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Government budget and revenue in Cuxhaven (Lower Saxony, Germany): official figures

The tax revenue of its municipalities per resident in Cuxhaven was €1,212 in 2023, 98th lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €1,446. In 2019 the figure was €1,024.

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€)
€1,212
2023
Municipal tax capacity per resident (€)
€894
2023
Business tax (Gewerbesteuer) per resident (€)
€530
2023
Municipal debt per resident (€)
€1,720
2023
Municipal cash credits per resident (€)
€383
2023
Municipal staff per 10,000 residents
171.3
2023

How rich are the municipalities in Cuxhaven?

In 2023, Cuxhaven recorded a municipal tax-raising capacity (Steuerkraft) per resident of €894, compared with €1,080 in the median German district, which ranks it 97th lowest of 400 districts. That is up from €759 in 2019.

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

How much business tax does Cuxhaven collect?

The business tax (Gewerbesteuer) take per resident in Cuxhaven was €530 in 2023, 100th lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €669. In 2019 the figure was €408.

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

How much debt does Cuxhaven have?

At €1,720 in 2023, the municipal debt per resident in Cuxhaven ranked 131st highest of 400 German districts (district median €1,114). That is up from €1,521 in 2019.

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

Does Cuxhaven have short-term cash loans?

The short-term cash credit (Kassenkredite) owed by its councils per resident in Cuxhaven was €383 in 2023, 85th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €23. It was €473 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 Cuxhaven?

At 171.3 in 2023, the number of municipal staff per 10,000 residents in Cuxhaven ranked 164th highest of 396 German districts (district median 162.5). That is up from 151.0 in 2019.

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

How Cuxhaven compares with other districts in Germany

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€) (2023)

Cuxhaven ranks 303 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Steuereinnahmen der Gemeinden und Gemeindeverbände in Euro je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax revenue per resident (€)
300Haßberge€1,217
301Amberg-Sulzbach€1,217
302Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,212
303Cuxhaven€1,212
304Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,210
305Rendsburg-Eckernförde€1,205
306Altenkirchen (Westerwald)€1,198
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal tax capacity per resident (€) (2023)

Cuxhaven ranks 304 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gemeindliche Steuerkraft in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax capacity per resident (€)
301Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt€912
302Höxter€908
303Plön€896
304Cuxhaven€894
305Anhalt-Bitterfeld€891
306Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt€887
307Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt€887
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal debt per resident (€) (2023)

Cuxhaven ranks 131 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kommunale Schulden in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal debt per resident (€)
128Siegen-Wittgenstein€1,761
129Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,757
130Wetteraukreis€1,728
131Cuxhaven€1,720
132Lichtenfels€1,696
133Harz€1,688
134Salzlandkreis€1,686
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal cash credits per resident (€) (2023)

Cuxhaven ranks 85 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kassenkredite in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal cash credits per resident (€)
82Wolfenbüttel€397
83Merzig-Wadern€392
84Herford€390
85Cuxhaven€383
86Saarlouis€380
87Ostalbkreis€379
88Region Hannover€361
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

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