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Accountability & Financial Transparency

Take a look at the BFA's yearly statistics including the trend of EUI's financial resources.

Welcome to the Accountability & Financial Transparency page of the Budget and Financial Service.

We believe in maintaining transparency in our operations, and this page provides key statistics and figures that showcase our commitment to accountability. Let's dive into the numbers that reflect our achievements in 2025. 

Revenues

In 2025, our revenues came from contributions by contracting states, other national sources, budget subvention from the EUI, external research activities, and other revenue streams, including historical archives. These revenues support our organization's financial sustainability and diverse initiatives

Here are the revenue figures for 2025 and 2024:

  • 2025 Total Revenue: €105,322,614
  • 2024 Total Revenue: €104,604,868

Breakdown of revenue sources

We rely on various revenue sources to support our operations. Here's a breakdown of the contributions received in 2025 and 2024.

Contracting states contributions:

  • 2024: €30,033,042
  • 2023: €28,755,042

Other national contributions:

  • 2024: €1,673,086
  • 2023: €2,706,785

Budget subvention from the EUI:

  • 2024: €23,857,200
  • 2023: €21,707,165

External Research Activities:

  • 2024: €29,084,884
  • 2023: €31,988,406

Other revenue:

  • 2024: €17,079,292
  • 2023: €16,268,694

Historical Archives of the EU:

  • 2024: €2,877,364
  • 2023: €2,642,000

Expenditures

Our expenditures in 2025 were allocated to teaching and research, pensions, administration, infrastructure, and other essential areas, ensuring effective resource utilization and support for our operations.
Here's a breakdown of our total expenditure of €113,742,943.00.

BFA in Numbers 2025:

In 2025, we processed a significant number of researchers' missions and reimbursed missions and visitors. Our financial management of external projects was effective, and we prepared commitments and processed documents in our SAP system. Payslips were processed accurately, grants were paid, and income declarations were prepared.
Here's a breakdown of our numbers:

711

Researchers' missions processed

4,530

Missions and Visitors reimbursements

150

Financial management of external projects

7,189

Commitments prepared

23,108

Documents processed in SAP

10,092

Payslips processed

5,124

Monthly Grants paid

299

Income declarations prepared

External Projects 2025

Breakdown of the total expenditure of €32,399,375 for 2025 external projects

Breakdown of the total expenditure of €31,988,405.90 for 2032 external projects

  • EU funded projects: € 16,771,243
  • Privately funded projects: € 10,330,357
  • Publicly funded projects: € 1,983,285

 

At the following webpage you can have a look at the previous issues of the President’s Annual Activity Report.


Page last updated on 17/04/2026

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