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Macroeconomics: Key Indicators 2026

This overview provides relevant economic indicators, ranging from interest rates and inflation to GDP.

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Introduction

Berlin's prices and rents are shaped by local market mechanics as much as by the wider macro environment. This report covers the latter. All time series come from the Deutsche Bundesbank. Primary sources behind them are the ECB, Destatis, the Federal Employment Agency, and selected index providers, depending on the indicator. For the local apartment and apartment-building markets, see the respective market reports.

Peter Guthmann
Peter Guthmann
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Monetary Policy and Yields

Mortgage rates take shape against two figures. The ECB key interest rates determine what banks pay for short-term funding. The yield on the ten-year German government bond serves as the reference for pricing long fixation periods.

ECB Key Interest Rates

The ECB raised its key interest rates between July 2022 and September 2023. The deposit facility rate rose from minus 0.50 percent to 4.00 percent. From June 2024 to June 2025 the ECB lowered it in eight steps to 2.00 percent. In June 2026 it raised the rate to 2.25 percent. In the most recent published month it stands at 2.25 %.

ECB Interest Rates
Main refinancing rate and deposit facility
Data table: ECB Interest Rates
PeriodMarginal lendingMain refinancing rateDeposit facility
2010-01-011.75 %1.00 %0.25 %
2010-02-011.75 %1.00 %0.25 %
2010-03-011.75 %1.00 %0.25 %
2010-04-011.75 %1.00 %0.25 %
2010-05-011.75 %1.00 %0.25 %
2010-06-011.75 %1.00 %0.25 %
2010-07-011.75 %1.00 %0.25 %
2010-08-011.75 %1.00 %0.25 %
2010-09-011.75 %1.00 %0.25 %
2010-10-011.75 %1.00 %0.25 %
2010-11-011.75 %1.00 %0.25 %
2010-12-011.75 %1.00 %0.25 %
2011-01-011.75 %1.00 %0.25 %
2011-02-011.75 %1.00 %0.25 %
2011-03-011.75 %1.00 %0.25 %
2011-04-012.00 %1.25 %0.50 %
2011-05-012.00 %1.25 %0.50 %
2011-06-012.00 %1.25 %0.50 %
2011-07-012.25 %1.50 %0.75 %
2011-08-012.25 %1.50 %0.75 %
2011-09-012.25 %1.50 %0.75 %
2011-10-012.25 %1.50 %0.75 %
2011-11-012.00 %1.25 %0.50 %
2011-12-011.75 %1.00 %0.25 %
2012-01-011.75 %1.00 %0.25 %
2012-02-011.75 %1.00 %0.25 %
2012-03-011.75 %1.00 %0.25 %
2012-04-011.75 %1.00 %0.25 %
2012-05-011.75 %1.00 %0.25 %
2012-06-011.75 %1.00 %0.25 %
2012-07-011.50 %0.75 %0.00 %
2012-08-011.50 %0.75 %0.00 %
2012-09-011.50 %0.75 %0.00 %
2012-10-011.50 %0.75 %0.00 %
2012-11-011.50 %0.75 %0.00 %
2012-12-011.50 %0.75 %0.00 %
2013-01-011.50 %0.75 %0.00 %
2013-02-011.50 %0.75 %0.00 %
2013-03-011.50 %0.75 %0.00 %
2013-04-011.50 %0.75 %0.00 %
2013-05-011.00 %0.50 %0.00 %
2013-06-011.00 %0.50 %0.00 %
2013-07-011.00 %0.50 %0.00 %
2013-08-011.00 %0.50 %0.00 %
2013-09-011.00 %0.50 %0.00 %
2013-10-011.00 %0.50 %0.00 %
2013-11-010.75 %0.25 %0.00 %
