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

In 2023, the city of Wuppertal recorded a tax revenue of its municipalities per resident of €1,581, compared with €1,446 in the median German district, which ranks it 130th highest of 400 districts. It was €1,345 in 2019.

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€)
€1,581
2023
Municipal tax capacity per resident (€)
€1,029
2023
Business tax (Gewerbesteuer) per resident (€)
€837
2023
Municipal debt per resident (€)
€4,227
2023
Municipal cash credits per resident (€)
€2,198
2023
Municipal staff per 10,000 residents
162.4
2023

How rich are the municipalities in Wuppertal?

The municipal tax-raising capacity (Steuerkraft) per resident in the city of Wuppertal was €1,029 in 2023, 162nd lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €1,080. It was €883 in 2019.

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

How much business tax does Wuppertal collect?

The business tax (Gewerbesteuer) take per resident in the city of Wuppertal was €837 in 2023, 111th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €669. That is up from €654 in 2019.

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

How much debt does Wuppertal have?

At €4,227 in 2023, the municipal debt per resident in the city of Wuppertal ranked 21st highest of 400 German districts (district median €1,114). In 2019 the figure was €5,127.

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

Does Wuppertal have short-term cash loans?

The short-term cash credit (Kassenkredite) owed by its councils per resident in the city of Wuppertal was €2,198 in 2023, 18th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €23. It was €3,186 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 Wuppertal?

The number of municipal staff per 10,000 residents in the city of Wuppertal was 162.4 in 2023, 198th lowest of 396 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 162.5. In 2019 the figure was 152.2.

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

How Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt compares with other districts in Germany

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€) (2023)

Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 130 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Steuereinnahmen der Gemeinden und Gemeindeverbände in Euro je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax revenue per resident (€)
127Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,590
128Hochsauerlandkreis€1,584
129Segeberg€1,582
130Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,581
131Verden€1,577
132Birkenfeld€1,573
133Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,569
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal tax capacity per resident (€) (2023)

Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 239 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gemeindliche Steuerkraft in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax capacity per resident (€)
236Amberg-Sulzbach€1,037
237Limburg-Weilburg€1,035
238Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis€1,031
239Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,029
240Ostholstein€1,024
241Neuwied€1,019
242Städteregion Aachen€1,019
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal debt per resident (€) (2023)

Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 21 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kommunale Schulden in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal debt per resident (€)
18Kaiserslautern, Landkreis€4,552
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
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal cash credits per resident (€) (2023)

Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 18 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kassenkredite in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal cash credits per resident (€)
15Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt€2,600
16Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt€2,484
17Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt€2,359
18Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt€2,198
19Birkenfeld€2,061
20Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,998
21Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,997
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

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