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Government budget and revenue in Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt (Hesse, Germany): official figures

In 2023, the city of Wiesbaden recorded a tax revenue of its municipalities per resident of €2,393, compared with €1,446 in the median German district, which ranks it 18th highest of 400 districts. In 2019 the figure was €2,114.

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€)
€2,393
2023
Municipal tax capacity per resident (€)
€1,622
2023
Business tax (Gewerbesteuer) per resident (€)
€1,433
2023
Municipal debt per resident (€)
€1,236
2023
Municipal cash credits per resident (€)
€0
2023
Municipal staff per 10,000 residents
221.2
2023

How rich are the municipalities in Wiesbaden?

At €1,622 in 2023, the municipal tax-raising capacity (Steuerkraft) per resident in the city of Wiesbaden ranked 28th highest of 400 German districts (district median €1,080). It was €1,419 in 2019.

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

How much business tax does Wiesbaden collect?

The business tax (Gewerbesteuer) take per resident in the city of Wiesbaden was €1,433 in 2023, 23rd highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €669. In 2019 the figure was €1,263.

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

How much debt does Wiesbaden have?

The municipal debt per resident in the city of Wiesbaden was €1,236 in 2023, 184th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €1,114. It was €1,153 in 2019.

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

Does Wiesbaden 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 Wiesbaden ranked 97th lowest of 400 German districts (district median €23). It was €25 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 Wiesbaden?

The number of municipal staff per 10,000 residents in the city of Wiesbaden was 221.2 in 2023, 53rd highest of 396 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 162.5. That is up from 205.2 in 2019.

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

How Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt compares with other districts in Germany

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€) (2023)

Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 18 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Steuereinnahmen der Gemeinden und Gemeindeverbände in Euro je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax revenue per resident (€)
15Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt€2,504
16Dingolfing-Landau€2,436
17Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis€2,431
18Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt€2,393
19Hohenlohekreis€2,377
20Mainz-Bingen€2,321
21Mettmann€2,318
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal tax capacity per resident (€) (2023)

Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 28 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gemeindliche Steuerkraft in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax capacity per resident (€)
25Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis€1,645
26Hochtaunuskreis€1,639
27Miesbach€1,634
28Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,622
29Traunstein€1,592
30Rhein-Neckar-Kreis€1,590
31Biberach€1,588
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal debt per resident (€) (2023)

Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 184 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kommunale Schulden in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal debt per resident (€)
181Soest€1,254
182Sömmerda€1,245
183Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis€1,238
184Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,236
185Lindau (Bodensee)€1,218
186Kronach€1,216
187Rendsburg-Eckernförde€1,206
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal cash credits per resident (€) (2023)

Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 320 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kassenkredite in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal cash credits per resident (€)
317Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt€0
318Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt€0
319Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt€0
320Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt€0
321Bergstraße€0
322Odenwaldkreis€0
323Offenbach, Landkreis€0
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

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