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

In 2023, the city of Gelsenkirchen recorded a tax revenue of its municipalities per resident of €996, compared with €1,446 in the median German district, which ranks it 47th lowest of 400 districts. It was €854 in 2019.

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€)
€996
2023
Municipal tax capacity per resident (€)
€678
2023
Business tax (Gewerbesteuer) per resident (€)
€407
2023
Municipal debt per resident (€)
€4,095
2023
Municipal cash credits per resident (€)
€1,526
2023
Municipal staff per 10,000 residents
220.9
2023

How rich are the municipalities in Gelsenkirchen?

In 2023, the city of Gelsenkirchen recorded a municipal tax-raising capacity (Steuerkraft) per resident of €678, compared with €1,080 in the median German district, which ranks it 12th lowest of 400 districts. It was €599 in 2019.

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

How much business tax does Gelsenkirchen collect?

In 2023, the city of Gelsenkirchen recorded a business tax (Gewerbesteuer) take per resident of €407, compared with €669 in the median German district, which ranks it 35th lowest of 400 districts. In 2019 the figure was €273.

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

How much debt does Gelsenkirchen have?

The municipal debt per resident in the city of Gelsenkirchen was €4,095 in 2023, 22nd highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €1,114. It was €4,871 in 2019.

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

Does Gelsenkirchen have short-term cash loans?

The short-term cash credit (Kassenkredite) owed by its councils per resident in the city of Gelsenkirchen was €1,526 in 2023, 28th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €23. In 2019 the figure was €2,091.

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

How many people work for the council in Gelsenkirchen?

The number of municipal staff per 10,000 residents in the city of Gelsenkirchen was 220.9 in 2023, 54th highest of 396 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 162.5. That is up from 208.6 in 2019.

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

How Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt compares with other districts in Germany

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€) (2023)

Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 354 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Steuereinnahmen der Gemeinden und Gemeindeverbände in Euro je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax revenue per resident (€)
351Mittelsachsen€1,001
352Nordwestmecklenburg€999
353Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt€998
354Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt€996
355Vorpommern-Greifswald€996
356Neunkirchen€994
357Saale-Holzland-Kreis€994
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal tax capacity per resident (€) (2023)

Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 389 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gemeindliche Steuerkraft in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax capacity per resident (€)
386Oberspreewald-Lausitz€682
387Gotha€679
388Erzgebirgskreis€678
389Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt€678
390Nordhausen€677
391Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge€674
392Elbe-Elster€672
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal debt per resident (€) (2023)

Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 22 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kommunale Schulden in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal debt per resident (€)
19Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt€4,267
20Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt€4,235
21Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt€4,227
22Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt€4,095
23Hochtaunuskreis€4,095
24Hersfeld-Rotenburg€4,074
25Region Hannover€4,061
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal cash credits per resident (€) (2023)

Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 28 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kassenkredite in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal cash credits per resident (€)
25Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,660
26Bad Dürkheim€1,628
27Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt€1,586
28Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,526
29Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,496
30Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,446
31Bad Kreuznach€1,345
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

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