2013-12-010.75 %0.25 %0.00 %
2014-01-010.75 %0.25 %0.00 %
2014-02-010.75 %0.25 %0.00 %
2014-03-010.75 %0.25 %0.00 %
2014-04-010.75 %0.25 %0.00 %
2014-05-010.75 %0.25 %0.00 %
2014-06-010.40 %0.15 %-0.10 %
2014-07-010.40 %0.15 %-0.10 %
2014-08-010.40 %0.15 %-0.10 %
2014-09-010.30 %0.05 %-0.20 %
2014-10-010.30 %0.05 %-0.20 %
2014-11-010.30 %0.05 %-0.20 %
2014-12-010.30 %0.05 %-0.20 %
2015-01-010.30 %0.05 %-0.20 %
2015-02-010.30 %0.05 %-0.20 %
2015-03-010.30 %0.05 %-0.20 %
2015-04-010.30 %0.05 %-0.20 %
2015-05-010.30 %0.05 %-0.20 %
2015-06-010.30 %0.05 %-0.20 %
2015-07-010.30 %0.05 %-0.20 %
2015-08-010.30 %0.05 %-0.20 %
2015-09-010.30 %0.05 %-0.20 %
2015-10-010.30 %0.05 %-0.20 %
2015-11-010.30 %0.05 %-0.20 %
2015-12-010.30 %0.05 %-0.30 %
2016-01-010.30 %0.05 %-0.30 %
2016-02-010.30 %0.05 %-0.30 %
2016-03-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2016-04-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2016-05-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2016-06-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2016-07-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2016-08-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2016-09-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2016-10-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2016-11-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2016-12-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2017-01-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2017-02-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2017-03-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2017-04-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2017-05-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2017-06-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2017-07-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2017-08-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2017-09-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2017-10-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2017-11-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2017-12-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2018-01-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2018-02-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2018-03-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2018-04-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2018-05-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2018-06-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2018-07-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2018-08-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2018-09-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2018-10-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2018-11-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2018-12-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2019-01-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2019-02-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2019-03-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2019-04-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2019-05-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2019-06-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2019-07-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2019-08-010.25 %0.00 %-0.40 %
