Dutch Government Purchasing Expenditure Data for 2020

Purchasing expenditure data from the Dutch Ministry of General Affairs for the year 2020. The dataset is compiled annually from reports submitted by all ministries and subordinate departments to the Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations. This information is used to inform government-wide purchasing strategies and annual reports to the House of Representatives.

Use Cases

• Analyze government purchasing patterns based on annual expenditure reports mentioned in the description
• Track the share of small and medium-sized enterprises in public contracts based on the stated purpose of the data
• Benchmark supplier performance across government categories based on the described use by category managers
• Model public spending trends over time based on the annual collection cycle described

Strengths

• Data is collected from all ministries and subordinate departments, suggesting broad coverage of central government.
• Serves a specific policy purpose, informing parliamentary reports and category management.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations)

Collection Method

Aggregated from annual reports submitted by all ministries and subordinate departments.

Time Range

2020

Freshness

Covers the year 2020; update frequency is annual but last update is unknown.

Geography

Netherlands (national government)