Government expenditure; transactions, sectors

Government expenditure; transactions, sectors

Transactions Institutional sectors Periods Government expenditure (million euros)
Total government expenditure Provinces 2023* 7,172
P2 Intermediate consumption Provinces 2023* 1,534
D1 Compensation of employees Provinces 2023* 1,119
D41 Interest; definition National Acco.. Provinces 2023* 13
D62+D632 Social benefits and social tr.. Provinces 2023* 47
D62 Social benefits Provinces 2023* 47
D632 Social transfers in kind via mark.. Provinces 2023* 0
D3 Subsidies Provinces 2023* 1,036
D31 Subsidies on products Provinces 2023* 0
D39 Other subsidies on production Provinces 2023* 1,036
Other current expenditure Provinces 2023* 1,516
D29 Other taxes on production Provinces 2023* 14
D4N Other property income Provinces 2023* 0
D5 Current taxes on income and wealth Provinces 2023* 0
D7 Other current transfers Provinces 2023* 1,502
D71 Net non-life insurance premiums Provinces 2023* 10
D72 Non-life insurance claims Provinces 2023* 0
D73 Current transfers within gen. Gove.. Provinces 2023* 901
D74 Current international co-operation Provinces 2023* 4
D75 Miscellaneous current transfers Provinces 2023* 587
D76 VAT- and GNI-based EU own resource Provinces 2023* 0
Capital expenditure Provinces 2023* 1,907
P5+NP Gross capital formation and acqu.. Provinces 2023* 1,413
P5 Gross capital formation Provinces 2023* 1,211
P51g Gross fixed capital formation Provinces 2023* 1,211
P51c Consumption of fixed capital Provinces 2023* 1,065
P51n Net fixed capital formation Provinces 2023* 146
P52+P53 Changes in invent. incl. valua.. Provinces 2023* 0
P52 Changes in inventories Provinces 2023* 0
P53 Acquisitions less disposals of val.. Provinces 2023* 0
NP Acq. less disposals of non-prod. as.. Provinces 2023* 202
D92+D99 Investment grants and other ca.. Provinces 2023* 494
D92 Investment grants Provinces 2023* 426
D99 Other capital transfers Provinces 2023* 68
Actual interest Provinces 2023* 17
Source: CBS.
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This table contains information on the expenditure of the general government sector. The terms and definitions used are in accordance with the framework of National Accounts. National Accounts are based on the international definitions of the European System of Accounts (ESA 2010). Small temporary differences with publications of National Accounts may occur due to the fact that government finance statistics are sometimes more up to date.

In this publication there are differences between the national accounts and government finance statistics in 2021. The national accounts will be aligned with government finance statistics on 24 June 2024.

Data available from:
Yearly figures from 1995, quarterly figures from 1999.

Status of the figures:
The figures for the period 1995-2020 are final. The quarterly figures for 2021 are provisional. The annual figures for 2021 are final. The figures for 2022 and 2023 are provisional.

Changes as of 25 March 2024:
Figures on the fourth quarter of 2023 and annual figures on 2023 are available.
The figures for the first three quarters of 2023 have been adjusted.

When will new figures be published?
Initial quarterly figures are published three months after the end of the quarter. In September the figures on the first quarter are revised, in December the figures on the second quarter are revised and in March the first three quarters are revised. Yearly figures are published for the first time three months after the end of the year concerned. Yearly figures are revised two times: 6 and 18 months after the end of the year. Please note that there is a possibility that adjustments might take place at the end of March or September, in order to provide the European Commission with the most actual figures. Revised yearly figures are published in June each year. Quarterly figures are aligned to the three revised years at the end of June. More information on the revision policy of National Accounts can be found under 'relevant articles' under paragraph 3.

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Government expenditure
Expenditure of the general government sector.