2019-09-010.25 %0.00 %-0.50 %
2019-10-010.25 %0.00 %-0.50 %
2019-11-010.25 %0.00 %-0.50 %
2019-12-010.25 %0.00 %-0.50 %
2020-01-010.25 %0.00 %-0.50 %
2020-02-010.25 %0.00 %-0.50 %
2020-03-010.25 %0.00 %-0.50 %
2020-04-010.25 %0.00 %-0.50 %
2020-05-010.25 %0.00 %-0.50 %
2020-06-010.25 %0.00 %-0.50 %
2020-07-010.25 %0.00 %-0.50 %
2020-08-010.25 %0.00 %-0.50 %
2020-09-010.25 %0.00 %-0.50 %
2020-10-010.25 %0.00 %-0.50 %
2020-11-010.25 %0.00 %-0.50 %
2020-12-010.25 %0.00 %-0.50 %
2021-01-010.25 %0.00 %-0.50 %
2021-02-010.25 %0.00 %-0.50 %
2021-03-010.25 %0.00 %-0.50 %
2021-04-010.25 %0.00 %-0.50 %
2021-05-010.25 %0.00 %-0.50 %
2021-06-010.25 %0.00 %-0.50 %
2021-07-010.25 %0.00 %-0.50 %
2021-08-010.25 %0.00 %-0.50 %
2021-09-010.25 %0.00 %-0.50 %
2021-10-010.25 %0.00 %-0.50 %
2021-11-010.25 %0.00 %-0.50 %
2021-12-010.25 %0.00 %-0.50 %
2022-01-010.25 %0.00 %-0.50 %
2022-02-010.25 %0.00 %-0.50 %
2022-03-010.25 %0.00 %-0.50 %
2022-04-010.25 %0.00 %-0.50 %
2022-05-010.25 %0.00 %-0.50 %
2022-06-010.25 %0.00 %-0.50 %
2022-07-010.75 %0.50 %0.00 %
2022-08-010.75 %0.50 %0.00 %
2022-09-011.50 %1.25 %0.75 %
2022-10-011.50 %1.25 %0.75 %
2022-11-012.25 %2.00 %1.50 %
2022-12-012.75 %2.50 %2.00 %
2023-01-012.75 %2.50 %2.00 %
2023-02-013.25 %3.00 %2.50 %
2023-03-013.75 %3.50 %3.00 %
2023-04-013.75 %3.50 %3.00 %
2023-05-014.00 %3.75 %3.25 %
2023-06-014.25 %4.00 %3.50 %
2023-07-014.25 %4.00 %3.50 %
2023-08-014.50 %4.25 %3.75 %
2023-09-014.75 %4.50 %4.00 %
2023-10-014.75 %4.50 %4.00 %
2023-11-014.75 %4.50 %4.00 %
2023-12-014.75 %4.50 %4.00 %
2024-01-014.75 %4.50 %4.00 %
2024-02-014.75 %4.50 %4.00 %
2024-03-014.75 %4.50 %4.00 %
2024-04-014.75 %4.50 %4.00 %
2024-05-014.75 %4.50 %4.00 %
2024-06-014.50 %4.25 %3.75 %
2024-07-014.50 %4.25 %3.75 %
2024-08-014.50 %4.25 %3.75 %
2024-09-013.90 %3.65 %3.50 %
2024-10-013.65 %3.40 %3.25 %
2024-11-013.65 %3.40 %3.25 %
2024-12-013.40 %3.15 %3.00 %
2025-01-013.40 %3.15 %3.00 %
2025-02-013.15 %2.90 %2.75 %
2025-03-012.90 %2.65 %2.50 %
2025-04-012.65 %2.40 %2.25 %
2025-05-012.65 %2.40 %2.25 %
2025-06-012.40 %2.15 %2.00 %
2025-07-012.40 %2.15 %2.00 %
2025-08-012.40 %2.15 %2.00 %
2025-09-012.40 %2.15 %2.00 %
2025-10-012.40 %2.15 %2.00 %
2025-11-012.40 %2.15 %2.00 %
2025-12-012.40 %2.15 %2.00 %
2026-01-012.40 %2.15 %2.00 %
2026-02-012.40 %2.15 %2.00 %
2026-03-012.40 %2.15 %2.00 %
2026-04-012.40 %2.15 %2.00 %
2026-05-012.40 %2.15 %2.00 %
2026-06-012.65 %2.40 %2.25 %
2026-07-012.65 %2.40 %2.25 %
2026-08-012.65 %2.40 %2.25 %

