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Government budget and revenue in Heidelberg, Stadtkreis (Baden-Württemberg, Germany): official figures

In 2023, the city of Heidelberg recorded a tax revenue of its municipalities per resident of €1,924, compared with €1,446 in the median German district, which ranks it 50th highest of 400 districts. It was €1,438 in 2019.

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€)
€1,924
2023
Municipal tax capacity per resident (€)
€1,423
2023
Business tax (Gewerbesteuer) per resident (€)
€1,053
2023
Municipal debt per resident (€)
€1,616
2023
Municipal cash credits per resident (€)
€0
2023
Municipal staff per 10,000 residents
268.4
2023

How rich are the municipalities in Heidelberg?

In 2023, the city of Heidelberg recorded a municipal tax-raising capacity (Steuerkraft) per resident of €1,423, compared with €1,080 in the median German district, which ranks it 62nd highest of 400 districts. That is up from €1,083 in 2019.

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

How much business tax does Heidelberg collect?

The business tax (Gewerbesteuer) take per resident in the city of Heidelberg was €1,053 in 2023, 51st highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €669. In 2019 the figure was €683.

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

How much debt does Heidelberg have?

In 2023, the city of Heidelberg recorded a municipal debt per resident of €1,616, compared with €1,114 in the median German district, which ranks it 139th highest of 400 districts. That is up from €1,124 in 2019.

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

Does Heidelberg have short-term cash loans?

At €0 in 2023, the short-term cash credit (Kassenkredite) owed by its councils per resident in the city of Heidelberg ranked 97th lowest of 400 German districts (district median €23). It was also €0 in 2019.

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

How many people work for the council in Heidelberg?

The number of municipal staff per 10,000 residents in the city of Heidelberg was 268.4 in 2023, 18th highest of 396 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 162.5. It was 228.5 in 2019.

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

How Heidelberg, Stadtkreis compares with other districts in Germany

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€) (2023)

Heidelberg, Stadtkreis ranks 50 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Steuereinnahmen der Gemeinden und Gemeindeverbände in Euro je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax revenue per resident (€)
47Miesbach€1,943
48Rosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,935
49Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis€1,929
50Heidelberg, Stadtkreis€1,924
51Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,919
52Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,912
53Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis€1,911
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal tax capacity per resident (€) (2023)

Heidelberg, Stadtkreis ranks 62 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gemeindliche Steuerkraft in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax capacity per resident (€)
59Olpe€1,426
60Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,425
61Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,425
62Heidelberg, Stadtkreis€1,423
63Region Hannover€1,406
64Forchheim€1,406
65Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,405
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal debt per resident (€) (2023)

Heidelberg, Stadtkreis ranks 139 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kommunale Schulden in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal debt per resident (€)
136Saarlouis€1,659
137Amberg-Sulzbach€1,658
138Wittenberg€1,617
139Heidelberg, Stadtkreis€1,616
140Göttingen€1,614
141Mannheim, Stadtkreis€1,597
142Calw€1,584
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal cash credits per resident (€) (2023)

Heidelberg, Stadtkreis ranks 332 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kassenkredite in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal cash credits per resident (€)
329Stuttgart, Stadtkreis€0
330Heilbronn, Stadtkreis€0
331Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis€0
332Heidelberg, Stadtkreis€0
333Mannheim, Stadtkreis€0
334Pforzheim, Stadtkreis€0
335Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis€0
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

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