+5.7%Utrecht spent €2,032 m in 2025, against €1,922 m budgeted.

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

Budget 2025€1,922 m

spent €2,032 m

Income gap+9.5%

€2,036 m received against €1,861 m budgeted

Place239

of 342, the highest gap first, 2025

2017–20259 of 9

years over

Year by year

Utrecht, year by year

What Utrecht 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	€1,959 m	the budget for the coming year; the accounts follow
2025	€1,922 m	€2,032 m	+5.7%	€1,861 m	€2,036 m	+9.5%
2024	€1,830 m	€1,946 m	+6.3%	€1,784 m	€1,862 m	+4.4%
2023	€1,628 m	€1,810 m	+11%	€1,605 m	€1,736 m	+8.2%
2022	€1,450 m	€1,632 m	+13%	€1,412 m	€1,626 m	+15%
2021	€1,443 m	€1,492 m	+3.4%	€1,353 m	€1,466 m	+8.4%
2020	€1,336 m	€1,465 m	+9.6%	€1,264 m	€1,423 m	+13%
2019	€1,302 m	€1,334 m	+2.4%	€1,228 m	€1,294 m	+5.4%
2018	€1,240 m	€1,286 m	+3.7%	€1,179 m	€1,237 m	+4.9%
2017	€1,219 m	€1,235 m	+1.3%	€1,184 m	€1,178 m	−0.5%

Areas

Where Utrecht 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+7.5%€334 m

SafetyVeiligheid+2.5%€79 m

Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat−12%€136 m

EconomyEconomie+6.2%€33 m

EducationOnderwijs−3.3%€118 m

Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie0%€194 m

Social domainSociaal domein+13%€859 m

Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu+6.8%€183 m

Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing−7.2%€96 m

Youth careJeugdhulp−12%€121 m

Care and support (Wmo)+51%€223 m

Policy area	Budget 2025	Spent	Gap
Governance and general revenueBestuur en ondersteuning	€311 m	€334 m	+7.5%
SafetyVeiligheid	€77 m	€79 m	+2.5%
Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat	€153 m	€136 m	−12%
EconomyEconomie	€31 m	€33 m	+6.2%
EducationOnderwijs	€122 m	€118 m	−3.3%
Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie	€194 m	€194 m	0%
Social domainSociaal domein	€760 m	€859 m	+13%
Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu	€171 m	€183 m	+6.8%
Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing	€104 m	€96 m	−7.2%
Youth careJeugdhulp	€137 m	€121 m	−12%
Care and support (Wmo)	€147 m	€223 m	+51%

Utrecht

Of the 26 municipalities in Utrecht, 1 stayed within their budget in 2025. Every municipality in Utrecht →