Yields on German Government Bonds

Banks price long-term mortgage lending against capital market rates. The ten-year Bund yield rose from 2.54 percent in June 2025 to 3.07 percent in May 2026, the month before the ECB rate step. The average rate on new mortgage lending rose from 3.57 to 3.82 percent over the same period. In the most recent published month the ten-year yield stands at 3.36 %, the fifteen-year yield at 3.64 % and the thirty-year yield at 3.83 %.

German Government Bond Yields
Development of German government bond yields
Data table: German Government Bond Yields
PeriodYield 10YYield 15YYield 30Y
2010-01-013.29 %4.05 %
2010-02-013.20 %3.93 %
2010-03-013.13 %3.90 %
2010-04-013.10 %3.81 %
2010-05-012.81 %3.56 %
2010-06-012.63 %3.36 %
2010-07-012.65 %3.33 %
2010-08-012.39 %3.03 %
2010-09-012.32 %2.93 %
2010-10-012.37 %2.93 %
2010-11-012.55 %3.05 %
2010-12-012.95 %3.41 %
2011-01-013.04 %3.49 %
2011-02-013.22 %3.65 %
2011-03-013.24 %3.67 %
2011-04-013.37 %3.84 %
2011-05-013.12 %3.62 %
2011-06-012.97 %3.59 %
2011-07-012.79 %3.48 %
2011-08-012.27 %3.08 %
2011-09-011.87 %2.72 %
2011-10-012.04 %2.79 %
2011-11-011.94 %2.68 %
2011-12-012.02 %2.55 %
2012-01-011.87 %2.48 %
2012-02-011.90 %2.51 %
2012-03-011.88 %2.52 %
2012-04-011.74 %2.41 %
2012-05-011.47 %2.12 %
2012-06-011.43 %2.07 %
2012-07-011.32 %2.18 %
2012-08-011.42 %2.23 %
2012-09-011.54 %2.36 %
2012-10-011.52 %2.36 %
2012-11-011.39 %2.26 %
2012-12-011.36 %2.25 %
2013-01-011.56 %2.38 %
2013-02-011.60 %2.39 %
2013-03-011.42 %2.29 %
2013-04-011.26 %2.17 %
2013-05-011.36 %2.26 %
2013-06-011.61 %2.43 %
2013-07-011.63 %2.43 %
2013-08-011.80 %2.58 %
2013-09-011.93 %2.71 %
2013-10-011.81 %2.68 %
2013-11-011.72 %2.66 %
2013-12-011.83 %2.69 %
2014-01-011.80 %2.66 %
2014-02-011.66 %2.52 %
2014-03-011.59 %2.49 %
2014-04-011.54 %2.44 %
2014-05-011.41 %2.31 %
2014-06-011.35 %2.30 %
2014-07-011.20 %2.13 %
2014-08-011.02 %1.91 %
2014-09-011.00 %1.93 %
2014-10-010.87 %1.78 %
2014-11-010.80 %1.71 %
2014-12-010.66 %1.52 %
2015-01-010.45 %1.17 %
2015-02-010.35 %0.97 %
2015-03-010.26 %0.76 %
2015-04-010.15 %0.60 %
2015-05-010.59 %1.20 %
2015-06-010.82 %1.53 %
2015-07-010.77 %1.51 %
2015-08-010.65 %1.34 %
2015-09-010.68 %1.41 %
2015-10-010.55 %1.30 %
2015-11-010.55 %1.38 %
2015-12-010.58 %1.39 %
2016-01-010.51 %1.30 %
2016-02-010.23 %0.93 %
2016-03-010.20 %0.94 %
2016-04-010.17 %0.85 %
2016-05-010.17 %0.88 %
2016-06-010.02 %0.61 %
2016-07-01-0.08 %0.43 %
2016-08-01-0.08 %0.42 %
2016-09-01-0.05 %0.52 %
2016-10-010.04 %0.66 %
2016-11-010.23 %0.86 %
2016-12-010.30 %1.02 %
2017-01-010.35 %1.09 %
2017-02-010.33 %1.11 %
2017-03-010.39 %1.15 %
2017-04-010.26 %1.02 %
2017-05-010.38 %1.19 %
2017-06-010.29 %1.11 %
2017-07-010.53 %1.30 %
2017-08-010.42 %1.17 %
2017-09-010.40 %1.21 %
