 4 15 -11
Sports policy and activation policy Drenthe (PV) 2024* 2 9 -7 4 17 -14
Sports policy and activation policy Overijssel (PV) 2024* 8 35 -27 7 29 -22
Sports policy and activation policy Flevoland (PV) 2024* 2 8 -6 4 17 -13
Sports policy and activation policy Gelderland (PV) 2024* 8 69 -61 4 32 -28
Sports policy and activation policy Utrecht (PV) 2024* 4 33 -29 3 23 -20
Sports policy and activation policy Noord-Holland (PV) 2024* 8 65 -57 3 22 -19
Sports policy and activation policy Zuid-Holland (PV) 2024* 16 100 -84 4 26 -22
Sports policy and activation policy Zeeland (PV) 2024* 1 6 -5 4 16 -13
Sports policy and activation policy Noord-Brabant (PV) 2024* 14 54 -41 5 21 -15
Sports policy and activation policy Limburg (PV) 2024* 8 28 -19 7 24 -17
Sports policy and activation policy Oost-Groningen (CR) 2024* 1 2 -1 7 12 -5
Sports policy and activation policy Delfzijl en omgeving (CR) 2024* 1 1 0 19 30 -11
Sports policy and activation policy Overig Groningen (CR) 2024* 2 4 -2 4 9 -4
Sports policy and activation policy Noord-Friesland (CR) 2024* 1 5 -3 4 14 -10
Sports policy and activation policy Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 2024* 0 2 -2 2 15 -12
Sports policy and activation policy Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 2024* 1 3 -2 6 16 -11
Sports policy and activation policy Noord-Drenthe (CR) 2024* 1 3 -2 4 16 -12
Sports policy and activation policy Zuidoost-Drenthe (CR) 2024* 0 3 -3 1 20 -19
Sports policy and activation policy Zuidwest-Drenthe (CR) 2024* 1 2 -1 7 16 -9
Sports policy and activation policy Noord-Overijssel (CR) 2024* 4 13 -10 9 34 -25
Sports policy and activation policy Zuidwest-Overijssel (CR) 2024* 2 9 -7 10 53 -43
Sports policy and activation policy Twente (CR) 2024* 3 13 -10 5 21 -16
Sports policy and activation policy Veluwe (CR) 2024* 2 16 -15 2 23 -20
Sports policy and activation policy Achterhoek (CR) 2024* 2 14 -12 5 33 -29
Sports policy and activation policy Arnhem/Nijmegen (CR) 2024* 2 34 -31 3 44 -41
Sports policy and activation policy Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 2024* 2 5 -3 6 19 -12
Sports policy and activation policy Utrecht (CR) 2024* 4 33 -29 3 23 -20
Sports policy and activation policy Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) 2024* 1 6 -5 4 16 -13
Source: CBS.
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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 2024:
The provisional figures for 2024 have been added.
The figures for 2023 have become definitive.

In 2023, 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+.

Because of the changes mentioned above, municipalities have had to adjust their financial administration. In this process, municipalities have also transferred amounts from Escalated care 18+ to other tasks, Individual services 18- in particular.

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.