+7.9%Nijmegen spent €1,005 m in 2025, against €931 m budgeted.

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

Budget 2025€931 m

spent €1,005 m

Income gap+13%

€1,056 m received against €938 m budgeted

Place186

of 342, the highest gap first, 2025

2017–20259 of 9

years over

Year by year

Nijmegen, year by year

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

Year	Budgeted	Spent	Gap	Income budgeted	Income	Income gap
2026	€972 m	the budget for the coming year; the accounts follow
2025	€931 m	€1,005 m	+7.9%	€938 m	€1,056 m	+13%
2024	€859 m	€955 m	+11%	€874 m	€1,024 m	+17%
2023	€808 m	€922 m	+14%	€814 m	€964 m	+18%
2022	€729 m	€796 m	+9.2%	€749 m	€856 m	+14%
2021	€711 m	€742 m	+4.4%	€713 m	€797 m	+12%
2020	€713 m	€748 m	+4.9%	€715 m	€780 m	+9.1%
2019	€691 m	€705 m	+2.1%	€691 m	€714 m	+3.4%
2018	€801 m	€838 m	+4.6%	€807 m	€843 m	+4.5%
2017	€656 m	€727 m	+11%	€652 m	€714 m	+9.5%

Areas

Where Nijmegen 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+13%€111 m

SafetyVeiligheid+6.2%€30 m

Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat+5.3%€66 m

EconomyEconomie−0.5%€9.1 m

EducationOnderwijs+7.6%€42 m

Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie+2.8%€94 m

Social domainSociaal domein+11%€573 m

Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu−11%€59 m

Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing−1.3%€22 m

Youth careJeugdhulp+7.3%€85 m

Care and support (Wmo)+4.7%€140 m

Policy area	Budget 2025	Spent	Gap
Governance and general revenueBestuur en ondersteuning	€98 m	€111 m	+13%
SafetyVeiligheid	€28 m	€30 m	+6.2%
Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat	€63 m	€66 m	+5.3%
EconomyEconomie	€9.2 m	€9.1 m	−0.5%
EducationOnderwijs	€39 m	€42 m	+7.6%
Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie	€91 m	€94 m	+2.8%
Social domainSociaal domein	€515 m	€573 m	+11%
Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu	€67 m	€59 m	−11%
Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing	€22 m	€22 m	−1.3%
Youth careJeugdhulp	€80 m	€85 m	+7.3%
Care and support (Wmo)	€133 m	€140 m	+4.7%

Gelderland

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