+7.2%Wageningen spent €154 m in 2025, against €143 m budgeted.

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

Budget 2025€143 m

spent €154 m

Income gap+15%

€164 m received against €143 m budgeted

Place201

of 342, the highest gap first, 2025

2017–20259 of 9

years over

Year by year

Wageningen, year by year

What Wageningen 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	€150 m	the budget for the coming year; the accounts follow
2025	€143 m	€154 m	+7.2%	€143 m	€164 m	+15%
2024	€128 m	€145 m	+13%	€129 m	€152 m	+19%
2023	€112 m	€138 m	+23%	€118 m	€148 m	+25%
2022	€109 m	€121 m	+12%	€111 m	€132 m	+19%
2021	€107 m	€109 m	+1.5%	€105 m	€116 m	+10%
2020	€101 m	€108 m	+7.0%	€100 m	€114 m	+15%
2019	€95 m	€105 m	+10%	€95 m	€105 m	+11%
2018	€91 m	€99 m	+9.0%	€92 m	€102 m	+11%
2017	€91 m	€98 m	+7.5%	€87 m	€93 m	+6.5%

Areas

Where Wageningen 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+21%€35 m

SafetyVeiligheid−1.1%€4.5 m

Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat+9.6%€7.6 m

EconomyEconomie−33%€1.1 m

EducationOnderwijs+1.1%€4.8 m

Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie+5.2%€14 m

Social domainSociaal domein+0.8%€65 m

Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu+18%€15 m

Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing+15%€6.6 m

Youth careJeugdhulp−0.8%€14 m

Care and support (Wmo)+19%€12 m

Policy area	Budget 2025	Spent	Gap
Governance and general revenueBestuur en ondersteuning	€29 m	€35 m	+21%
SafetyVeiligheid	€4.6 m	€4.5 m	−1.1%
Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat	€6.9 m	€7.6 m	+9.6%
EconomyEconomie	€1.7 m	€1.1 m	−33%
EducationOnderwijs	€4.7 m	€4.8 m	+1.1%
Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie	€13 m	€14 m	+5.2%
Social domainSociaal domein	€65 m	€65 m	+0.8%
Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu	€13 m	€15 m	+18%
Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing	€5.7 m	€6.6 m	+15%
Youth careJeugdhulp	€14 m	€14 m	−0.8%
Care and support (Wmo)	€9.8 m	€12 m	+19%

Gelderland

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