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 municipal tasks The Netherlands 91,610 91,609 0 5,106 5,106 0
Noord-Nederland (LD) 9,246 9,246 0 5,232 5,232 0
Oost-Nederland (LD) 18,246 18,246 0 4,816 4,816 0
West-Nederland (LD) 46,394 46,394 0 5,389 5,389 0
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 17,724 17,724 0 4,691 4,691 0
Groningen (PV) 3,559 3,559 0 5,918 5,918 0
Fryslân (PV) 3,245 3,246 0 4,903 4,903 0
Drenthe (PV) 2,442 2,442 0 4,844 4,844 0
Overijssel (PV) 6,166 6,166 0 5,186 5,186 0
Flevoland (PV) 2,459 2,459 0 5,454 5,454 0
Gelderland (PV) 9,621 9,620 0 4,477 4,477 0
Utrecht (PV) 6,640 6,640 0 4,742 4,742 0
Noord-Holland (PV) 16,798 16,798 0 5,644 5,643 0
Zuid-Holland (PV) 20,719 20,719 0 5,395 5,395 0
Zeeland (PV) 2,237 2,237 0 5,713 5,713 0
Noord-Brabant (PV) 12,117 12,117 0 4,581 4,581 0
Limburg (PV) 5,607 5,607 0 4,948 4,948 0
Oost-Groningen (CR) 788 788 0 5,714 5,714 0
Delfzijl en omgeving (CR) 400 400 0 8,858 8,858 0
Overig Groningen (CR) 2,371 2,371 0 5,668 5,668 0
Noord-Friesland (CR) 1,713 1,713 0 5,211 5,211 0
Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 658 658 0 4,621 4,621 0
Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 875 875 0 4,584 4,584 0
Noord-Drenthe (CR) 961 961 0 4,903 4,903 0
Zuidoost-Drenthe (CR) 878 878 0 5,132 5,132 0
Zuidwest-Drenthe (CR) 603 603 0 4,402 4,402 0
Noord-Overijssel (CR) 2,123 2,123 0 5,476 5,476 0
Zuidwest-Overijssel (CR) 820 820 0 5,107 5,107 0
Twente (CR) 3,224 3,224 0 5,030 5,030 0
Veluwe (CR) 3,191 3,191 0 4,416 4,416 0
Achterhoek (CR) 1,726 1,726 0 4,244 4,244 0
Arnhem/Nijmegen (CR) 3,745 3,745 0 4,901 4,901 0
Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 958 958 0 3,747 3,747 0
Utrecht (CR) 6,640 6,640 0 4,742 4,742 0
Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) 1,671 1,671 0 4,324 4,324 0
Alkmaar en omgeving (CR) 1,102 1,102 0 4,294 4,294 0
IJmond (CR) 739 739 0 3,673 3,673 0
Agglomeratie Haarlem (CR) 1,165 1,165 0 4,928 4,928 0
Zaanstreek (CR) 874 874 0 4,913 4,913 0
Groot-Amsterdam (CR) 10,319 10,319 0 7,007 7,007 0
Het Gooi en Vechtstreek (CR) 926 926 0 3,784 3,784 0
Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 2,085 2,085 0 4,678 4,678 0
Agglomeratie 's-Gravenhage (CR) 5,234 5,234 0 5,704 5,705 0
Delft en Westland (CR) 1,124 1,124 0 4,591 4,591 0
Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 1,651 1,651 0 4,738 4,738 0
Groot-Rijnmond (CR) 8,728 8,728 0 5,808 5,808 0
Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 1,896 1,896 0 4,976 4,976 0
Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR) 563 563 0 5,333 5,333 0
Overig Zeeland (CR) 1,674 1,674 0 5,853 5,853 0
West-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2,957 2,957 0 4,541 4,541 0
Midden-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2,269 2,269 0 4,470 4,471 0
Noordoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 3,157 3,157 0 4,664 4,664 0
Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 3,734 3,734 0 4,614 4,614 0
Noord-Limburg (CR) 1,403 1,403 0 4,831 4,831 0
Midden-Limburg (CR) 1,097 1,097 0 4,522 4,522 0
Zuid-Limburg (CR) 3,107 3,107 0 5,176 5,176 0
Flevoland (CR) 2,459 2,459 0 5,454 5,454 0
Fewer than 5,000 inhabitants 102 102 0 7,996 7,996 0
5,000 to 9,999 inhabitants 245 245 0 4,217 4,217 0
10,000 to 19,999 inhabitants 3,285 3,285 0 4,062 4,062 0
20,000 to 49,999 inhabitants 24,217 24,216 0 4,113 4,113 0
50,000 to 99,999 inhabitants 19,903 19,903 0 4,587 4,587 0
100,000 to 149,999 inhabitants 9,548 9,548 0 5,750 5,750 0
150,000 to 249,999 inhabitants 14,719 14,719 0 5,588 5,588 0
250,000 inhabitants or more 19,590 19,590 0 7,705 7,705 0
Total civil administration and civil s.. The Netherlands 63,299 24,184 39,114 3,528 1,348 2,180
Noord-Nederland (LD) 6,348 2,276 4,072 3,592 1,288 2,304
Oost-Nederland (LD) 12,750 4,868 7,882 3,365 1,285 2,080
West-Nederland (LD) 31,791 12,358 19,433 3,693 1,436 2,257
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 12,410 4,682 7,727 3,285 1,239 2,045
Groningen (PV) 2,367 827 1,540 3,936 1,375 2,561
Fryslân (PV) 2,283 819 1,464 3,450 1,238 2,212
Drenthe (PV) 1,698 630 1,068 3,368 1,250 2,118
Overijssel (PV) 4,328 1,770 2,558 3,640 1,489 2,151
Flevoland (PV) 1,545 615 930 3,426 1,364 2,062
Gelderland (PV) 6,877 2,482 4,395 3,200 1,155 2,045
Utrecht (PV) 4,660 1,760 2,900 3,329 1,257 2,071
Noord-Holland (PV) 10,922 4,438 6,484 3,669 1,491 2,178
Zuid-Holland (PV) 14,591 5,380 9,210 3,799 1,401 2,398
Zeeland (PV) 1,618 779 839 4,132 1,990 2,142
Noord-Brabant (PV) 8,351 3,043 5,308 3,158 1,151 2,007
Limburg (PV) 4,059 1,639 2,420 3,581 1,446 2,135
Oost-Groningen (CR) 551 189 361 3,992 1,373 2,619
Delfzijl en omgeving (CR) 208 73 135 4,612 1,615 2,997
Overig Groningen (CR) 1,608 565 1,043 3,844 1,350 2,494
Noord-Friesland (CR) 1,184 396 787 3,600 1,205 2,395
Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 485 199 286 3,405 1,398 2,007
Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 615 224 391 3,224 1,175 2,050
Noord-Drenthe (CR) 649 257 392 3,313 1,312 2,000
Zuidoost-Drenthe (CR) 635 227 408 3,710 1,326 2,384
Zuidwest-Drenthe (CR) 414 146 268 3,020 1,065 1,955
Noord-Overijssel (CR) 1,446 635 811 3,730 1,638 2,093
Zuidwest-Overijssel (CR) 600 256 345 3,739 1,593 2,145
Twente (CR) 2,282 880 1,402 3,561 1,373 2,188
Veluwe (CR) 2,305 943 1,363 3,191 1,305 1,886
Achterhoek (CR) 1,231 418 813 3,027 1,027 2,000
Arnhem/Nijmegen (CR) 2,656 870 1,787 3,476 1,138 2,338
Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 684 252 432 2,676 987 1,689
Utrecht (CR) 4,660 1,760 2,900 3,329 1,257 2,071
Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) 1,181 494 687 3,055 1,278 1,777
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.