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 traffic, transportation and wate.. The Netherlands 891 5,005 -4,114 50 279 -229
Noord-Nederland (LD) 71 460 -389 40 260 -220
Oost-Nederland (LD) 153 810 -657 40 214 -173
West-Nederland (LD) 540 2,884 -2,343 63 335 -272
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 127 852 -725 34 225 -192
Groningen (PV) 29 172 -143 48 286 -238
Fryslân (PV) 30 181 -151 45 273 -228
Drenthe (PV) 13 108 -95 25 214 -189
Overijssel (PV) 45 240 -195 38 202 -164
Flevoland (PV) 39 138 -99 86 306 -220
Gelderland (PV) 69 432 -363 32 201 -169
Utrecht (PV) 77 350 -272 55 250 -195
Noord-Holland (PV) 263 1,191 -928 88 400 -312
Zuid-Holland (PV) 186 1,231 -1,045 48 320 -272
Zeeland (PV) 14 112 -98 35 286 -251
Noord-Brabant (PV) 85 598 -514 32 226 -194
Limburg (PV) 42 253 -211 37 223 -186
Oost-Groningen (CR) 1 33 -31 10 236 -226
Delfzijl en omgeving (CR) 2 23 -21 46 513 -467
Overig Groningen (CR) 25 116 -91 60 277 -217
Noord-Friesland (CR) 19 95 -76 59 290 -231
Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 5 46 -41 32 320 -288
Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 6 40 -34 31 208 -178
Noord-Drenthe (CR) 9 42 -34 43 215 -171
Zuidoost-Drenthe (CR) 3 39 -36 15 227 -212
Zuidwest-Drenthe (CR) 2 27 -25 12 196 -184
Noord-Overijssel (CR) 19 82 -64 49 213 -164
Zuidwest-Overijssel (CR) 5 39 -34 33 244 -210
Twente (CR) 21 119 -98 33 185 -152
Veluwe (CR) 12 126 -114 16 174 -157
Achterhoek (CR) 6 73 -67 14 179 -165
Arnhem/Nijmegen (CR) 39 179 -139 51 234 -182
Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 12 55 -43 47 214 -167
Utrecht (CR) 77 350 -272 55 250 -195
Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) 10 81 -71 26 209 -182
Alkmaar en omgeving (CR) 7 68 -61 27 267 -240
IJmond (CR) 6 36 -29 31 177 -146
Agglomeratie Haarlem (CR) 40 76 -35 171 321 -150
Zaanstreek (CR) 14 50 -36 80 283 -203
Groot-Amsterdam (CR) 177 821 -644 120 557 -437
Het Gooi en Vechtstreek (CR) 8 59 -51 33 241 -208
Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 14 125 -110 32 279 -247
Agglomeratie 's-Gravenhage (CR) 40 337 -297 44 368 -323
Delft en Westland (CR) 27 73 -46 112 298 -186
Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 10 90 -81 28 259 -231
Groot-Rijnmond (CR) 69 511 -442 46 340 -294
Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 25 94 -69 66 248 -181
Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR) 2 29 -27 17 273 -256
Overig Zeeland (CR) 12 83 -71 41 291 -250
West-Noord-Brabant (CR) 24 171 -147 37 263 -226
Midden-Noord-Brabant (CR) 19 119 -100 38 235 -196
Noordoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 15 145 -130 23 214 -192
Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 26 163 -137 32 201 -170
Noord-Limburg (CR) 8 57 -50 27 198 -171
Midden-Limburg (CR) 7 52 -45 27 212 -185
Zuid-Limburg (CR) 28 144 -116 46 240 -194
Flevoland (CR) 39 138 -99 86 306 -220
Fewer than 5,000 inhabitants 1 7 -6 100 559 -460
5,000 to 9,999 inhabitants 2 13 -11 32 217 -185
10,000 to 19,999 inhabitants 37 168 -132 45 208 -163
20,000 to 49,999 inhabitants 131 1,155 -1,024 22 196 -174
50,000 to 99,999 inhabitants 150 1,016 -867 35 234 -200
100,000 to 149,999 inhabitants 97 486 -389 58 293 -234
150,000 to 249,999 inhabitants 195 748 -553 74 284 -210
250,000 inhabitants or more 279 1,412 -1,133 110 555 -446
Ports and waterways The Netherlands 54 192 -138 3 11 -8
Noord-Nederland (LD) 10 33 -24 5 19 -13
Oost-Nederland (LD) 10 20 -10 3 5 -3
West-Nederland (LD) 29 124 -94 3 14 -11
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 5 15 -10 1 4 -3
Groningen (PV) 1 7 -6 1 11 -10
Fryslân (PV) 8 25 -17 13 38 -25
Drenthe (PV) 1 1 -1 1 3 -2
Overijssel (PV) 3 6 -3 3 5 -2
Flevoland (PV) 1 6 -4 3 12 -9
Gelderland (PV) 5 8 -3 2 4 -2
Utrecht (PV) 2 6 -4 1 4 -3
Noord-Holland (PV) 14 74 -60 5 25 -20
Zuid-Holland (PV) 8 37 -29 2 10 -8
Zeeland (PV) 5 6 -1 13 16 -4
Noord-Brabant (PV) 4 13 -9 1 5 -4
Limburg (PV) 2 2 0 2 2 0
Oost-Groningen (CR) 0 2 -2 1 13 -12
Delfzijl en omgeving (CR) 0 0 0 2 10 -9
Overig Groningen (CR) 0 5 -4 1 11 -10
Noord-Friesland (CR) 5 14 -10 15 44 -29
Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 3 10 -7 20 67 -47
Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 1 1 -1 4 7 -3
Noord-Drenthe (CR) 0 0 0 0 2 -2
Zuidoost-Drenthe (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuidwest-Drenthe (CR) 0 1 0 3 6 -3
Noord-Overijssel (CR) 2 3 -2 5 9 -4
Zuidwest-Overijssel (CR) 0 0 0 2 2 0
Twente (CR) 1 2 -1 2 3 -1
Veluwe (CR) 2 3 -1 3 4 -1
Achterhoek (CR) 0 1 0 0 1 -1
Arnhem/Nijmegen (CR) 3 5 -2 3 6 -3
Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 0 0 0 1 1 0
Utrecht (CR) 2 6 -4 1 4 -3
Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) 3 9 -6 9 24 -15
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.