Municipal accounts; municipal tasks by region and size class

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Municipal tasks Regions Municipal accounts in million of euros Revenues (million euros) Municipal accounts in million of euros Expenditures (million euros) Municipal accounts in million of euros Balance (million euros) Municipal accounts in euro/inhabitant Revenues (euro/inhabitant) Municipal accounts in euro/inhabitant Expenditures (euro/inhabitant) Municipal accounts in euro/inhabitant Balance (euro/inhabitant)
Total social welfare The Netherlands 12,249 35,276 -23,028 683 1,966 -1,283
Noord-Nederland (LD) 1,393 3,910 -2,517 788 2,212 -1,424
Oost-Nederland (LD) 2,476 7,370 -4,894 653 1,945 -1,292
West-Nederland (LD) 5,909 16,910 -11,002 686 1,964 -1,278
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2,471 7,086 -4,615 654 1,876 -1,221
Groningen (PV) 567 1,533 -966 943 2,549 -1,606
Fryslân (PV) 463 1,361 -898 700 2,056 -1,357
Drenthe (PV) 363 1,016 -653 719 2,015 -1,296
Overijssel (PV) 817 2,443 -1,625 688 2,055 -1,367
Flevoland (PV) 296 873 -577 656 1,936 -1,281
Gelderland (PV) 1,363 4,054 -2,692 634 1,887 -1,252
Utrecht (PV) 744 2,350 -1,605 532 1,678 -1,147
Noord-Holland (PV) 2,115 5,821 -3,705 711 1,956 -1,245
Zuid-Holland (PV) 2,810 7,968 -5,158 732 2,075 -1,343
Zeeland (PV) 239 772 -532 611 1,970 -1,360
Noord-Brabant (PV) 1,689 4,827 -3,138 639 1,825 -1,186
Limburg (PV) 782 2,259 -1,477 690 1,993 -1,303
Oost-Groningen (CR) 127 373 -246 918 2,705 -1,787
Delfzijl en omgeving (CR) 40 109 -68 890 2,408 -1,519
Overig Groningen (CR) 400 1,051 -651 957 2,513 -1,556
Noord-Friesland (CR) 255 753 -498 776 2,291 -1,515
Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 79 239 -161 555 1,682 -1,128
Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 129 368 -239 676 1,931 -1,254
Noord-Drenthe (CR) 143 392 -249 729 1,999 -1,271
Zuidoost-Drenthe (CR) 123 370 -247 721 2,164 -1,443
Zuidwest-Drenthe (CR) 96 253 -157 704 1,850 -1,147
Noord-Overijssel (CR) 264 781 -518 680 2,016 -1,336
Zuidwest-Overijssel (CR) 102 310 -209 632 1,933 -1,300
Twente (CR) 452 1,351 -899 706 2,108 -1,402
Veluwe (CR) 389 1,203 -814 538 1,665 -1,127
Achterhoek (CR) 241 747 -506 593 1,838 -1,245
Arnhem/Nijmegen (CR) 605 1,732 -1,127 791 2,267 -1,475
Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 128 372 -243 501 1,454 -952
Utrecht (CR) 744 2,350 -1,605 532 1,678 -1,147
Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) 197 608 -411 510 1,572 -1,062
Alkmaar en omgeving (CR) 131 432 -301 511 1,683 -1,172
IJmond (CR) 99 303 -204 492 1,507 -1,015
Agglomeratie Haarlem (CR) 149 423 -274 632 1,790 -1,158
Zaanstreek (CR) 124 338 -214 697 1,898 -1,201
Groot-Amsterdam (CR) 1,265 3,343 -2,078 859 2,270 -1,411
Het Gooi en Vechtstreek (CR) 149 374 -225 609 1,526 -917
Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 234 676 -442 525 1,517 -992
Agglomeratie 's-Gravenhage (CR) 771 2,066 -1,295 840 2,252 -1,411
Delft en Westland (CR) 139 399 -260 566 1,630 -1,064
Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 182 556 -375 521 1,595 -1,075
Groot-Rijnmond (CR) 1,267 3,549 -2,282 843 2,362 -1,519
Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 218 722 -504 572 1,895 -1,323
Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR) 66 192 -126 629 1,821 -1,191
Overig Zeeland (CR) 173 579 -407 604 2,026 -1,422
West-Noord-Brabant (CR) 450 1,227 -777 691 1,885 -1,193
Midden-Noord-Brabant (CR) 337 990 -652 664 1,950 -1,286
Noordoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 439 1,214 -776 648 1,794 -1,146
Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 463 1,396 -933 573 1,725 -1,153
Noord-Limburg (CR) 197 567 -370 678 1,954 -1,275
Midden-Limburg (CR) 152 396 -244 626 1,632 -1,006
Zuid-Limburg (CR) 433 1,296 -863 722 2,158 -1,437
Flevoland (CR) 296 873 -577 656 1,936 -1,281
Fewer than 5,000 inhabitants 6 12 -7 457 965 -509
