2024 EU budget: Main areas
On 11 November 2023, the Council and the European Parliament reached agreement on the annual EU budget for 2024.
Total commitments are set at €189.39 billion. Total payments amount to €142.63 billion.
Commitments
Commitments are legally binding promises to spend money on activities that are implemented over several years.
2023 budget - in billion euros
(including the amending budgets and draft amending budgets as presented by the Commission during the year)
- Single market, innovation and digital: €21.42
- Cohesion, resilience and values: €70.59
- Natural resources and environment: €57.22
- Migration and border management: €3.73
- Security and defence: €2.12
- Neighbourhood and the world: €17.21
- European public administration: €11.35
- Special instruments: €1.52
- Total: €186.48 (as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) of the EU27: 1.09%)
2024 draft budget - in billion euros
(Commission proposal including amending letter)
- Single market, innovation and digital: €21.43
- Cohesion, resilience and values: €74.91
- Natural resources and environment: €57.39
- Migration and border management: €3.90
- Security and defence: €2.30
- Neighbourhood and the world: €15.83
- European public administration: €11.95
- Special instruments: €2.12
- Total: €189.27 (as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) of the EU27: 1.06%)
2024 budget as agreed between Council and Parliament - in billion euros
- Single market, innovation and digital: €21.49
- Cohesion, resilience and values: €74.56
- Natural resources and environment: €57.34
- Migration and border management: €3.89
- Security and defence: €2.32
- Neighbourhood and the world: €16.23
- European public administration: €11.99
- Special instruments: €2.22
- Total: €189.39 (as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) of the EU27: 1.06%)
Payments
Payments cover expenditure arising from commitments entered into during the current year or in previous years
2023 budget - in billion euros
(including the amending budgets and draft amending budgets as presented by the Commission during the year)
- Single market, innovation and digital: €20.19
- Cohesion, resilience and values: €56.33
- Natural resources and environment: €56.75
- Migration and border management: €2.78
- Security and defence: €1.14
- Neighbourhood and the world: €13.99
- European public administration: €11.35
- Special instruments: €0.95
- Total: €165.20 (as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) of the EU27: 0.96%)
2024 draft budget - in billion euros
(Commission proposal including amending letter)
- Single market, innovation and digital: €20.92
- Cohesion, resilience and values: €34.11
- Natural resources and environment: €54.23
- Migration and border management: €3.26
- Security and defence: €2.03
- Neighbourhood and the world: €15.11
- European public administration: €11.95
- Special instruments: €1.75
- Total: €142.99 (as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) of the EU27: 0.80%)
2024 budget as agreed between Council and Parliament - in billion euros
- Single market, innovation and digital: €20.83
- Cohesion, resilience and values: €33.72
- Natural resources and environment: €54.15
- Migration and border management: €3.25
- Security and defence: €2.04
- Neighbourhood and the world: €15.29
- European public administration: €11.99
- Special instruments: €1.73
- Total: €142.63 as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) of the EU27: 0.80%)
Last review: 4 February 2025