Wealth distribution of households; National Accounts, 2015-2021
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Table explanation
This table describes the wealth distribution of the sector households in the national accounts over different household groups. Households are identified by main source of income, living situation, household composition, age classes of the head of the household, income class by 20% groups, and net worth class by 20% groups.
Data available from: 2015.
Status of the figures:
All data are provisional. Since this table has been discontinued, provisional data will not become final.
Changes as of January 29th 2026:
None. This table has been discontinued.
Statistics Netherlands has carried out a revision of the national accounts. The Dutch national accounts are recently revised. New statistical sources, methods and concepts are implemented in the national accounts, in order to align the picture of the Dutch economy with all underlying source data and international guidelines for the compilation of the national accounts. For further information see section 3.
When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore.
Description topics
- Total amount
- Assets
- Assets are possessions of households. Up to and including 2010 these data concern the households sector including the non-profit institutions serving households. From 2011 onwards these NPISH are no longer included.
- Other accounts receivable/payable
- The transactions in the sector accounts are mainly recorded at a moment that does not coincide with the moment the transaction is completed. These time differences cause changes in assets and liabilities, which are recorded in the transaction 'other accounts receivable and payable'.
For example, sales are recorded at the moment of delivery. At that moment, a claim of the supplier on the buyer (supplier's credit) arises, which is nullified when the buyer pays. Other examples are payments in advance on deliveries (buyer's credit) and due payments or receipts of wages and salaries, interests, contributions etc.
Financial transactions in other accounts receivable/payable comprise:
- Trade credits and advances; and
- Other accounts receivable/payable, excluding trade credits and advances.
- Liabilities
- Liabilities are debts of households. Up to and including 2010 these data concern the households sector including the non-profit institutions serving households. From 2011 onwards these NPISH are no longer included.
- Other liabilities
- Other liabilities are all debts excluding loans, financial derivatives and employee stock options. Up to and including 2010, these data relate to households including non-profit institutions serving households. From 2011 onwards, these non-profit institutions serving households are no longer included.
- Non-financial assets
- Non-financial assets are objects which represent an economic value, on which property rights can be exerted and which do not have a financial character. In practice, this includes approximately all (non-financial) objects which can be sold. Examples of objects which cannot be sold are the sea and the air. Examples of assets which have a financial character are stocks and pensions. Non-financial assets consist of fixed assets, inventories, land and oil and gas reserves and consumer durables.
The data relate to households including non-profit institutions serving households.- Other non-financial assets
- Other non-financial assets are the total of non-financial assets excluding dwellings, land underlying dwellings and costs of ownership transfers on land underlying dwellings.
The data relate to households including non-profit institutions serving households.
- Average amount
- Amount per household.
- Assets
- Assets are possessions of households. Up to and including 2010 these data concern the households sector including the non-profit institutions serving households. From 2011 onwards these NPISH are no longer included.
- Other accounts receivable/payable
- The transactions in the sector accounts are mainly recorded at a moment that does not coincide with the moment the transaction is completed. These time differences cause changes in assets and liabilities, which are recorded in the transaction 'other accounts receivable and payable'.
For example, sales are recorded at the moment of delivery. At that moment, a claim of the supplier on the buyer (supplier's credit) arises, which is nullified when the buyer pays. Other examples are payments in advance on deliveries (buyer's credit) and due payments or receipts of wages and salaries, interests, contributions etc.
Financial transactions in other accounts receivable/payable comprise:
- Trade credits and advances; and
- Other accounts receivable/payable, excluding trade credits and advances.
- Liabilities
- Liabilities are debts of households. Up to and including 2010 these data concern the households sector including the non-profit institutions serving households. From 2011 onwards these NPISH are no longer included.
- Other liabilities
- Other liabilities are all debts excluding loans, financial derivatives and employee stock options. Up to and including 2010, these data relate to households including non-profit institutions serving households. From 2011 onwards, these non-profit institutions serving households are no longer included.
- Non-financial assets
- Non-financial assets are objects which represent an economic value, on which property rights can be exerted and which do not have a financial character. In practice, this includes approximately all (non-financial) objects which can be sold. Examples of objects which cannot be sold are the sea and the air. Examples of assets which have a financial character are stocks and pensions. Non-financial assets consist of fixed assets, inventories, land and oil and gas reserves and consumer durables.