5,000 to 9,999 inhabitants 32 78 -46 546 1,343 -797
10,000 to 19,999 inhabitants 430 1,145 -715 532 1,416 -884
20,000 to 49,999 inhabitants 3,023 8,930 -5,908 513 1,517 -1,004
50,000 to 99,999 inhabitants 2,741 7,981 -5,240 632 1,839 -1,208
100,000 to 149,999 inhabitants 1,161 3,725 -2,564 699 2,243 -1,544
150,000 to 249,999 inhabitants 2,261 6,346 -4,085 858 2,409 -1,551
250,000 inhabitants or more 2,596 7,058 -4,463 1,021 2,776 -1,755
Individual social support The Netherlands 83 1,012 -929 5 56 -52
Noord-Nederland (LD) 8 111 -103 5 63 -58
Oost-Nederland (LD) 18 225 -207 5 59 -55
West-Nederland (LD) 27 445 -418 3 52 -49
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 30 230 -201 8 61 -53
Groningen (PV) 2 33 -31 3 55 -52
Fryslân (PV) 4 44 -40 6 67 -61
Drenthe (PV) 2 34 -31 4 67 -62
Overijssel (PV) 6 79 -73 5 67 -61
Flevoland (PV) 1 26 -25 2 57 -55
Gelderland (PV) 11 120 -109 5 56 -51
Utrecht (PV) 4 58 -53 3 41 -38
Noord-Holland (PV) 10 172 -162 3 58 -54
Zuid-Holland (PV) 10 193 -182 3 50 -47
Zeeland (PV) 2 23 -21 5 57 -53
Noord-Brabant (PV) 18 158 -139 7 60 -53
Limburg (PV) 11 73 -62 10 64 -54
Oost-Groningen (CR) 1 10 -9 7 70 -63
Delfzijl en omgeving (CR) 0 3 -3 0 75 -75
Overig Groningen (CR) 1 20 -19 2 48 -46
Noord-Friesland (CR) 3 24 -21 8 72 -64
Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 0 10 -10 1 69 -69
Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 1 11 -9 8 57 -49
Noord-Drenthe (CR) 1 11 -10 7 58 -52
Zuidoost-Drenthe (CR) 1 15 -15 4 89 -86
Zuidwest-Drenthe (CR) 0 7 -7 2 51 -49
Noord-Overijssel (CR) 1 23 -22 4 61 -57
Zuidwest-Overijssel (CR) 0 7 -6 2 42 -40
Twente (CR) 4 49 -45 7 77 -70
Veluwe (CR) 3 35 -33 4 49 -45
Achterhoek (CR) 2 27 -25 4 67 -63
Arnhem/Nijmegen (CR) 5 44 -39 7 58 -51
Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 1 14 -13 4 54 -49
Utrecht (CR) 4 58 -53 3 41 -38
Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) 1 17 -15 3 43 -40
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains figures on the expenditures and per task (policy area) according to region and size (in number of inhabitants) 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).
In 2017 the policy areas have been revised and these are now called tasks (before that they were called functions), and a direct comparison of the policy areas with earlier years is therefore no longer possible. In the administration of municipalities for the years 2017 and 2018 the classification of expenditures and revenues by task is sometimes revised, which could cause (small) shifts between tasks between the years 2017 and 2018.

Data available from: 2017

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are provisional at the time of first publication.
The figures become definitive when figures for the following year are added to the series.

Changes as of 10 December 2025:
The provisional figures for 2024 have been added.
The figures for 2023 have been adjusted from provisional to definite.

When will new figures be published?
The new figures are published 12 months after the reporting period. The figures can be adjusted on the basis of the availability of new or updated source material. In general, the adjustments are small. The adjustments are made the moment a new annual figure is added to the series.

Description topics

Municipal accounts in million of euros
Figures based on the municipal accounts shown in million of euros.
Revenues
The revenues of the municipal accounts 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 accounts 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 accounts in million of euros.
Municipal accounts in euro/inhabitant
Figures based on the municipal accounts shown in euro per inhabitant.
Revenues
The revenues of the municipal accounts 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 accounts 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 accounts in euro per inhabitant.