Accounts and budgets of regions

How large are the regional budgets, and what is the money spent on? This statistic illuminates the regional 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 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)

Last update

24.4.2025

Next update

24.4.2026

Source data

Data is delivered from the financial management systems of the municipalities and regions.

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.

Get your own statistics in the Statbank about Regions accounts by main accounts (REGR11)

Last update

24.4.2025

Next update

24.4.2026

Source data

Data is delivered from the financial management systems of the municipalities and regions.

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 County budgets (DKK 1.000) (BUDR1)

Last update

17.1.2025

Next update

19.1.2026

Source data

Data is delivered from the financial management systems of the municipalities and regions.

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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.

See the documentation of statistics to learn more:

The budgets and the accounts of municipalities and regions inform for the economic situation in municipalities and regions. The statistics show how the funds of the municipalities and regions have been used, how they are budgeted and a status of the economic situation. The tables goes back to 2007, where the latest municipal reform came into force.

The purpose of the statistics is to analyze the financial assets and liabilities of the municipalities and regions, including especially the liquid assets and long term debt.

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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Contact

Jeppe Føge Jensen

Phone: +45 40 22 58 23

Mail: jfj@dst.dk