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Groningen · 244,427 inhabitants

BUDGET met?

+7.3%Groningen spent €1,468 m in 2025, against €1,368 m budgeted.

In 8 of the 9 years since 2017 Groningen spent more than it budgeted.

Budget 2025€1,368 m

spent €1,468 m

Income gap+13%

€1,561 m received against €1,378 m budgeted

Place198

of 342, the highest gap first, 2025

2017–20258 of 9
years over

Year by year

Groningen, year by year

What Groningen budgeted for each year, and what the accounts showed after it; its income beside it.

Spending against the budget

−2%0%+2%+4%+6%+8%+10%+12%+14%2017201820192020202120222023202420252017gap +6.2%budgeted €934 mspent €992 m2018gap +6.4%budgeted €952 mspent €1,013 m2019gap −0.8%budgeted €1,068 mspent €1,060 m2020gap +3.6%budgeted €1,054 mspent €1,092 m2021gap +10.0%budgeted €1,035 mspent €1,138 m2022gap +13%budgeted €1,079 mspent €1,219 m2023gap +11%budgeted €1,149 mspent €1,281 m2024gap +6.9%budgeted €1,289 mspent €1,378 m2025gap +7.3%budgeted €1,368 mspent €1,468 m−2%0%+2%+4%+6%+8%+10%+12%+14%201720192021202320252017gap +6.2%budgeted €934 mspent €992 m2018gap +6.4%budgeted €952 mspent €1,013 m2019gap −0.8%budgeted €1,068 mspent €1,060 m2020gap +3.6%budgeted €1,054 mspent €1,092 m2021gap +10.0%budgeted €1,035 mspent €1,138 m2022gap +13%budgeted €1,079 mspent €1,219 m2023gap +11%budgeted €1,149 mspent €1,281 m2024gap +6.9%budgeted €1,289 mspent €1,378 m2025gap +7.3%budgeted €1,368 mspent €1,468 m
YearBudgetedSpentGapIncome budgetedIncomeIncome gap
2026€1,478 mthe budget for the coming year; the accounts follow
2025€1,368 m€1,468 m+7.3%€1,378 m€1,561 m+13%
2024€1,289 m€1,378 m+6.9%€1,281 m€1,441 m+12%
2023€1,149 m€1,281 m+11%€1,160 m€1,312 m+13%
2022€1,079 m€1,219 m+13%€1,081 m€1,267 m+17%
2021€1,035 m€1,138 m+10.0%€1,014 m€1,143 m+13%
2020€1,054 m€1,092 m+3.6%€1,035 m€1,099 m+6.3%
2019€1,068 m€1,060 m−0.8%€1,010 m€1,029 m+1.9%
2018€952 m€1,013 m+6.4%€919 m€988 m+7.5%
2017€934 m€992 m+6.2%€924 m€958 m+3.6%

Areas

By policy area, 2025

Where Groningen moved from its budget in 2025: every main policy area, and youth care and Wmo care inside the social domain.

Governance and general revenueBestuur en ondersteuning−1.9%€186 m
SafetyVeiligheid+6.4%€38 m
Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat−1.4%€82 m
EconomyEconomie+16%€27 m
EducationOnderwijs+6.5%€48 m
Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie+1.7%€145 m
Social domainSociaal domein+9.8%€755 m
Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu+11%€87 m
Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing+21%€99 m
Youth careJeugdhulp+12%€108 m
Care and support (Wmo)+2.7%€169 m
Policy areaBudget 2025SpentGap
Governance and general revenueBestuur en ondersteuning€190 m€186 m−1.9%
SafetyVeiligheid€35 m€38 m+6.4%
Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat€83 m€82 m−1.4%
EconomyEconomie€23 m€27 m+16%
EducationOnderwijs€45 m€48 m+6.5%
Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie€143 m€145 m+1.7%
Social domainSociaal domein€688 m€755 m+9.8%
Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu€79 m€87 m+11%
Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing€82 m€99 m+21%
Youth careJeugdhulp€96 m€108 m+12%
Care and support (Wmo)€165 m€169 m+2.7%

Groningen

In Groningen, 2025

Of the 10 municipalities in Groningen, 0 stayed within their budget in 2025. Every municipality in Groningen →