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    Accounts and budgets of municipalities

    Total current expenditure of the municipalities
    477.6 bn DKK
    2025

    How large are the municipal budgets, and what is the money spent on? This statistic illuminates the municipal current and capital expenditure and their financing.

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    Gross expenses minus income from operation and reimbursement from central government

    Prices or price level that applies to goods and services in the current period. The opposite of current prices is fixed prices.

    Selected statistics on Accounts and budgets of municipalities

    This page shows selected popular statistics on the subject of Accounts and budgets of municipalities. In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data and compile your own statistics.

    Development in the current expenditure of the municipalities

    Here you can see how the current expenditure of the municipalities has developed since the most recent municipal reform in 2008.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Municipal accounts by main accounts (REGK11)

    Current expenditure of the municipalities

    Here you can find the current expenditure of the municipalities (main account 0-8). Mark the map to see the name and expenditure (in 1,000 DKK) of the municipality in question.

    Distribution of the municipal budgets

    Here you can see how the budgeted current expenditure of the municipalities is distributed across different areas, also known as main accounts 0-6. Click on the different parts of the chart to see the expenditure in 1,000 DKK.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Municipal budgets, main accounts (BUDK1)
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    Accounts and budgets of regions
    Here you can read about the regional accounts and budgets, and how the money is distributed.
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    Municipal accounting plan
    Here you can find the rules regarding how the municipalies are allowed to classify their accounts and budgets (in Danish, The Ministry of the Interior and Health).

    On the statistics – documentation, sources and method

    Gain an overview of the purpose, contents and quality of the statistics. Learn about the data sources of the statistics, the contents of the statistics and how often they are published.

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    Need more data on Accounts and budgets of municipalities?

    You can go on searching on your own in Statbank Denmark. Find more detailed information, e.g. current expenditure per inhabitant, current expenditure for each function, along with the municipalities’ balances, liquid assets, long-term debt, etc.

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