Government expenditure; transactions, sectors

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Transactions Government expenditure (million euros)
Total government expenditure 5,517
P2 Intermediate consumption 1,649
D1 Compensation of employees 1,114
D41 Interest; definition National Acco.. 190
D62+D632 Social benefits and social tr.. 54
D62 Social benefits 54
D632 Social transfers in kind via mark.. 0
D3 Subsidies 18
D31 Subsidies on products 0
D39 Other subsidies on production 18
Other current expenditure 393
D29 Other taxes on production 21
D4N Other property income 0
D5 Current taxes on income and wealth 0
D7 Other current transfers 372
D71 Net non-life insurance premiums 13
D72 Non-life insurance claims 0
D73 Current transfers within gen. Gove.. 341
D74 Current international co-operation 0
D75 Miscellaneous current transfers 18
D76 VAT- and GNI-based EU own resource 0
Capital expenditure 2,099
P5+NP Gross capital formation and acqu.. 1,859
P5 Gross capital formation 1,850
P51g Gross fixed capital formation 1,850
P51c Consumption of fixed capital 1,107
P51n Net fixed capital formation 743
P52+P53 Changes in invent. incl. valua.. 0
P52 Changes in inventories 0
P53 Acquisitions less disposals of val.. 0
NP Acq. less disposals of non-prod. as.. 9
D92+D99 Investment grants and other ca.. 240
D92 Investment grants 240
D99 Other capital transfers 0
Actual interest 179
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


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.

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

Status of the figures:
The figures for the period 1995-2021 are final. The quarterly figures for 2022 are provisional. The annual figures for 2022 are final. The figures for 2023 and 2024 are provisional.

Changes as of 10 April 2025:
Due to an error made while processing the data, the initial preliminary figures for government expenditure in 2024 were calculated incorrectly. This causes a downward revision in government expenditure related to current taxes on income and wealth.

Changes as of 26 March 2025:
The figures for the fourth quarter of 2024 and annual figures for 2024 are available.
The figures for the first three quarters of 2024 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.