Government expenditure; transactions, sectors

Government expenditure; transactions, sectors

Transactions Institutional sectors Periods Government expenditure (million euros)
Total government expenditure Public water boards 2024* 5,517
P2 Intermediate consumption Public water boards 2024* 1,649
D1 Compensation of employees Public water boards 2024* 1,114
D41 Interest; definition National Acco.. Public water boards 2024* 190
D62+D632 Social benefits and social tr.. Public water boards 2024* 54
D62 Social benefits Public water boards 2024* 54
D632 Social transfers in kind via mark.. Public water boards 2024* 0
D3 Subsidies Public water boards 2024* 18
D31 Subsidies on products Public water boards 2024* 0
D39 Other subsidies on production Public water boards 2024* 18
Other current expenditure Public water boards 2024* 393
D29 Other taxes on production Public water boards 2024* 21
D4N Other property income Public water boards 2024* 0
D5 Current taxes on income and wealth Public water boards 2024* 0
D7 Other current transfers Public water boards 2024* 372
D71 Net non-life insurance premiums Public water boards 2024* 13
D72 Non-life insurance claims Public water boards 2024* 0
D73 Current transfers within gen. Gove.. Public water boards 2024* 341
D74 Current international co-operation Public water boards 2024* 0
D75 Miscellaneous current transfers Public water boards 2024* 18
D76 VAT- and GNI-based EU own resource Public water boards 2024* 0
Capital expenditure Public water boards 2024* 2,099
P5+NP Gross capital formation and acqu.. Public water boards 2024* 1,859
P5 Gross capital formation Public water boards 2024* 1,850
P51g Gross fixed capital formation Public water boards 2024* 1,850
P51c Consumption of fixed capital Public water boards 2024* 1,107
P51n Net fixed capital formation Public water boards 2024* 743
P52+P53 Changes in invent. incl. valua.. Public water boards 2024* 0
P52 Changes in inventories Public water boards 2024* 0
P53 Acquisitions less disposals of val.. Public water boards 2024* 0
NP Acq. less disposals of non-prod. as.. Public water boards 2024* 9
D92+D99 Investment grants and other ca.. Public water boards 2024* 240
D92 Investment grants Public water boards 2024* 240
D99 Other capital transfers Public water boards 2024* 0
Actual interest Public water boards 2024* 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.

Description topics

Government expenditure
Expenditure of the general government sector.