The EU budget error rate decreased by two percentage points in 2024
92% confidence
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The error rate decreased from 5.6% in 2023 to 3.6% in 2024, but the Court of Auditors still issued an adverse opinion on EU budget expenditure for the sixth consecutive year due to the persistently high level of error.
The 3.6% error rate represents approximately €6 billion in erroneous payments.
The sources found were published in October 2025, after the session date of 2026-04-28, but they report data for the 2024 financial year which was available to the MEP.
Sources
SecondaryEucrim - European Criminal Law Associations' ForumThe estimated error rate for 2024 is 3.6% (approximately €6 billion), down from 5.6% in 2023. This represents a decrease of 2 percentage points.
SecondaryThe Brussels TimesIn 2024, the overall error rate decreased to 3.6% but remains material. The 2023 error rate was 5.6%.