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Government budget and revenue in Duisburg, Germany: official figures

Duisburg's tax revenue of its municipalities per resident was €1,469 in 2023, 3rd lowest of 22 large German cities and 189th highest of 400 districts nationwide. In 2019 it was €1,165.

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€)
€1,469
2023
Municipal tax capacity per resident (€)
€887
2023
Business tax (Gewerbesteuer) per resident (€)
€748
2023
Municipal debt per resident (€)
€2,282
2023
Municipal cash credits per resident (€)
€1,496
2023
Municipal staff per 10,000 residents
135.9
2023

How rich are the municipalities in Duisburg?

Among 22 large German cities, Duisburg had the 2nd lowest municipal tax-raising capacity (Steuerkraft) per resident in 2023, at €887 (median of all 400 districts: €1,080). In 2019 it was €726.

Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

How much business tax does Duisburg collect?

Duisburg's business tax (Gewerbesteuer) take per resident was €748 in 2023, 2nd lowest of 22 large German cities and 155th highest of 400 districts nationwide. In 2019 it was €462.

Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

How much debt does Duisburg have?

Among 22 large German cities, Duisburg had the 11th highest municipal debt per resident in 2023, at €2,282 (median of all 400 districts: €1,114). In 2019 it was €3,432.

Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Does Duisburg have short-term cash loans?

Duisburg's short-term cash credit (Kassenkredite) owed by its councils per resident was €1,496 in 2023, 5th highest of 22 large German cities and 29th highest of 400 districts nationwide. In 2019 it was €2,452.

Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

How many people work for the council in Duisburg?

Duisburg's number of municipal staff per 10,000 residents was 135.9 in 2023, the lowest of 19 large German cities and 107th lowest of 396 districts nationwide. In 2019 it was 122.1.

Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

How Duisburg compares with other cities in Germany

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€) – large cities (2023)

Duisburg ranks 20 of 22, highest first. INKAR indicator: Steuereinnahmen der Gemeinden und Gemeindeverbände in Euro je Einwohner; kreisfreie Städte with city pages

RankCityMunicipal tax revenue per resident (€) – large cities
16Augsburg€1,649
17Bochum€1,598
18Wuppertal€1,581
19Dortmund€1,530
20Duisburg€1,469
21Dresden€1,410
22Leipzig€1,196
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal tax capacity per resident (€) – large cities (2023)

Duisburg ranks 21 of 22, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gemeindliche Steuerkraft in € je Einwohner; kreisfreie Städte with city pages

RankCityMunicipal tax capacity per resident (€) – large cities
16Bielefeld€1,097
17Bochum€1,038
18Wuppertal€1,029
19Dortmund€1,002
20Dresden€948
21Duisburg€887
22Leipzig€864
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal debt per resident (€) – large cities (2023)

Duisburg ranks 11 of 22, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kommunale Schulden in € je Einwohner; kreisfreie Städte with city pages

RankCityMunicipal debt per resident (€) – large cities
8Nürnberg€3,356
9Köln€2,826
10München€2,685
11Duisburg€2,282
12Karlsruhe€1,956
13Mannheim€1,597
14Augsburg€1,478
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal cash credits per resident (€) – large cities (2023)

Duisburg ranks 5 of 22, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kassenkredite in € je Einwohner; kreisfreie Städte with city pages

RankCityMunicipal cash credits per resident (€) – large cities
2Dortmund€1,998
3Bonn€1,997
4Essen€1,779
5Duisburg€1,496
6Köln€889
7Bochum€825
8Bielefeld€264
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

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