Public corporations; liabilities, controlling government sector

Public corporations; liabilities, controlling government sector

Sectors Periods Liabilities in million euros Total liabilities (mln euro) Liabilities in million euros Financial corporations (mln euro) Liabilities in million euros Other corporations Total other corporations (mln euro) Liabilities in million euros Other corporations Loss-making (mln euro) Liabilities in million euros Other corporations Profit-making (mln euro) Liabilities in % of GDP Total liabilities (% of GDP) Liabilities in % of GDP Financial corporations (% of GDP) Liabilities in % of GDP Other corporations Total other corporations (% of GDP) Liabilities in % of GDP Other corporations Loss-making (% of GDP) Liabilities in % of GDP Other corporations Profit-making (% of GDP)
General government 2021 813,257 672,357 140,900 18,647 122,253 91.2 75.4 15.8 2.1 13.7
General government 2022* 790,370 639,751 150,619 29,070 121,548 79.5 64.4 15.2 2.9 12.2
Central government 2021 716,260 591,375 124,885 18,420 106,465 80.3 66.3 14.0 2.1 11.9
Central government 2022* 699,340 564,356 134,984 28,817 106,167 70.4 56.8 13.6 2.9 10.7
Local government 2021 96,997 80,982 16,015 227 15,788 10.9 9.1 1.8 0.0 1.8
Local government 2022* 91,030 75,395 15,635 254 15,381 9.2 7.6 1.6 0.0 1.5
Social security funds 2021 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Social security funds 2022* 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


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 and 2024/1265, 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 2022 are provisional. The figures for the earlier years are final.

Changes as of 24 December 2024:
Provisional figures for 2022 have been published.
In the context of the revision policy of the National accounts the annual figures from 2017 have been revised, due to reclassification of corporations.
The figures for 2021 have become final.

When will new figures be published?
New provisional figures for 2023 will be published in April 2025. 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).
Total liabilities
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).
Financial corporations
The financial corporations sector consists of institutional units which are independent legal entities and market producers, and whose principal activity is the production of financial services. Such institutional units comprise all corporations and quasi-corporations which are principally engaged in:
- financial intermediation (financial intermediaries); and/or
- auxiliary financial activities (financial auxiliaries).

Financial intermediation is the activity in which an institutional unit acquires financial assets and incurs liabilities on its own account by engaging in financial transactions on the market. The assets and liabilities of financial intermediaries are transformed or repackaged in relation to, for example, maturity, scale, risk, etc. in the financial intermediation process. Auxiliary financial activities are activities related to financial intermediation but which do not involve financial intermediation themselves.
The financial corporations sector is subdivided into the following subsectors:
- central bank
- deposit-taking corporations except the central bank
- money market funds (MMFs)
- non-MMF investment funds
- other financial intermediaries, except insurance corporations and pension funds
- financial auxiliaries
- captive financial institutions and money lenders
- insurance corporations
- pension funds

The liabilities of the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) are not included in this table.
Other corporations
All public corporations which are not financial corporations.
Total other corporations
All public corporations which are not financial corporations.
Loss-making
Other corporations with an operational loss in the accounting year.
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).
Total liabilities
Liabilities of public corporations as a percentage of the gross domestic product (GDP).
Financial corporations
The financial corporations sector consists of institutional units which are independent legal entities and market producers, and whose principal activity is the production of financial services. Such institutional units comprise all corporations and quasi-corporations which are principally engaged in:
- financial intermediation (financial intermediaries); and/or
- auxiliary financial activities (financial auxiliaries).

Financial intermediation is the activity in which an institutional unit acquires financial assets and incurs liabilities on its own account by engaging in financial transactions on the market. The assets and liabilities of financial intermediaries are transformed or repackaged in relation to, for example, maturity, scale, risk, etc. in the financial intermediation process. Auxiliary financial activities are activities related to financial intermediation but which do not involve financial intermediation themselves.
The financial corporations sector is subdivided into the following subsectors:
- central bank
- deposit-taking corporations except the central bank
- money market funds (MMFs)
- non-MMF investment funds
- other financial intermediaries, except insurance corporations and pension funds
- financial auxiliaries
- captive financial institutions and money lenders
- insurance corporations
- pension funds

The liabilities of the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) are not included in this table.
Other corporations
All public corporations which are not financial corporations.
Total other corporations
All public corporations which are not financial corporations.
Loss-making
Other corporations with an operational loss in the accounting year.
Profit-making
Other corporations with an operational profit in the accounting year.