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Government budget and revenue in Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany): official figures

In 2023, the city of Bonn recorded a tax revenue of its municipalities per resident of €2,040, compared with €1,446 in the median German district, which ranks it 34th highest of 400 districts. That is up from €1,587 in 2019.

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€)
€2,040
2023
Municipal tax capacity per resident (€)
€1,342
2023
Business tax (Gewerbesteuer) per resident (€)
€982
2023
Municipal debt per resident (€)
€6,384
2023
Municipal cash credits per resident (€)
€1,997
2023
Municipal staff per 10,000 residents
255.1
2023

How rich are the municipalities in Bonn?

In 2023, the city of Bonn recorded a municipal tax-raising capacity (Steuerkraft) per resident of €1,342, compared with €1,080 in the median German district, which ranks it 85th highest of 400 districts. It was €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 Bonn collect?

The business tax (Gewerbesteuer) take per resident in the city of Bonn was €982 in 2023, 61st highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €669. That is up from €623 in 2019.

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

How much debt does Bonn have?

The municipal debt per resident in the city of Bonn was €6,384 in 2023, 9th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €1,114. It was €5,473 in 2019.

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

Does Bonn have short-term cash loans?

The short-term cash credit (Kassenkredite) owed by its councils per resident in the city of Bonn was €1,997 in 2023, 21st highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €23. In 2019 the figure was €2,082.

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

How many people work for the council in Bonn?

The number of municipal staff per 10,000 residents in the city of Bonn was 255.1 in 2023, 26th highest of 396 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 162.5. That is up from 231.0 in 2019.

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

How Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt compares with other districts in Germany

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€) (2023)

Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 34 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Steuereinnahmen der Gemeinden und Gemeindeverbände in Euro je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax revenue per resident (€)
31Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt€2,067
32Saalekreis€2,060
33Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt€2,046
34Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt€2,040
35Olpe€2,023
36Esslingen€2,004
37Starnberg€1,987
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal tax capacity per resident (€) (2023)

Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 85 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gemeindliche Steuerkraft in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax capacity per resident (€)
82Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,352
83Weilheim-Schongau€1,345
84Bodenseekreis€1,345
85Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,342
86Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis€1,335
87Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,329
88Nürnberger Land€1,328
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal debt per resident (€) (2023)

Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 9 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kommunale Schulden in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal debt per resident (€)
6Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt€7,250
7Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt€7,212
8Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt€6,873
9Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt€6,384
10Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt€6,062
11Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt€5,843
12Worms, Kreisfreie Stadt€5,705
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal cash credits per resident (€) (2023)

Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 21 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kassenkredite in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal cash credits per resident (€)
18Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt€2,198
19Birkenfeld€2,061
20Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,998
21Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,997
22Recklinghausen€1,880
23Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis€1,808
24Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,779
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

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