Noord-Holland · 17,721 inhabitants
BUDGET met?
+27%Waterland spent €66 m in 2025, against €52 m budgeted.
In 9 of the 9 years since 2017 Waterland spent more than it budgeted.
Budget 2025€52 m
spent €66 m
Income gap+37%
€70 m received against €51 m budgeted
Place10
of 342, the highest gap first, 2025
2017–20259 of 9
years over
Year by year
Waterland, year by year
What Waterland 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 | €55 m | the budget for the coming year; the accounts follow | ||||
| 2025 | €52 m | €66 m | +27% | €51 m | €70 m | +37% |
| 2024 | €48 m | €70 m | +45% | €50 m | €77 m | +54% |
| 2023 | €43 m | €61 m | +42% | €43 m | €63 m | +48% |
| 2022 | €40 m | €48 m | +21% | €42 m | €49 m | +17% |
| 2021 | €37 m | €43 m | +16% | €43 m | €47 m | +7.6% |
| 2020 | €36 m | €49 m | +37% | €41 m | €49 m | +21% |
| 2019 | €36 m | €42 m | +17% | €34 m | €39 m | +15% |
| 2018 | €32 m | €38 m | +18% | €33 m | €36 m | +10% |
| 2017 | €32 m | €37 m | +16% | €32 m | €33 m | +1.6% |
Areas
By policy area, 2025
Where Waterland 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 | €12 m | €15 m | +18% |
| SafetyVeiligheid | €2.9 m | €3.0 m | +3.2% |
| Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat | €4.0 m | €4.8 m | +20% |
| EconomyEconomie | €303,000 | €367,000 | +21% |
| EducationOnderwijs | €1.8 m | €1.9 m | +9.0% |
| Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie | €3.8 m | €3.9 m | +3.7% |
| Social domainSociaal domein | €18 m | €25 m | +34% |
| Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu | €5.8 m | €6.6 m | +15% |
| Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing | €2.6 m | €5.8 m | +121% |
| Youth careJeugdhulp | €5.4 m | €5.9 m | +10% |
| Care and support (Wmo) | €4.6 m | €5.1 m | +10% |
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 →