Noord-Holland · 113,196 inhabitants
BUDGET met?
+10%Alkmaar spent €543 m in 2025, against €494 m budgeted.
In 9 of the 9 years since 2017 Alkmaar spent more than it budgeted.
Budget 2025€494 m
spent €543 m
Income gap+13%
€544 m received against €480 m budgeted
Place135
of 342, the highest gap first, 2025
2017–20259 of 9
years over
Year by year
Alkmaar, year by year
What Alkmaar budgeted for each year, and what the accounts showed after it; its income beside it.
Spending against the budget
| Year | Budgeted | Spent | Gap | Income budgeted | Income | Income gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | €559 m | the budget for the coming year; the accounts follow | ||||
| 2025 | €494 m | €543 m | +10% | €480 m | €544 m | +13% |
| 2024 | €463 m | €513 m | +11% | €453 m | €510 m | +13% |
| 2023 | €441 m | €495 m | +12% | €433 m | €474 m | +9.4% |
| 2022 | €387 m | €440 m | +14% | €384 m | €466 m | +21% |
| 2021 | €380 m | €396 m | +4.1% | €375 m | €414 m | +10% |
| 2020 | €362 m | €435 m | +20% | €359 m | €452 m | +26% |
| 2019 | €342 m | €373 m | +9.1% | €342 m | €362 m | +6.0% |
| 2018 | €325 m | €351 m | +8.0% | €320 m | €343 m | +7.3% |
| 2017 | €330 m | €352 m | +6.7% | €331 m | €358 m | +8.4% |
Areas
By policy area, 2025
Where Alkmaar moved from its budget in 2025: every main policy area, and youth care and Wmo care inside the social domain.
| Policy area | Budget 2025 | Spent | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governance and general revenueBestuur en ondersteuning | €60 m | €67 m | +12% |
| SafetyVeiligheid | €22 m | €22 m | +0.7% |
| Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat | €35 m | €33 m | −6.6% |
| EconomyEconomie | €16 m | €16 m | −0.5% |
| EducationOnderwijs | €22 m | €24 m | +8.9% |
| Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie | €55 m | €59 m | +7.0% |
| Social domainSociaal domein | €222 m | €256 m | +15% |
| Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu | €42 m | €49 m | +18% |
| Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing | €20 m | €17 m | −12% |
| Youth careJeugdhulp | €47 m | €58 m | +22% |
| Care and support (Wmo) | €61 m | €65 m | +5.8% |
Noord-Holland
In Noord-Holland, 2025
Of the 44 municipalities in Noord-Holland, 2 stayed within their budget in 2025. Every municipality in Noord-Holland →