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 civil administration and civil s.. The Netherlands 2024* 55,081 15,898 39,182 3,069 886 2,183
Total civil administration and civil s.. Noord-Nederland (LD) 2024* 5,586 1,490 4,096 3,161 843 2,318
Total civil administration and civil s.. Oost-Nederland (LD) 2024* 11,053 3,026 8,026 2,917 799 2,118
Total civil administration and civil s.. West-Nederland (LD) 2024* 27,641 8,313 19,328 3,209 965 2,244
Total civil administration and civil s.. Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2024* 10,801 3,069 7,732 2,859 812 2,047
Total civil administration and civil s.. Flevoland (PV) 2024* 1,314 333 981 2,914 737 2,176
Total civil administration and civil s.. Gelderland (PV) 2024* 6,049 1,616 4,434 2,815 752 2,063
Total civil administration and civil s.. Noord-Holland (PV) 2024* 9,788 3,222 6,566 3,284 1,081 2,203
Total civil administration and civil s.. Zuid-Holland (PV) 2024* 12,785 3,717 9,067 3,329 968 2,361
Total civil administration and civil s.. Zeeland (PV) 2024* 1,194 348 846 3,048 888 2,159
Total civil administration and civil s.. Noord-Friesland (CR) 2024* 1,072 303 769 3,259 921 2,338
Total civil administration and civil s.. Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 2024* 384 110 274 2,698 775 1,922
Total civil administration and civil s.. Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 2024* 567 172 394 2,970 903 2,067
Total civil administration and civil s.. Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 2024* 600 169 431 2,345 660 1,685
Total civil administration and civil s.. Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) 2024* 1,044 348 696 2,700 901 1,800
Total civil administration and civil s.. Delft en Westland (CR) 2024* 661 151 511 2,700 616 2,084
Total civil administration and civil s.. Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 2024* 1,090 405 685 3,128 1,163 1,966
Total civil administration and civil s.. Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 2024* 1,138 321 818 2,987 842 2,146
Total civil administration and civil s.. Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR) 2024* 307 95 212 2,903 900 2,003
Total civil administration and civil s.. Overig Zeeland (CR) 2024* 887 253 634 3,101 884 2,217
Total civil administration and civil s.. Flevoland (CR) 2024* 1,314 333 981 2,914 737 2,176
Administration and civil affairs The Netherlands 2024* 395 1,975 -1,581 22 110 -88
Administration and civil affairs Noord-Nederland (LD) 2024* 30 180 -150 17 102 -85
Administration and civil affairs Oost-Nederland (LD) 2024* 79 395 -317 21 104 -84
Administration and civil affairs West-Nederland (LD) 2024* 191 961 -770 22 112 -89
Administration and civil affairs Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2024* 95 438 -343 25 116 -91
Administration and civil affairs Flevoland (PV) 2024* 7 43 -36 16 96 -80
Administration and civil affairs Gelderland (PV) 2024* 46 225 -179 21 105 -83
Administration and civil affairs Noord-Holland (PV) 2024* 69 324 -255 23 109 -86
Administration and civil affairs Zuid-Holland (PV) 2024* 86 458 -372 22 119 -97
Administration and civil affairs Zeeland (PV) 2024* 8 46 -38 20 117 -97
Administration and civil affairs Noord-Friesland (CR) 2024* 6 36 -30 17 109 -92
Administration and civil affairs Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 2024* 2 11 -9 14 80 -67
Administration and civil affairs Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 2024* 3 20 -17 15 104 -90
Administration and civil affairs Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 2024* 4 28 -24 16 109 -93
Administration and civil affairs Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) 2024* 7 40 -33 18 103 -84
Administration and civil affairs Delft en Westland (CR) 2024* 4 26 -22 17 107 -90
Administration and civil affairs Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 2024* 6 39 -33 19 112 -94
Administration and civil affairs Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 2024* 12 46 -34 31 121 -90
Administration and civil affairs Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR) 2024* 2 12 -10 23 114 -91
Administration and civil affairs Overig Zeeland (CR) 2024* 5 34 -28 19 117 -99
Administration and civil affairs Flevoland (CR) 2024* 7 43 -36 16 96 -80
General payments and other payments Ge.. The Netherlands 2024* 42,296 16 42,280 2,357 1 2,356
General payments and other payments Ge.. Noord-Nederland (LD) 2024* 4,576 2 4,574 2,589 1 2,588
General payments and other payments Ge.. Oost-Nederland (LD) 2024* 8,647 3 8,644 2,282 1 2,281
General payments and other payments Ge.. West-Nederland (LD) 2024* 20,501 5 20,495 2,380 1 2,380
General payments and other payments Ge.. Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2024* 8,571 5 8,566 2,269 1 2,267
General payments and other payments Ge.. Flevoland (PV) 2024* 1,032 0 1,032 2,290 1 2,289
General payments and other payments Ge.. Gelderland (PV) 2024* 4,787 2 4,786 2,228 1 2,227
General payments and other payments Ge.. Noord-Holland (PV) 2024* 7,127 1 7,126 2,391 0 2,391
General payments and other payments Ge.. Zuid-Holland (PV) 2024* 9,438 4 9,433 2,457 1 2,456
