Definition
institutional agents that are non-market producers and financed by compulsory payments, such as taxes, made by entities belonging to other sectors. It also includes all institutional units principally engaged in the redistribution of national income and wealth, such as social security institutions. However, entities which are controlled by governments may still be classified in the non-financial corporations sector or the financial sector. Here, the “market producer” criterion applies. The general government sector includes non-market public institutional units only.
Further information
This sector includes:
- Central Administration
- Autonomous Communities
- Local Corporations
- Social Security Administrations
- It does not include publicly owned entities that generate market production.
General Government corresponds to sector S.13 of the economic sectorisation, according to the European System of Accounts 2010.
Related concepts
- Sectorisation of the economy
- Central administration
- Social Security administrations
- Autonomous Communities
- Local Corporations
- European System of Accounts (ESA 2010)
Links to data tables
Update date: May 2025
