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+4.0%Defence Equipment Fund spent €10.2 bn in 2025, against €9,775 m budgeted on Prinsjesdag and €10.7 bn after the last amendment.

In 1 of the 13 years since 2013 Defence Equipment Fund spent more than budgeted on Prinsjesdag.

Prinsjesdag 2025€9,775 m

spent €10.2 bn

Amended€10.7 bn

after the last amendment

Prinsjesdag 2026€13.5 bn

the budget for the year ahead

2013–20251 of 13
years over

Year by year

Defence Equipment Fund, year by year

Spending against the budget

−30%−20%−10%0%+10%20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252013gap —budgeted —spent —2014gap —budgeted —spent —2015gap —budgeted —spent —2016gap —budgeted —spent —2017gap —budgeted —spent —2018gap —budgeted —spent —2019gap —budgeted —spent —2020gap —budgeted —spent —2021gap −0.1%budgeted €4,610 mspent €4,607 m2022gap −2.2%budgeted €5,065 mspent €4,954 m2023gap −16%budgeted €6,679 mspent €5,614 m2024gap −29%budgeted €10.7 bnspent €7,606 m2025gap +4.0%budgeted €9,775 mspent €10.2 bn−30%−20%−10%0%+10%20132015201720192021202320252013gap —budgeted —spent —2014gap —budgeted —spent —2015gap —budgeted —spent —2016gap —budgeted —spent —2017gap —budgeted —spent —2018gap —budgeted —spent —2019gap —budgeted —spent —2020gap —budgeted —spent —2021gap −0.1%budgeted €4,610 mspent €4,607 m2022gap −2.2%budgeted €5,065 mspent €4,954 m2023gap −16%budgeted €6,679 mspent €5,614 m2024gap −29%budgeted €10.7 bnspent €7,606 m2025gap +4.0%budgeted €9,775 mspent €10.2 bn
YearPrinsjesdag AmendedSpentGap
2025€9,775 m€10.7 bn€10.2 bn+4.0%
2024€10.7 bn€8,319 m€7,606 m−29%
2023€6,679 m€5,628 m€5,614 m−16%
2022€5,065 m€4,888 m€4,954 m−2.2%
2021€4,610 m€4,819 m€4,607 m−0.1%
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Articles

The articles of Defence Equipment Fund, 2025

Every article, the largest gap in euros first: that is where the chapter's gap is.

ArticlePrinsjesdag 2025AmendedSpentGap2013–2025
1. Defensiebreed Materieel€1,942 m€1,575 m€961 m−51%
6. IT€1,228 m€1,813 m€1,769 m+44%
5. Infrastructuur en Vastgoed€827 m€1,391 m€1,355 m+64%
3. Land Materieel€2,361 m€2,500 m€2,533 m+7.3%
2. Maritiem Materieel€1,262 m€1,511 m€1,409 m+12%
4. Lucht Materieel€2,155 m€1,953 m€2,142 m−0.6%
8. Overige Uitgaven en Ontvangsten€71,000———