General payments and other payments Ge.. Zeeland (PV) 2024* 930 0 930 2,375 0 2,375
General payments and other payments Ge.. Noord-Friesland (CR) 2024* 880 1 879 2,676 2 2,675
General payments and other payments Ge.. Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 2024* 322 0 322 2,262 0 2,262
General payments and other payments Ge.. Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 2024* 455 0 455 2,387 1 2,386
General payments and other payments Ge.. Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 2024* 489 0 489 1,913 1 1,912
General payments and other payments Ge.. Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) 2024* 834 0 834 2,159 0 2,158
General payments and other payments Ge.. Delft en Westland (CR) 2024* 500 0 500 2,042 0 2,042
General payments and other payments Ge.. Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 2024* 727 0 727 2,086 0 2,086
General payments and other payments Ge.. Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 2024* 885 2 883 2,323 5 2,318
General payments and other payments Ge.. Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR) 2024* 241 0 241 2,285 0 2,285
General payments and other payments Ge.. Overig Zeeland (CR) 2024* 689 0 689 2,408 0 2,408
General payments and other payments Ge.. Flevoland (CR) 2024* 1,032 0 1,032 2,290 1 2,289
Other civil administration and civil s.. The Netherlands 2024* 1,491 1,708 -217 83 95 -12
Other civil administration and civil s.. Noord-Nederland (LD) 2024* 104 164 -60 59 93 -34
Other civil administration and civil s.. Oost-Nederland (LD) 2024* 255 366 -111 67 97 -29
Other civil administration and civil s.. West-Nederland (LD) 2024* 929 821 108 108 95 13
Other civil administration and civil s.. Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2024* 202 357 -155 53 94 -41
Other civil administration and civil s.. Flevoland (PV) 2024* 18 54 -37 39 120 -81
Other civil administration and civil s.. Gelderland (PV) 2024* 118 157 -39 55 73 -18
Other civil administration and civil s.. Noord-Holland (PV) 2024* 277 330 -53 93 111 -18
Other civil administration and civil s.. Zuid-Holland (PV) 2024* 561 403 158 146 105 41
Other civil administration and civil s.. Zeeland (PV) 2024* 52 40 12 134 103 31
Other civil administration and civil s.. Noord-Friesland (CR) 2024* 29 49 -20 87 148 -61
Other civil administration and civil s.. Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 2024* 2 13 -11 13 93 -81
Other civil administration and civil s.. Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 2024* 6 17 -11 30 90 -60
Other civil administration and civil s.. Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 2024* 4 14 -9 18 54 -37
Other civil administration and civil s.. Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) 2024* 25 27 -2 65 70 -5
Other civil administration and civil s.. Delft en Westland (CR) 2024* 33 28 6 136 113 23
Other civil administration and civil s.. Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 2024* 32 36 -4 92 103 -10
Other civil administration and civil s.. Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 2024* 20 24 -4 52 62 -10
Other civil administration and civil s.. Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR) 2024* 15 16 -1 143 149 -6
Other civil administration and civil s.. Overig Zeeland (CR) 2024* 37 25 13 130 86 45
Other civil administration and civil s.. Flevoland (CR) 2024* 18 54 -37 39 120 -81
Total traffic, transportation and wate.. The Netherlands 2024* 625 4,861 -4,236 35 271 -236
Total traffic, transportation and wate.. Noord-Nederland (LD) 2024* 49 438 -389 28 248 -220
Total traffic, transportation and wate.. Oost-Nederland (LD) 2024* 109 782 -673 29 206 -178
Total traffic, transportation and wate.. West-Nederland (LD) 2024* 390 2,804 -2,414 45 326 -280
Total traffic, transportation and wate.. Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2024* 77 836 -758 20 221 -201
Total traffic, transportation and wate.. Flevoland (PV) 2024* 32 130 -98 72 288 -216
Total traffic, transportation and wate.. Gelderland (PV) 2024* 45 422 -377 21 196 -175
Total traffic, transportation and wate.. Noord-Holland (PV) 2024* 217 1,162 -945 73 390 -317
Total traffic, transportation and wate.. Zuid-Holland (PV) 2024* 113 1,187 -1,074 29 309 -280
Total traffic, transportation and wate.. Zeeland (PV) 2024* 10 115 -106 24 294 -270
Total traffic, transportation and wate.. Noord-Friesland (CR) 2024* 14 92 -78 44 281 -237
Total traffic, transportation and wate.. Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 2024* 2 42 -40 17 295 -278
Total traffic, transportation and wate.. Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 2024* 5 41 -36 26 213 -187
Total traffic, transportation and wate.. Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 2024* 4 51 -47 17 199 -183
Total traffic, transportation and wate.. Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) 2024* 6 85 -79 15 220 -205
Total traffic, transportation and wate.. Delft en Westland (CR) 2024* 14 78 -64 56 317 -261
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 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.