diff --git a/CHANGELOG.fr.md b/CHANGELOG.fr.md
index 4fb3f87..202dffd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.fr.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.fr.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 ## [Non publié]
 
+### Modifié
+- Tableau de budget : la colonne année précédente affiche maintenant le réel (transactions) au lieu du budget planifié (#34)
+
 ## [0.6.5]
 
 ### Ajouté
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7b384a4..81f294b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+- Budget table: previous year column now shows actual transactions instead of planned budget (#34)
+
 ## [0.6.5]
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/components/budget/BudgetTable.tsx b/src/components/budget/BudgetTable.tsx
index aa92e4f..b398c95 100644
--- a/src/components/budget/BudgetTable.tsx
+++ b/src/components/budget/BudgetTable.tsx
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export default function BudgetTable({ rows, onUpdatePlanned, onSplitEvenly }: Bu
       monthTotals[m] += row.months[m] * sign;
     }
     annualTotal += row.annual * sign;
-    prevYearTotal += row.previousYearTotal * sign;
+    prevYearTotal += row.previousYearTotal; // actuals are already signed in the DB
   }
 
   const totalCols = 15; // category + prev year + annual + 12 months
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ export default function BudgetTable({ rows, onUpdatePlanned, onSplitEvenly }: Bu
             </div>
           </td>
           <td className={`py-2 px-2 text-right text-xs ${isIntermediateParent ? "font-medium" : "font-semibold"} text-[var(--muted-foreground)]`}>
-            {formatSigned(row.previousYearTotal * sign)}
+            {formatSigned(row.previousYearTotal)}
           </td>
           <td className={`py-2 px-2 text-right text-xs ${isIntermediateParent ? "font-medium" : "font-semibold"}`}>
             {formatSigned(row.annual * sign)}
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ export default function BudgetTable({ rows, onUpdatePlanned, onSplitEvenly }: Bu
         {/* Previous year total — read-only */}
         <td className="py-2 px-2 text-right text-[var(--muted-foreground)]">
           <span className="text-xs px-1 py-0.5">
-            {formatSigned(row.previousYearTotal * sign)}
+            {formatSigned(row.previousYearTotal)}
           </span>
         </td>
         {/* Annual total — editable */}
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ export default function BudgetTable({ rows, onUpdatePlanned, onSplitEvenly }: Bu
                 sectionMonthTotals[m] += row.months[m] * sign;
               }
               sectionAnnualTotal += row.annual * sign;
-              sectionPrevYearTotal += row.previousYearTotal * sign;
+              sectionPrevYearTotal += row.previousYearTotal; // actuals are already signed in the DB
             }
             return (
               <Fragment key={type}>
diff --git a/src/hooks/useBudget.test.ts b/src/hooks/useBudget.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..220b684
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/useBudget.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { buildPrevYearTotalMap } from "./useBudget";
+
+/**
+ * Unit tests for the previous-year actuals normalization logic used in useBudget.
+ *
+ * Transaction amounts in the database use signed values (expenses are negative,
+ * income is positive). The buildPrevYearTotalMap function preserves these signs
+ * as-is, because the budget display layer does NOT apply a sign multiplier to
+ * previous year actuals (unlike planned budget amounts).
+ */
+
+describe("buildPrevYearTotalMap", () => {
+  it("should preserve negative sign for expense actuals", () => {
+    const actuals = [{ category_id: 1, actual: -500 }]; // expense: negative in DB
+    const map = buildPrevYearTotalMap(actuals);
+    expect(map.get(1)).toBe(-500);
+  });
+
+  it("should preserve positive sign for income actuals", () => {
+    const actuals = [{ category_id: 2, actual: 3000 }]; // income: positive in DB
+    const map = buildPrevYearTotalMap(actuals);
+    expect(map.get(2)).toBe(3000);
+  });
+
+  it("should skip null category_id entries", () => {
+    const actuals = [{ category_id: null, actual: -100 }];
+    const map = buildPrevYearTotalMap(actuals);
+    expect(map.size).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("should handle zero actuals", () => {
+    const actuals = [{ category_id: 3, actual: 0 }];
+    const map = buildPrevYearTotalMap(actuals);
+    expect(map.get(3)).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("should handle multiple categories", () => {
+    const actuals = [
+      { category_id: 1, actual: -200 },
+      { category_id: 2, actual: 1500 },
+      { category_id: 3, actual: -75.5 },
+    ];
+    const map = buildPrevYearTotalMap(actuals);
+    expect(map.size).toBe(3);
+    expect(map.get(1)).toBe(-200);
+    expect(map.get(2)).toBe(1500);
+    expect(map.get(3)).toBe(-75.5);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/hooks/useBudget.ts b/src/hooks/useBudget.ts
index 9ee0899..2f41eab 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useBudget.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useBudget.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import type { BudgetYearRow, BudgetTemplate } from "../shared/types";
 import {
   getAllActiveCategories,
   getBudgetEntriesForYear,
+  getActualTotalsForYear,
   upsertBudgetEntry,
   upsertBudgetEntriesForYear,
   getAllTemplates,
@@ -62,6 +63,21 @@ function reducer(state: BudgetState, action: BudgetAction): BudgetState {
 
