Public corporations; liabilities, controlling government sector

Public corporations; liabilities, controlling government sector

Sectors Periods Liabilities in million euros Other corporations Profit-making (mln euro) Liabilities in % of GDP Other corporations Profit-making (% of GDP)
General government 2021* 122,253 14.0
Central government 2021* 106,465 12.2
Local government 2021* 15,788 1.8
Social security funds 2021* 0 0.0
Source: CBS.
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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).
Other corporations
All public corporations which are not financial corporations.
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).
Other corporations
All public corporations which are not financial corporations.
Profit-making
Other corporations with an operational profit in the accounting year.