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    Accounts and budgets of regions

    Total current expenditure of the regions
    149.7 bn DKK
    2025

    How large are the regional budgets, and what is the money spent on? The statistics highlight the regions’ operating and capital accounts and their financing.

    Explainer on…

    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 regions

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

    Development in the current expenditure of the regions

    Here you can see how the current expenditure of the regions has developed since the structural reform in 2007 that created the five regions.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Regions accounts by main accounts (REGR11)

    Current expenditure of the regions

    Here you can find the current expenditure of the regions (main account 0-5). Mark the map to see the expenditure in 1,000 DKK of the region in question.

    Distribution of the regional budgets

    Here you can see how the budgeted regional current expenditure is distributed across different areas, also known as main accounts 0-5. 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 Region budgets (DKK 1.000) (BUDR1)
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    Accounts and budgets of municipalities
    Here you can read about the municipal accounts and budgets, and how the money is distributed.
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    Regional accounting plan
    Here you can find the rules regarding how the regions 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 regions?

    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 regions’ balances, liquid assets, long-term debt, etc.

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