The State; government sector, ESA accounts, 1996 - 2010
Explanation of symbols
Table explanation
As part of the statistics on government finances, Statistics Netherlands
(CBS) collects data on the size, composition and allocation of the
expenditures and revenues and the balance sheet position of the State.
The State includes ministries, budget funds and agencies. Ministries are
mainly active in policy-making for the State. Budget funds comprise
long-term income budgets for special policy areas. Agencies are
responsible for executive tasks.
This table contains a selection from the results of the analysis of the
State finances on a yearly basis: the expenditures and revenues and the
changes in assets and liabilities of the government sector of the State.
The data in the table can be broken down into:
- types of account according to the European System of Accounts 1995;
- transactions according to the European System of Accounts 1995.
Data available from: 1996
Frequency: discontinued.
Status of the figures:
Figures up to and including 2009 are definite.
Figures for 2010 are provisional.
Changes as of 24 August 2011:
More recent data have been added and/or adjustments have been implemented.
When will new figures be published?
Not applicable.
Description topics
- Current account
- The European System of Accounts 1995 describes the economy as a series of
coherent economic partial processes. These partial processes include:
production, generating of income, distribution of income, income
expenditures, reallocation by capital transfers, generating of capital and
financing. Each partial process is described by a separate account.
The current account includes transactions related to production,
generating of income, distribution of income, income expenditure.- Expenditures
- Subsidies on products
- Payments without restitution by the government or institutions of the
European Union to producers of consumer goods intended to influence the
production level, the price of the product or the cost of production, e.g.
subsidies on wages, subsidies to stimulate employment and contributions to
compensate for deficits of limited liability companies (NVs), private
companies with limited liability (BVs) and commercial government
enterprises (e.g. the agencies Netherlands Vaccine Institute and Telecom).
NVs and BVs are corporate bodies of which the capital is divided into
shares. The shares of an NV are transferable, the shares of a BV are not
transferable.- Other enterprises
- Payments without restitution by the government or institutions of the
European Union to enterprises, excluding commercial government
enterprises (e.g. the agencies Netherlands Vaccine Institute and Telecom)
intended to influence the production level, the price of the product or
the cost of production.
- Social transfers
- All payment without direct service in return (excluding capital transfers)
and not intended to finance long-term expenditures of the recipient, e.g.
premiums, benefits (in cash or in kind), gifts, fines, contributions to
the European Union and transfers to other government institutions.
Excluded are taxes paid on production and imports.- Other countries
- Foreign countries include non-residential entities like the member states
and institutions of the European Union, third countries and supranational
organisations.
- Revenues
- Income transfers
- All payments without direct service in return (excluding capital
transfers) and not intended to finance long-term expenditures of the
recipient, except for taxes. Examples: received benefits, fines,
indemnification, contributions form the European Union and transfers from
other government institutions.- Other countries
- Foreign countries include non-residential entities like the member states
and institutions of the European Union, third countries and supranational
organisations.
- Capital account
- The European System of Accounts 1995 describes the economy as a series of
coherent economic partial processes. These partial processes include:
production, generating of income, distribution of income, income
expenditures, reallocation by capital transfers, generating of capital and
financing. Each partial process is described by a separate account. The
capital account includes (dis)investments and capital transfers.- Expenditures
- Investments
- Goods purchased by or produced by the State on its own, intended for use
in the production process, but not or only partly used in a particular
period. Included are goods with a lifetime of more than one year (e.g.
buildings, houses, machinery, vehicles), services directly related to the
product (like cost of preparation, design, supervision and transfer of
property), a limited number of intangible assets (e.g. computer software,
the acquisition of patents), the purchase of valuable assets (antiques and
other art objects) and the purchase of land.- Other new investments
- Extension of capital stocks, excluding civil engineering works, purchase
of used investment goods and the purchase of land. Construction and
improvement of business accommodations, purchase of vehicles, other
machinery, equipment and installations, intangible assets (computer
software, acquisition of patents). Also included are the purchase of
valuable goods, like antiques and art objects.
- Capital transfers
- All payments without direct return which affect the payer's capital and
serve to finance fixed capital formation or long-term expenditures (other
than investments) of the recipient.- Other capital transfers
- Payment by the State without direct return to other participants in the
economic process which affect the payer's capital and serve to finance
long-term expenditures (other than investments) of the recipient, e.g.
transfers resulting from guarantee liabilities, compensations for war
damage, catastrophes, acquittal of debts, covering of accumulated losses.
- Revenues
- Capital transfers
- All payments received from other participants in the economic process
without direct return from the State, which affect the payer's capital and
serve to finance the fixed capital formation or long-term expenditures
(other than investments) of the State.- Other capital transfers
- Payments received from other participants in the economic process without
direct return from the State, which affect the payer's capital and serve
to finance long-term expenditures (other than investments) of the State,
e.g. transfers resulting from guarantee liabilities, compensations of war
damage, catastrophes, acquittal of debts, covering of accumulated losses,
excluding capital taxes (revenues from inheritance taxes and donations).
- Financial account
- The European System of Accounts 1995 describes the economy as a series of
coherent economic partial processes. These partial processes include:
production, generating of income, distribution of income, income
expenditures, reallocation by capital transfers, generating of capital and
financing. Each partial process is described by a separate account. The
financial account includes the changes in the various types of financial
claims and debts.- Changes in assets (net)
- Buying and selling of shares including increase or reduction of other
equity. Relates to claims representing ownership rights of
quasi-corporations. The holder is entitled to a share in the profit or the
net property (as a result of liquidation). This transaction only appears
as an asset at the State.
- Other accounts receivable
- Other accounts receivable refers to all changes in (re)payments received
or made outside the period under review. Included are taxes, social
contributions and changes in assets as a result of selling (buying) goods
and services paid for afterwards.
- Buying and selling of shares including increase or reduction of other
- Changes in liabilities (net)
- Other accounts payable
- Other accounts payable refers to all changes in (re)payments received or
made outside the period under review. Included are taxes, social
contributions and changes in assets as a result of selling (buying) goods
and services paid for afterwards.