Culture Public expenditure on culture

Expenditure (basic funds) of public budgets on culture1 by areas of culture - million euros -
Areas of culture200520102015220172201822019220202

1: Sources: annual statistics of expenditure and revenue of public budgets, statistics on budget estimates, basic funds based on the definition of expenditure on culture according to the functional classification of state government budgets and the functional or product classification of municipal government budgets; public colleges of art: finance statistics of institutions of higher education, provider funds based on the definition of the provider funds concept of finance statistics of institutions of higher education.

2: 2015 to 2020 = Provisional, actual.

Theatre and music2,9363,2793,6843,9434,0404,2074,558
Libraries1,1881,3771,5051,6121,6521,7011,762
Museums, collections, exhibitions1,4501,7661,9072,1832,3892,5042,716
Protection and preservation of historic monuments 409518500575578607648
Cultural projects and services abroad282370552686647681692
Public colleges of art399500540585597643649
Other cultural activities8451,2911,4901,5791,7671,9093,127
Cultural administration473257240281294303360
Expenditure on culture, total7,9819,35810,41711,44311,96312,55414,511
Memorandum item:
Culture-related areas
(adult education centres and other continuing education,
church affairs, radio and television)
1,9972,1551,9872,2062,2932,4472,615

As at 13 December 2022

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