The data relate to households including non-profit institutions serving households.- Other non-financial assets
- Other non-financial assets are the total of non-financial assets excluding dwellings, land underlying dwellings and costs of ownership transfers on land underlying dwellings.
The data relate to households including non-profit institutions serving households.
- Standardised amount
- Amount per household converted to a single-person household.
- Assets
- Assets are possessions of households. Up to and including 2010 these data concern the households sector including the non-profit institutions serving households. From 2011 onwards these NPISH are no longer included.
- Other accounts receivable/payable
- The transactions in the sector accounts are mainly recorded at a moment that does not coincide with the moment the transaction is completed. These time differences cause changes in assets and liabilities, which are recorded in the transaction 'other accounts receivable and payable'.
For example, sales are recorded at the moment of delivery. At that moment, a claim of the supplier on the buyer (supplier's credit) arises, which is nullified when the buyer pays. Other examples are payments in advance on deliveries (buyer's credit) and due payments or receipts of wages and salaries, interests, contributions etc.
Financial transactions in other accounts receivable/payable comprise:
- Trade credits and advances; and
- Other accounts receivable/payable, excluding trade credits and advances.
- Liabilities
- Liabilities are debts of households. Up to and including 2010 these data concern the households sector including the non-profit institutions serving households. From 2011 onwards these NPISH are no longer included.
- Other liabilities
- Other liabilities are all debts excluding loans, financial derivatives and employee stock options. Up to and including 2010, these data relate to households including non-profit institutions serving households. From 2011 onwards, these non-profit institutions serving households are no longer included.
- Non-financial assets
- Non-financial assets are objects which represent an economic value, on which property rights can be exerted and which do not have a financial character. In practice, this includes approximately all (non-financial) objects which can be sold. Examples of objects which cannot be sold are the sea and the air. Examples of assets which have a financial character are stocks and pensions. Non-financial assets consist of fixed assets, inventories, land and oil and gas reserves and consumer durables.
The data relate to households including non-profit institutions serving households.- Other non-financial assets
- Other non-financial assets are the total of non-financial assets excluding dwellings, land underlying dwellings and costs of ownership transfers.
The data relate to households including non-profit institutions serving households.
- Share in total net worth
- Percentage share in total net worth.
- Assets
- Assets are possessions of households. Up to and including 2010 these data concern the households sector including the non-profit institutions serving households. From 2011 onwards these NPISH are no longer included.
- Other accounts receivable/payable
- The transactions in the sector accounts are mainly recorded at a moment that does not coincide with the moment the transaction is completed. These time differences cause changes in assets and liabilities, which are recorded in the transaction 'other accounts receivable and payable'.
For example, sales are recorded at the moment of delivery. At that moment, a claim of the supplier on the buyer (supplier's credit) arises, which is nullified when the buyer pays. Other examples are payments in advance on deliveries (buyer's credit) and due payments or receipts of wages and salaries, interests, contributions etc.
Financial transactions in other accounts receivable/payable comprise:
- Trade credits and advances; and
- Other accounts receivable/payable, excluding trade credits and advances.
- Liabilities
- Liabilities are debts of households. Up to and including 2010 these data concern the households sector including the non-profit institutions serving households. From 2011 onwards these NPISH are no longer included.
- Other liabilities
- Other liabilities are all debts excluding loans, financial derivatives and employee stock options. Up to and including 2010, these data relate to households including non-profit institutions serving households. From 2011 onwards, these non-profit institutions serving households are no longer included.
- Non-financial assets
- Non-financial assets are objects which represent an economic value, on which property rights can be exerted and which do not have a financial character. In practice, this includes approximately all (non-financial) objects which can be sold. Examples of objects which cannot be sold are the sea and the air. Examples of assets which have a financial character are stocks and pensions. Non-financial assets consist of fixed assets, inventories, land and oil and gas reserves and consumer durables.
The data relate to households including non-profit institutions serving households.- Other non-financial assets
- Other non-financial assets are the total of non-financial assets excluding dwellings, land underlying dwellings and costs of ownership transfers on land underlying dwellings.
The data relate to households including non-profit institutions serving households.