Capital stock; national accounts 1995-2016

Capital stock; national accounts 1995-2016

Type of capital good Sectors/branches (SIC 2008) Periods Capital stock Capital stock closing balance sheet (mln euro)
Computers A-U All economic activities 2016* 13,198
Computers A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2016* 55
Computers B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2016* 1,397
Computers B Mining and quarrying 2016* 21
Computers C Manufacturing 2016* 1,072
Computers 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 223
Computers 13-15 Man. of textile-, leather products 2016* 31
Computers 16-18 Man. wood en paper prod., printing 2016* 73
Computers 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2016* 11
Computers 20 Manufacture of chemicals 2016* 81
Computers 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2016* 49
Computers 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2016* 58
Computers 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2016* 92
Computers 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2016* 37
Computers 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2016* 18
Computers 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2016* 245
Computers 29-30 Transport equipment 2016* 37
Computers 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2016* 119
Computers D Electricity and gas supply 2016* 224
Computers E Water supply and waste management 2016* 80
Computers F Construction 2016* 341
Computers G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2016* 1,918
Computers G Wholesale and retail trade 2016* 1,212
Computers H Transportation and storage 2016* 614
Computers I Accommodation and food serving 2016* 92
Computers J Information and communication 2016* 2,872
Computers 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 2016* 167
Computers 61 Telecommunications 2016* 214
Computers 62-63 IT- and information services 2016* 2,491
Computers K Financial institutions 2016* 1,195
Computers L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2016* 143
Computers M-N Business services 2016* 1,427
Computers 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2016* 856
Computers 72 Research and development 2016* 87
Computers 73-75 Advertising, design and other 2016* 173
Computers N Renting and other business support 2016* 312
Computers O-Q Government and care 2016* 3,220
Computers O Public administration and services 2016* 1,171
Computers P Education 2016* 1,272
Computers 86 Human health activities 2016* 316
Computers 87-88 Care and social work 2016* 462
Computers R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2016* 630
Computers R Culture, sports and recreation 2016* 306
Computers S Other service activities 2016* 324
Computers Non-financial corporations 2016* 8,054
Computers Financial corporations 2016* 1,195
Computers General government 2016* 2,772
Computers Households and NPISHs 2016* 1,178
Computers Households 2016* .
Computers Non-profit institutions serv. households 2016* .
Computer software and databases A-U All economic activities 2016* 45,173
Computer software and databases A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2016* 158
Computer software and databases B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2016* 5,548
Computer software and databases B Mining and quarrying 2016* 84
Computer software and databases C Manufacturing 2016* 4,297
Computer software and databases 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 622
Computer software and databases 13-15 Man. of textile-, leather products 2016* 61
Computer software and databases 16-18 Man. wood en paper prod., printing 2016* 405
Computer software and databases 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2016* 39
Computer software and databases 20 Manufacture of chemicals 2016* 240
Computer software and databases 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2016* 128
Computer software and databases 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2016* 220
Computer software and databases 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2016* 437
Computer software and databases 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2016* 481
Computer software and databases 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2016* 284
Computer software and databases 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2016* 710
Computer software and databases 29-30 Transport equipment 2016* 246
Computer software and databases 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2016* 422
Computer software and databases D Electricity and gas supply 2016* 666
Computer software and databases E Water supply and waste management 2016* 501
Computer software and databases F Construction 2016* 1,286
Computer software and databases G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2016* 7,726
Computer software and databases G Wholesale and retail trade 2016* 5,354
Computer software and databases H Transportation and storage 2016* 2,111
Computer software and databases I Accommodation and food serving 2016* 261
Computer software and databases J Information and communication 2016* 4,112
Computer software and databases 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 2016* 571
Computer software and databases 61 Telecommunications 2016* 2,049
Computer software and databases 62-63 IT- and information services 2016* 1,491
Computer software and databases K Financial institutions 2016* 5,578
Computer software and databases L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2016* 436
Computer software and databases M-N Business services 2016* 7,685
Computer software and databases 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2016* 4,714
Computer software and databases 72 Research and development 2016* 355
Computer software and databases 73-75 Advertising, design and other 2016* 971
Computer software and databases N Renting and other business support 2016* 1,646
Computer software and databases O-Q Government and care 2016* 11,247
Computer software and databases O Public administration and services 2016* 7,029
Computer software and databases P Education 2016* 1,389
Computer software and databases 86 Human health activities 2016* 1,763
Computer software and databases 87-88 Care and social work 2016* 1,066
Computer software and databases R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2016* 1,397
Computer software and databases R Culture, sports and recreation 2016* 760
Computer software and databases S Other service activities 2016* 637
Computer software and databases Non-financial corporations 2016* 26,834
Computer software and databases Financial corporations 2016* 5,578
Computer software and databases General government 2016* 9,087
Computer software and databases Households and NPISHs 2016* 3,674
Computer software and databases Households 2016* .
Computer software and databases Non-profit institutions serv. households 2016* .
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


This table contains figures on capital stock. The capital stock of different branches and sectors is presented here. The capital stock is broken down by type of capital good.

Figures of the sectors households and non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) are from reporting year 2013 onwards no longer separately published. Only their aggregate will be published. The reason for this change is that reliable estimates for NPISH for recent years are no longer available.

Data available from: 1995
Status of the figures:
The figures for the most recent reporting year 2016 are provisional. The status of the figures for 2015 is final.

Changes as of February 2018
None, this table has been replaced by an updated version. See paragraph 3.

Changes as from 13 July 2017:
Provisional figures on the reporting year 2016 have been added.
Using old data has led to incorrect figures for investments of the households and NPISHs for the reporting years 2001-2010. Adjusting for these errors results in different figures on investments and the statistical discrepancies. Smaller differences due to rounding occur for the capital stock opening and closing balance sheet, the depreciation and the revaluation.
Data on the years 1995-2000 have been added.

Changes as from 25 October 2016:
A number of corrections have been applied as a result of mistakes in the calculations for the years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009 and 2015. These mistakes did not result in any changes in the totals for the closing balance sheet, but led to incorrect aggregations of sectors/branches or type of capital good.

Furthermore the calculation method of the volume indices have been harmonised for the capital stock and non-financial balance sheets. Moreover, the volume index will now be calculated on the basis of rounded figures. Because of these changes in method a maximum difference of 109.5 percent points occurs for series of less than 100 mln. A maximum difference of 2.1 percent points occurs for series larger than 100 mln. Volume indices of series which contain 0 mln of capital stock every year are set at 100, rather than hidden.

When will new figures be published?
Provisional data are published 6 months after the end of the reporting year. Final data are released 18 months after the end of the reporting year.
Since the end of June 2016 the release and revision policy of the national accounts have been changed. References to additional information about these changes can be found in section 3.

Description topics

Capital stock
Capital stock is defined as the value of capital goods in a SIC branch or institutional sector. Capital goods are produced material or immaterial assets used in a production process for more than one year. Examples are buildings, machinery, transport equipment and software.
Capital stock closing balance sheet
The closing balance sheet is the balance sheet on 31 December of the reporting year, measured in average prices of that particular year. The closing balance sheet equals the opening balance sheet of the next reporting year.