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

At €1,385 in 2023, the tax revenue of its municipalities per resident in the city of Solingen ranked 177th lowest of 400 German districts (district median €1,446). That is down from €1,413 in 2019.

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€)
€1,385
2023
Municipal tax capacity per resident (€)
€942
2023
Business tax (Gewerbesteuer) per resident (€)
€576
2023
Municipal debt per resident (€)
€5,013
2023
Municipal cash credits per resident (€)
€2,484
2023
Municipal staff per 10,000 residents
198.7
2023

How rich are the municipalities in Solingen?

At €942 in 2023, the municipal tax-raising capacity (Steuerkraft) per resident in the city of Solingen ranked 111th lowest of 400 German districts (district median €1,080). That is up from €933 in 2019.

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

How much business tax does Solingen collect?

In 2023, the city of Solingen recorded a business tax (Gewerbesteuer) take per resident of €576, compared with €669 in the median German district, which ranks it 137th lowest of 400 districts. In 2019 the figure was €649.

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

How much debt does Solingen have?

At €5,013 in 2023, the municipal debt per resident in the city of Solingen ranked 15th highest of 400 German districts (district median €1,114). That is up from €4,597 in 2019.

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

Does Solingen have short-term cash loans?

At €2,484 in 2023, the short-term cash credit (Kassenkredite) owed by its councils per resident in the city of Solingen ranked 16th highest of 400 German districts (district median €23). In 2019 the figure was €2,296.

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

How many people work for the council in Solingen?

In 2023, the city of Solingen had 198.7 municipal staff per 10,000 residents, compared with 162.5 in the median German district, which ranks it 78th highest of 396 districts. It was 190.9 in 2019.

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

How Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt compares with other districts in Germany

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€) (2023)

Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 224 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Steuereinnahmen der Gemeinden und Gemeindeverbände in Euro je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax revenue per resident (€)
221Euskirchen€1,392
222Spree-Neiße€1,391
223Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,387
224Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,385
225Miltenberg€1,385
226Harburg€1,384
227Deggendorf€1,382
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal tax capacity per resident (€) (2023)

Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 290 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gemeindliche Steuerkraft in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax capacity per resident (€)
287Alzey-Worms€945
288Regionalverband Saarbrücken€943
289Aurich€942
290Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt€942
291Worms, Kreisfreie Stadt€941
292Euskirchen€941
293Heidekreis€931
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal debt per resident (€) (2023)

Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 15 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kommunale Schulden in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal debt per resident (€)
12Worms, Kreisfreie Stadt€5,705
13Donnersbergkreis€5,403
14Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt€5,349
15Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt€5,013
16Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt€4,951
17Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt€4,773
18Kaiserslautern, Landkreis€4,552
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal cash credits per resident (€) (2023)

Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 16 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kassenkredite in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal cash credits per resident (€)
13Kaiserslautern, Landkreis€3,118
14Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt€3,028
15Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt€2,600
16Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt€2,484
17Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt€2,359
18Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt€2,198
19Birkenfeld€2,061
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

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