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

The tax revenue of its municipalities per resident in Wesel was €1,441 in 2023, 198th lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €1,446. That is up from €1,199 in 2019.

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€)
€1,441
2023
Municipal tax capacity per resident (€)
€988
2023
Business tax (Gewerbesteuer) per resident (€)
€638
2023
Municipal debt per resident (€)
€2,892
2023
Municipal cash credits per resident (€)
€907
2023
Municipal staff per 10,000 residents
144.5
2023

How rich are the municipalities in Wesel?

At €988 in 2023, the municipal tax-raising capacity (Steuerkraft) per resident in Wesel ranked 134th lowest of 400 German districts (district median €1,080). It was €849 in 2019.

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

How much business tax does Wesel collect?

In 2023, Wesel recorded a business tax (Gewerbesteuer) take per resident of €638, compared with €669 in the median German district, which ranks it 183rd lowest of 400 districts. It was €463 in 2019.

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

How much debt does Wesel have?

At €2,892 in 2023, the municipal debt per resident in Wesel ranked 52nd highest of 400 German districts (district median €1,114). It was €2,344 in 2019.

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

Does Wesel have short-term cash loans?

At €907 in 2023, the short-term cash credit (Kassenkredite) owed by its councils per resident in Wesel ranked 49th highest of 400 German districts (district median €23). That is up from €881 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 Wesel?

The number of municipal staff per 10,000 residents in Wesel was 144.5 in 2023, 131st lowest of 396 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 162.5. In 2019 the figure was 127.7.

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

How Wesel compares with other districts in Germany

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€) (2023)

Wesel ranks 203 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Steuereinnahmen der Gemeinden und Gemeindeverbände in Euro je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax revenue per resident (€)
200Unna€1,447
201Göppingen€1,444
202Kitzingen€1,442
203Wesel€1,441
204Stade€1,430
205Regionalverband Saarbrücken€1,427
206Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,426
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal tax capacity per resident (€) (2023)

Wesel ranks 267 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gemeindliche Steuerkraft in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax capacity per resident (€)
264Wittmund€990
265Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt€989
266Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt€989
267Wesel€988
268Hersfeld-Rotenburg€986
269Bad Dürkheim€982
270Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis€979
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal debt per resident (€) (2023)

Wesel ranks 52 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kommunale Schulden in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal debt per resident (€)
49Lüneburg, Landkreis€2,994
50Waldeck-Frankenberg€2,990
51Main-Taunus-Kreis€2,898
52Wesel€2,892
53Birkenfeld€2,884
54Lahn-Dill-Kreis€2,846
55Städteregion Aachen€2,836
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal cash credits per resident (€) (2023)

Wesel ranks 49 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kassenkredite in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal cash credits per resident (€)
46Siegen-Wittgenstein€950
47Salzlandkreis€946
48Harz€936
49Wesel€907
50Mayen-Koblenz€903
51Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt€889
52Rhein-Sieg-Kreis€849
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

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