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Government budget and revenue in Birkenfeld (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany): official figures

At €1,573 in 2023, the tax revenue of its municipalities per resident in Birkenfeld ranked 132nd highest of 400 German districts (district median €1,446). It was €846 in 2019.

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€)
€1,573
2023
Municipal tax capacity per resident (€)
€1,272
2023
Business tax (Gewerbesteuer) per resident (€)
€1,075
2023
Municipal debt per resident (€)
€2,884
2023
Municipal cash credits per resident (€)
€2,061
2023
Municipal staff per 10,000 residents
177.3
2023

How rich are the municipalities in Birkenfeld?

At €1,272 in 2023, the municipal tax-raising capacity (Steuerkraft) per resident in Birkenfeld ranked 112th highest of 400 German districts (district median €1,080). That is up from €671 in 2019.

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

How much business tax does Birkenfeld collect?

In 2023, Birkenfeld recorded a business tax (Gewerbesteuer) take per resident of €1,075, compared with €669 in the median German district, which ranks it 48th highest of 400 districts. That is up from €316 in 2019.

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

How much debt does Birkenfeld have?

The municipal debt per resident in Birkenfeld was €2,884 in 2023, 53rd highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €1,114. It was €4,387 in 2019.

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

Does Birkenfeld have short-term cash loans?

At €2,061 in 2023, the short-term cash credit (Kassenkredite) owed by its councils per resident in Birkenfeld ranked 19th highest of 400 German districts (district median €23). That is down from €3,085 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 Birkenfeld?

The number of municipal staff per 10,000 residents in Birkenfeld was 177.3 in 2023, 138th highest of 396 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 162.5. In 2019 the figure was 163.1.

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

How Birkenfeld compares with other districts in Germany

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€) (2023)

Birkenfeld ranks 132 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Steuereinnahmen der Gemeinden und Gemeindeverbände in Euro je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax revenue per resident (€)
129Segeberg€1,582
130Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,581
131Verden€1,577
132Birkenfeld€1,573
133Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,569
134Rhein-Sieg-Kreis€1,568
135Enzkreis€1,567
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal tax capacity per resident (€) (2023)

Birkenfeld ranks 112 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gemeindliche Steuerkraft in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax capacity per resident (€)
109Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,274
110Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis€1,274
111Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,273
112Birkenfeld€1,272
113Aichach-Friedberg€1,270
114Groß-Gerau€1,268
115Ortenaukreis€1,262
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal debt per resident (€) (2023)

Birkenfeld ranks 53 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kommunale Schulden in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal debt per resident (€)
50Waldeck-Frankenberg€2,990
51Main-Taunus-Kreis€2,898
52Wesel€2,892
53Birkenfeld€2,884
54Lahn-Dill-Kreis€2,846
55Städteregion Aachen€2,836
56Schwalm-Eder-Kreis€2,831
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal cash credits per resident (€) (2023)

Birkenfeld ranks 19 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kassenkredite in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal cash credits per resident (€)
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
22Recklinghausen€1,880
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

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