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Government budget and revenue in Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt (Saxony, Germany): official figures

In 2023, the city of Leipzig recorded a tax revenue of its municipalities per resident of €1,557, compared with €1,446 in the median German district, which ranks it 142nd highest of 400 districts. It was €1,140 in 2019.

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€)
€1,557
2023
Municipal tax capacity per resident (€)
€989
2023
Business tax (Gewerbesteuer) per resident (€)
€1,006
2023
Municipal debt per resident (€)
€1,343
2023
Municipal cash credits per resident (€)
€481
2023
Municipal staff per 10,000 residents
189.0
2023

How rich are the municipalities in Leipzig?

In 2023, the city of Leipzig recorded a municipal tax-raising capacity (Steuerkraft) per resident of €989, compared with €1,080 in the median German district, which ranks it 135th lowest of 400 districts. That is up from €756 in 2019.

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

How much business tax does Leipzig collect?

The business tax (Gewerbesteuer) take per resident in the city of Leipzig was €1,006 in 2023, 58th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at €669. In 2019 the figure was €600.

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

How much debt does Leipzig have?

In 2023, the city of Leipzig recorded a municipal debt per resident of €1,343, compared with €1,114 in the median German district, which ranks it 169th highest of 400 districts. It was €806 in 2019.

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

Does Leipzig have short-term cash loans?

At €481 in 2023, the short-term cash credit (Kassenkredite) owed by its councils per resident in the city of Leipzig ranked 74th highest of 400 German districts (district median €23). In 2019 the figure was €0.

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

How many people work for the council in Leipzig?

At 189.0 in 2023, the number of municipal staff per 10,000 residents in the city of Leipzig ranked 97th highest of 396 German districts (district median 162.5). It was 174.4 in 2019.

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

How Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt compares with other districts in Germany

Municipal tax revenue per resident (€) (2023)

Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 142 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Steuereinnahmen der Gemeinden und Gemeindeverbände in Euro je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax revenue per resident (€)
139Zollernalbkreis€1,560
140Main-Tauber-Kreis€1,558
141Ostallgäu€1,557
142Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,557
143Bergstraße€1,554
144Lindau (Bodensee)€1,553
145Unterallgäu€1,550
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal tax capacity per resident (€) (2023)

Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 266 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gemeindliche Steuerkraft in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal tax capacity per resident (€)
263Vulkaneifel€990
264Wittmund€990
265Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt€989
266Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt€989
267Wesel€988
268Hersfeld-Rotenburg€986
269Bad Dürkheim€982
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal debt per resident (€) (2023)

Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 169 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kommunale Schulden in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal debt per resident (€)
166Bergstraße€1,372
167Limburg-Weilburg€1,368
168Odenwaldkreis€1,354
169Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt€1,343
170Euskirchen€1,330
171Neuburg-Schrobenhausen€1,330
172Leer€1,323
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

Municipal cash credits per resident (€) (2023)

Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 74 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Kassenkredite in € je Einwohner

RankAreaMunicipal cash credits per resident (€)
71Alzey-Worms€551
72Lüneburg, Landkreis€522
73Hochsauerlandkreis€484
74Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt€481
75Celle€472
76Bernkastel-Wittlich€460
77Anhalt-Bitterfeld€456
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copy

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