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Government budget and revenue in Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt (Lower Saxony, Germany): official figures

The tax revenue of its municipalities per resident in the city of Wilhelmshaven was €1,212 in 2023, 99th lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €1,446. In 2019 the figure was €1,118.

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€)
€1,212
2023
Municipal tax capacity per resident (€)
€860
2023
Business tax (Gewerbesteuer) per resident (€)
€479
2023
Municipal debt per resident (€)
€968
2023
Municipal cash credits per resident (€)
€329
2023
Municipal staff per 10,000 residents
233.5
2023

How rich are the municipalities in Wilhelmshaven?

At €860 in 2023, the municipal tax-raising capacity (Steuerkraft) per resident in the city of Wilhelmshaven ranked 78th lowest of 400 German districts (district median €1,080). In 2019 the figure was €768.

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

How much business tax does Wilhelmshaven collect?

In 2023, the city of Wilhelmshaven recorded a business tax (Gewerbesteuer) take per resident of €479, compared with €669 in the median German district, which ranks it 65th lowest of 400 districts. In 2019 the figure was €449.

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

How much debt does Wilhelmshaven have?

The municipal debt per resident in the city of Wilhelmshaven was €968 in 2023, 176th lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €1,114. It was €631 in 2019.

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

Does Wilhelmshaven have short-term cash loans?

The short-term cash credit (Kassenkredite) owed by its councils per resident in the city of Wilhelmshaven was €329 in 2023, 91st highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €23. In 2019 the figure was €0.

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

How many people work for the council in Wilhelmshaven?

The number of municipal staff per 10,000 residents in the city of Wilhelmshaven was 233.5 in 2023, 36th highest of 396 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 162.5. That is up from 212.2 in 2019.

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

How Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt compares with other districts in Germany

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€) (2023)

Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 302 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Steuereinnahmen der Gemeinden und Gemeindeverbände in Euro je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax revenue per resident (€)
299Anhalt-Bitterfeld€1,217
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
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal tax capacity per resident (€) (2023)

Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 323 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gemeindliche Steuerkraft in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax capacity per resident (€)
320Kaiserslautern, Landkreis€864
321Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt€863
322Schaumburg€862
323Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt€860
324St. Wendel€856
325Werra-Meißner-Kreis€855
326Donnersbergkreis€854
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal debt per resident (€) (2023)

Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 225 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kommunale Schulden in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal debt per resident (€)
222Rhön-Grabfeld€978
223Paderborn€977
224Landau in der Pfalz, Kreisfreie Stadt€969
225Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt€968
226Jerichower Land€965
227Wittmund€962
228Sonneberg€961
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal cash credits per resident (€) (2023)

Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 91 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kassenkredite in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal cash credits per resident (€)
88Region Hannover€361
89Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt€353
90Nordsachsen€343
91Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt€329
92Höxter€327
93Spree-Neiße€314
94Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt€310
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

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