Government balance sheet; assets and liabilities
Explanation of symbols
Table explanation
This table contains information on the balance sheet of the general government sector. The balance sheet shows stock levels of assets and financial liabilities, as well as net worth of the general government sector. Assets are either financial (e.g. loans) or non-financial (e.g. non-residential buildings). The stock of assets equals the sum of the stock of financial liabilities and net worth. Stocks of assets and liabilities in this table are mostly valued at market value. This is the value of the asset or liability as if it were being acquired or sold on the date to which the balance sheet relates. When there are no observable market prices, estimates are made for the market value. Financial assets and liabilities that are not commonly traded on a market, such as cash, deposits, loans and other accounts receivable/payable are valued at nominal value.
The figures in this table are consolidated at the general government level. This means that stocks between units that both belong to the general government sector are eliminated.
The terms and definitions used are in accordance with the framework of the Dutch national accounts. National accounts are based on the international definitions of the European System of Accounts (ESA 2010). Small temporary differences with publications of the National Accounts may occur due to the fact that the government finance statistics are sometimes more up to date.
Data available from: 1995
Status of the figures:
The figures for the period 1995-2022 are final. The figures for 2023 are provisional.
Changes as of 23 September 2024:
Annual figures for 2023 are available.
The financial assets and liabilities and the net saving and capital transfers of general government for 2022 have been revised due to updated information.
In the context of the revision policy of the National accounts the annual figures from 1995 of the financial accounts of general government have been revised.
The annual figures for 2022 are final.
When will new figures be published?
New provisional data are published in July or August after the end of the reporting year. The previous provisional figures will become final and previous final figures can be revised at the same time. More information on the revision policy of National Accounts can be found under 'relevant articles' under paragraph 3.
Description topics
- Assets
- The assets recorded in the government balance sheet are economic assets. An economic asset is a store of value representing the benefits accruing to the economic owner by holding or using the entity over a period of time. It is a means of carrying forward value from one accounting period to another.
- Total assets
- The assets recorded in the government balance sheet are economic assets. An economic asset is a store of value representing the benefits accruing to the economic owner by holding or using the entity over a period of time. It is a means of carrying forward value from one accounting period to another.
- Non-financial assets
- Non-financial assets are objects that have an economic value, on which property rights can be exerted and which do not have a financial character. In practice, this entails approximately all (non-financial) objects that can be sold. Examples of assets that cannot be sold are the sea and the air. Examples of assets that have a financial character are stocks and pensions. Non-financial assets consist of fixed assets, inventories, land and mineral reserves
- AN Total non-financial assets
- Non-financial assets are objects that have an economic value, on which property rights can be exerted by institutional units and which do not have a financial character. In practice, this entails approximately all (non-financial) objects that can be sold. Examples of assets that cannot be sold are the sea and the air. Examples of assets that have a financial character are stocks and pensions. Non-financial assets consist of fixed assets, inventories, land and mineral reserves.
- AN11 Total fixed assets
- Fixed assets include all tangible and intangible fixed assets used repeatedly or continuously for more than one year in production.
Examples: buildings, machinery, transport equipment and software.
- AN111 Dwellings
- Dwellings are buildings that are used entirely or primarily as residences. Public monuments identified primarily as dwellings are also included. Examples are barracks, official residences and other buildings that are intended for non-transient occupancy.
- AN1121 Non-residential buildings
- Non-residential buildings include whole buildings or parts of buildings not designated as dwellings. Examples: warehouses and industrial buildings, commercial buildings, buildings for public entertainment, hotels, restaurants, schools, hospitals. Public monuments identified primarily as non-residential buildings are also included.
- AN1122 Civil engineering works
- All constructions not classified under buildings, including the costs of infrastructural projects, e.g. constructed roads and sewerage systems and including historical monuments not indicated as buildings.
Examples: roads, railways, bridges, highways, airport runways, harbours, tunnels. The costs of clearing and preparing the site for construction are part of the costs of civil engineering works.
- AN1123 Cost ownership transfer on land
- Costs related to the transfer of land.
- AN1131 Total transport equipment
- Transport equipment for moving people and objects. Examples: motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, ships, railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock, aircraft and spacecraft, motorcycles, bicycles, etc.
- AN1131A Passenger cars
- Cars designed for the transportation of persons.
- AN1131B Other road transport equipment
- Road transport vehicles other than passenger cars.