 const TYPE_ORDER: Record<string, number> = { expense: 0, income: 1, transfer: 2 };
 
+/**
+ * Build a map of category_id -> annual actual total from raw actuals.
+ * Transaction amounts are already signed (expenses negative, income positive),
+ * so they are stored as-is without normalization.
+ */
+export function buildPrevYearTotalMap(
+  actuals: Array<{ category_id: number | null; actual: number }>
+): Map<number, number> {
+  const prevYearTotalMap = new Map<number, number>();
+  for (const a of actuals) {
+    if (a.category_id != null) prevYearTotalMap.set(a.category_id, a.actual);
+  }
+  return prevYearTotalMap;
+}
+
 export function useBudget() {
   const [state, dispatch] = useReducer(reducer, undefined, initialState);
   const fetchIdRef = useRef(0);
@@ -72,10 +88,10 @@ export function useBudget() {
     dispatch({ type: "SET_ERROR", payload: null });
 
     try {
-      const [allCategories, entries, prevYearEntries, templates] = await Promise.all([
+      const [allCategories, entries, prevYearActuals, templates] = await Promise.all([
         getAllActiveCategories(),
         getBudgetEntriesForYear(year),
-        getBudgetEntriesForYear(year - 1),
+        getActualTotalsForYear(year - 1),
         getAllTemplates(),
       ]);
 
@@ -88,11 +104,8 @@ export function useBudget() {
         entryMap.get(e.category_id)!.set(e.month, e.amount);
       }
 
-      // Build a map for previous year totals: categoryId -> annual total
-      const prevYearTotalMap = new Map<number, number>();
-      for (const e of prevYearEntries) {
-        prevYearTotalMap.set(e.category_id, (prevYearTotalMap.get(e.category_id) ?? 0) + e.amount);
-      }
+      // Build a map for previous year actuals: categoryId -> annual actual total
+      const prevYearTotalMap = buildPrevYearTotalMap(prevYearActuals);
 
       // Helper: build months array from entryMap
       const buildMonths = (catId: number) => {
diff --git a/src/services/budgetService.ts b/src/services/budgetService.ts
index 8e4d625..8b2bdb3 100644
--- a/src/services/budgetService.ts
+++ b/src/services/budgetService.ts
@@ -178,6 +178,16 @@ export async function deleteTemplate(templateId: number): Promise<void> {
   await db.execute("DELETE FROM budget_templates WHERE id = $1", [templateId]);
 }
 
+// --- Actuals helpers ---
+
+export async function getActualTotalsForYear(
+  year: number
+): Promise<Array<{ category_id: number | null; actual: number }>> {
+  const dateFrom = `${year}-01-01`;
+  const dateTo = `${year}-12-31`;
+  return getActualsByCategoryRange(dateFrom, dateTo);
+}
+
 // --- Budget vs Actual ---
 
 async function getActualsByCategoryRange(
diff --git a/src/shared/types/index.ts b/src/shared/types/index.ts
index 3c96ae7..93f0019 100644
--- a/src/shared/types/index.ts
+++ b/src/shared/types/index.ts
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export interface BudgetYearRow {
   depth?: number;
   months: number[]; // index 0-11 = Jan-Dec planned amounts
   annual: number;   // computed sum
-  previousYearTotal: number; // total budget from the previous year
+  previousYearTotal: number; // actual (transactions) total from the previous year
 }
 
 export interface ImportConfigTemplate {