Public corporations; liabilities, controlling government sector

Public corporations; liabilities, controlling government sector

Sectors Periods Liabilities in million euros Total liabilities (mln euro) Liabilities in million euros Financial corporations (mln euro) Liabilities in million euros Other corporations Total other corporations (mln euro) Liabilities in million euros Other corporations Loss-making (mln euro) Liabilities in million euros Other corporations Profit-making (mln euro) Liabilities in % of GDP Total liabilities (% of GDP) Liabilities in % of GDP Financial corporations (% of GDP) Liabilities in % of GDP Other corporations Total other corporations (% of GDP) Liabilities in % of GDP Other corporations Loss-making (% of GDP) Liabilities in % of GDP Other corporations Profit-making (% of GDP)
General government 2020 789,649 656,341 133,308 14,289 119,019 99.1 82.4 16.7 1.8 14.9
General government 2021* 814,155 673,256 140,900 18,647 122,253 93.5 77.3 16.2 2.1 14.0
Central government 2020 692,490 573,641 118,848 13,467 105,381 86.9 72.0 14.9 1.7 13.2
Central government 2021* 717,159 592,274 124,885 18,420 106,465 82.4 68.0 14.3 2.1 12.2
Local government 2020 97,159 82,700 14,459 822 13,638 12.2 10.4 1.8 0.1 1.7
Local government 2021* 96,997 80,982 16,015 227 15,788 11.1 9.3 1.8 0.0 1.8
Social security funds 2020 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Social security funds 2021* 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains figures on the liabilities of public corporations for a given year.
Only public corporations that have liabilities of economically significant amounts are included; liabilities are economically significant when they are larger than 0.01% of GDP.
The liabilities consist of the following debt instruments: deposits, debt securities (short- and long-term) and loans (short- and long-term). The liabilities of the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) are not included in this table. Figures by controlling government subsector, and financial or other (loss or profit making) corporations are also available. All figures are based on balance sheets at the end of a given year. Publication of this table meets one of the requirements of Directive EU 2011/85, part of the Enhanced Economic Governance package ("Sixpack") adopted by the European Council in 2011.

Data available from: situation on 31 December 2017.

Status of the figures:
The figures for 2021 are provisional. The figures for the earlier years are final.

Changes as of 22 December 2023:
Provisional figures for 2021 have been published.
In the context of the revision policy of the National accounts the annual figures 2018 and 2019 have been revised.
The figures for 2020 have become final.

When will new figures be published?
New provisional figures for 2022 will be published in October 2024. Previous provisional figures will then become final.
More information on the revision policy of National Accounts can be found under 'relevant articles' under paragraph 3.

Description topics

Liabilities in million euros
The debt of public corporations according to the EMU debt definition.
It consists of the following debt instruments: deposits, short term debt securities, long term debt securities, short term loans and long term loans. The debt of public corporations is not part of the government debt (or EMU-debt).
Total liabilities
The debt of public corporations according to the EMU debt definition.
It consists of the following debt instruments: deposits, short term debt securities, long term debt securities, short term loans and long term loans. The debt of public corporations is not part of the government debt (or EMU-debt).
Financial corporations
The financial corporations sector consists of institutional units which are independent legal entities and market producers, and whose principal activity is the production of financial services. Such institutional units comprise all corporations and quasi-corporations which are principally engaged in:
- financial intermediation (financial intermediaries); and/or
- auxiliary financial activities (financial auxiliaries).

Financial intermediation is the activity in which an institutional unit acquires financial assets and incurs liabilities on its own account by engaging in financial transactions on the market. The assets and liabilities of financial intermediaries are transformed or repackaged in relation to, for example, maturity, scale, risk, etc. in the financial intermediation process. Auxiliary financial activities are activities related to financial intermediation but which do not involve financial intermediation themselves.
The financial corporations sector is subdivided into the following subsectors:
- central bank
- deposit-taking corporations except the central bank
- money market funds (MMFs)
- non-MMF investment funds
- other financial intermediaries, except insurance corporations and pension funds
- financial auxiliaries
- captive financial institutions and money lenders
- insurance corporations
- pension funds

The liabilities of the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) are not included in this table.
Other corporations
All public corporations which are not financial corporations.
Total other corporations
All public corporations which are not financial corporations.
Loss-making
Other corporations with an operational loss in the accounting year.
Profit-making
Other corporations with an operational profit in the accounting year.
Liabilities in % of GDP
Liabilities of public corporations as a percentage of the gross domestic product (GDP).
Total liabilities
Liabilities of public corporations as a percentage of the gross domestic product (GDP).
Financial corporations
The financial corporations sector consists of institutional units which are independent legal entities and market producers, and whose principal activity is the production of financial services. Such institutional units comprise all corporations and quasi-corporations which are principally engaged in:
- financial intermediation (financial intermediaries); and/or
- auxiliary financial activities (financial auxiliaries).

Financial intermediation is the activity in which an institutional unit acquires financial assets and incurs liabilities on its own account by engaging in financial transactions on the market. The assets and liabilities of financial intermediaries are transformed or repackaged in relation to, for example, maturity, scale, risk, etc. in the financial intermediation process. Auxiliary financial activities are activities related to financial intermediation but which do not involve financial intermediation themselves.
The financial corporations sector is subdivided into the following subsectors:
- central bank
- deposit-taking corporations except the central bank
- money market funds (MMFs)
- non-MMF investment funds
- other financial intermediaries, except insurance corporations and pension funds
- financial auxiliaries
- captive financial institutions and money lenders
- insurance corporations
- pension funds

The liabilities of the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) are not included in this table.
Other corporations
All public corporations which are not financial corporations.
Total other corporations
All public corporations which are not financial corporations.
Loss-making
Other corporations with an operational loss in the accounting year.
Profit-making
Other corporations with an operational profit in the accounting year.