Government Production and Consumption; transactions, sectors

Government Production and Consumption; transactions, sectors

Institutional sectors Transactions and Balancing items Periods Government Production and Consumption (million euros)
General government A044434 2022* 7,863
General government A048152 2022* 154,712
General government A044436 2022* 12,957
General government A048153 2022* 141,755
General government A048155 2022* 64,576
Central government A044434 2022* 2,250
Central government A048152 2022* 59,966
Central government A044436 2022* 5,415
Central government A048153 2022* 54,551
Central government A048155 2022* 7,784
The State A044434 2022* 232
The State A048152 2022* 36,786
The State A044436 2022* 4,028
The State A048153 2022* 32,758
The State A048155 2022* 2,470
Other central government A044434 2022* 2,018
Other central government A048152 2022* 23,180
Other central government A044436 2022* 1,387
Other central government A048153 2022* 21,793
Other central government A048155 2022* 5,314
Local government A044434 2022* 5,613
Local government A048152 2022* 90,441
Local government A044436 2022* 7,542
Local government A048153 2022* 82,899
Local government A048155 2022* 52,487
Municipalities A044434 2022* 2,964
Municipalities A048152 2022* 35,362
Municipalities A044436 2022* 4,942
Municipalities A048153 2022* 30,420
Municipalities A048155 2022* 12,237
Local intergovernmental organisations A044434 2022* 948
Local intergovernmental organisations A048152 2022* 8,529
Local intergovernmental organisations A044436 2022* 990
Local intergovernmental organisations A048153 2022* 7,539
Local intergovernmental organisations A048155 2022* 3,949
Provinces A044434 2022* 25
Provinces A048152 2022* 3,339
Provinces A044436 2022* 113
Provinces A048153 2022* 3,226
Provinces A048155 2022* 149
Public water boards A044434 2022* 18
Public water boards A048152 2022* 3,086
Public water boards A044436 2022* 45
Public water boards A048153 2022* 3,041
Public water boards A048155 2022* 0
Other local government A044434 2022* 1,658
Other local government A048152 2022* 40,125
Other local government A044436 2022* 1,452
Other local government A048153 2022* 38,673
Other local government A048155 2022* 36,152
Social security funds A044434 2022* 0
Social security funds A048152 2022* 4,305
Social security funds A044436 2022* 0
Social security funds A048153 2022* 4,305
Social security funds A048155 2022* 4,305
Source: CBS.
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This table contains information on the output and final consumption expenditure of the general government. The general government output is determined from the production costs, which consist of compensation of employees, intermediate consumption, consumption of fixed capital, other taxes on production (payable) and other subsidies on production (receivable). Please note that the subsidies are denoted with a negative sign, as subsidies reduce production costs.
General government output is predominantly comprised of non-market output that is provided for free. To a lesser extent, output of the general government is also sold on the market, used as output for own final use, or provided to the market as non-market output at prices that are not economically significant.
The final consumption expenditure of the general government can be broken down into an individual and collective component. The individual consumption expenditure is equal to the social transfers in kind, which are individual goods and services supplied to individual households for free or at prices that are not economically significant, either produced as non-market output or purchased from market producers. The collective consumption expenditure are the costs associated with providing collective goods and services to society, or large parts of it, as a whole.
The terms and definitions used are in accordance with the framework of the National Accounts. The National Accounts are based on the international definitions of the European System of Accounts (ESA 2010). The time of recording is in congruence with the accrual principle. Small temporary differences with publications of National Accounts may occur due to the fact that government finance statistics are sometimes more up to date.

Data available from:
Yearly figures from 1995.

Status of the figures:
The figures for the period 1995-2021 are final. The figures for 2022 are provisional.

Changes as of 23 June 2023:
The annual figures 2022 have been added. The annual figures 2021 have been adjusted.
The annual figures for 2021 are final.

When will new figures be published?
New figures will be published in the first half of the year.

Description topics

Government Production and Consumption
The general government output (P1) is determined from the production costs, which consist of compensation of employees (D1), intermediate consumption (P2), consumption of fixed capital (P51c), other taxes on production (D29, payable), other subsidies on production (D39, receivable) and the net operating surplus (B2n). Please note that the subsidies are denoted with a negative sign, as subsidies reduce production costs. Furthermore, the net operating surplus (B2n) of the general government is always equal to zero:
P1 = D1 + P2 + P51c + D29 (payable) + D39 (receivable) + B2n
General government output (P1) is predominantly comprised of non-market output that is provided for free (P132). To a lesser extent, output of the general government is also sold on the market (P11), used as output for own final use (P12), or provided to the market as non-market output at prices that are not economically significant (P131):
P1 = P11 + P12 + P131 + P132
The final consumption expenditure of the general government (P3) can be broken down into an individual (P31) and collective component (P32):
P3 = P31 + P32
The individual consumption expenditure (P31) is equal to the social transfers in kind, which are individual goods and services supplied to individual households for free or at prices that are not economically significant, either produced as non-market output (D631) or purchased from market producers (D632):
P31 = D631 + D632
The collective consumption expenditure (P32) are the costs associated with providing collective goods and services to society, or large parts of it, as a whole. In other words, this is the part of the non-market output that is provided for free (P132), which does not pertain to individual consumption expenditure (D631):
P132 = D631 + P32
The relevant balancing items for the output and final consumption expenditure of the general government are as follows:
B1n (Value added, net) = D1 + D29 (payable) + D39 (receivable) + B2n
B1g (Value added, gross) = P1 – P2 = B1n + P51c