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

In 2023, the city of Köln recorded a tax revenue of its municipalities per resident of €2,591, compared with €1,446 in the median German district, which ranks it 14th highest of 400 districts. In 2019 the figure was €2,063.

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€)
€2,591
2023
Municipal tax capacity per resident (€)
€1,662
2023
Business tax (Gewerbesteuer) per resident (€)
€1,676
2023
Municipal debt per resident (€)
€2,826
2023
Municipal cash credits per resident (€)
€889
2023
Municipal staff per 10,000 residents
234.4
2023

How rich are the municipalities in Köln?

At €1,662 in 2023, the municipal tax-raising capacity (Steuerkraft) per resident in the city of Köln ranked 24th highest of 400 German districts (district median €1,080). It was €1,315 in 2019.

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

How much business tax does Köln collect?

In 2023, the city of Köln recorded a business tax (Gewerbesteuer) take per resident of €1,676, compared with €669 in the median German district, which ranks it 13th highest of 400 districts. It was €1,315 in 2019.

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

How much debt does Köln have?

The municipal debt per resident in the city of Köln was €2,826 in 2023, 57th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €1,114. That is up from €2,441 in 2019.

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

Does Köln have short-term cash loans?

At €889 in 2023, the short-term cash credit (Kassenkredite) owed by its councils per resident in the city of Köln ranked 51st highest of 400 German districts (district median €23). It was €835 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 Köln?

At 234.4 in 2023, the number of municipal staff per 10,000 residents in the city of Köln ranked 35th highest of 396 German districts (district median 162.5). It was 198.5 in 2019.

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

How Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt compares with other districts in Germany

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€) (2023)

Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 14 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Steuereinnahmen der Gemeinden und Gemeindeverbände in Euro je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax revenue per resident (€)
11Main-Taunus-Kreis€2,783
12Tirschenreuth€2,685
13Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt€2,618
14Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt€2,591
15Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt€2,504
16Dingolfing-Landau€2,436
17Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis€2,431
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal tax capacity per resident (€) (2023)

Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 24 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gemeindliche Steuerkraft in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax capacity per resident (€)
21Starnberg€1,745
22Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,705
23Ulm, Stadtkreis€1,695
24Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,662
25Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis€1,645
26Hochtaunuskreis€1,639
27Miesbach€1,634
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal debt per resident (€) (2023)

Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 57 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kommunale Schulden in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal debt per resident (€)
54Lahn-Dill-Kreis€2,846
55Städteregion Aachen€2,836
56Schwalm-Eder-Kreis€2,831
57Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt€2,826
58Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt€2,796
59Altenkirchen (Westerwald)€2,733
60Mettmann€2,730
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal cash credits per resident (€) (2023)

Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 51 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kassenkredite in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal cash credits per resident (€)
48Harz€936
49Wesel€907
50Mayen-Koblenz€903
51Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt€889
52Rhein-Sieg-Kreis€849
53Altenkirchen (Westerwald)€842
54Wittenberg€833
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

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