2017-10-010.43 %1.28 %
2017-11-010.36 %1.23 %
2017-12-010.34 %1.17 %
2018-01-010.55 %1.30 %
2018-02-010.72 %1.36 %
2018-03-010.59 %1.23 %
2018-04-010.55 %1.20 %
2018-05-010.52 %1.22 %
2018-06-010.40 %1.12 %
2018-07-010.36 %1.03 %
2018-08-010.36 %1.02 %
2018-09-010.44 %1.09 %
2018-10-010.46 %1.09 %
2018-11-010.38 %1.03 %
2018-12-010.25 %0.88 %
2019-01-010.22 %0.83 %
2019-02-010.13 %0.74 %
2019-03-010.06 %0.70 %
2019-04-010.01 %0.66 %
2019-05-01-0.08 %0.56 %
2019-06-01-0.27 %0.33 %
2019-07-01-0.34 %0.25 %
2019-08-01-0.62 %-0.11 %
2019-09-01-0.58 %-0.04 %
2019-10-01-0.45 %0.07 %
2019-11-01-0.33 %0.19 %
2019-12-01-0.28 %0.24 %
2020-01-01-0.27 %0.25 %
2020-02-01-0.44 %0.07 %
2020-03-01-0.53 %-0.14 %
2020-04-01-0.44 %-0.03 %
2020-05-01-0.51 %-0.27 %-0.06 %
2020-06-01-0.40 %-0.19 %0.07 %
2020-07-01-0.47 %-0.27 %-0.04 %
2020-08-01-0.48 %-0.28 %-0.05 %
2020-09-01-0.49 %-0.29 %-0.05 %
2020-10-01-0.57 %-0.38 %-0.16 %
2020-11-01-0.58 %-0.39 %-0.17 %
2020-12-01-0.58 %-0.40 %-0.17 %
2021-01-01-0.53 %-0.37 %-0.13 %
2021-02-01-0.40 %-0.20 %0.08 %
2021-03-01-0.32 %-0.04 %0.21 %
2021-04-01-0.27 %0.02 %0.28 %
2021-05-01-0.16 %0.14 %0.40 %
2021-06-01-0.20 %0.08 %0.32 %
2021-07-01-0.34 %-0.09 %0.15 %
2021-08-01-0.46 %-0.22 %-0.01 %
2021-09-01-0.31 %-0.05 %0.20 %
2021-10-01-0.15 %0.07 %0.28 %
2021-11-01-0.25 %-0.08 %0.07 %
2021-12-01-0.33 %-0.15 %-0.01 %
2022-01-01-0.06 %0.09 %0.25 %
2022-02-010.19 %0.32 %0.42 %
2022-03-010.32 %0.45 %0.50 %
2022-04-010.78 %0.90 %0.91 %
2022-05-010.99 %1.18 %1.16 %
2022-06-011.49 %1.70 %1.69 %
2022-07-011.17 %1.40 %1.42 %
2022-08-011.09 %1.28 %1.28 %
2022-09-011.82 %1.95 %1.83 %
2022-10-012.21 %2.39 %2.25 %
2022-11-012.08 %2.21 %2.07 %
2022-12-012.10 %2.16 %1.96 %
2023-01-012.23 %2.32 %2.17 %
2023-02-012.40 %2.49 %2.36 %
2023-03-012.40 %2.51 %2.41 %
2023-04-012.38 %2.52 %2.45 %
2023-05-012.36 %2.55 %2.52 %
2023-06-012.39 %2.55 %2.50 %
2023-07-012.49 %2.59 %2.51 %
2023-08-012.57 %2.71 %2.66 %
2023-09-012.68 %2.84 %2.83 %
2023-10-012.85 %3.05 %3.07 %
2023-11-012.63 %2.85 %2.85 %
2023-12-012.12 %2.32 %2.34 %
2024-01-012.22 %2.41 %2.43 %
2024-02-012.36 %2.53 %2.53 %
2024-03-012.36 %2.51 %2.51 %
2024-04-012.46 %2.63 %2.60 %
2024-05-012.53 %2.71 %2.65 %
2024-06-012.49 %2.69 %2.65 %
2024-07-012.49 %2.70 %2.67 %
2024-08-012.23 %2.48 %2.46 %
2024-09-012.18 %2.46 %2.47 %
2024-10-012.24 %2.53 %2.54 %
2024-11-012.32 %2.56 %2.54 %
2024-12-012.20 %2.44 %2.42 %
2025-01-012.53 %2.76 %2.75 %
2025-02-012.44 %2.68 %2.70 %
2025-03-012.77 %3.05 %3.10 %
2025-04-012.54 %2.86 %2.95 %
2025-05-012.58 %2.94 %3.06 %
2025-06-012.54 %2.87 %3.02 %
2025-07-012.67 %3.00 %3.17 %
2025-08-012.70 %3.06 %3.25 %
2025-09-012.71 %3.09 %3.31 %
2025-10-012.64 %3.01 %3.22 %
2025-11-012.68 %3.06 %3.29 %
2025-12-012.83 %3.22 %3.46 %
2026-01-012.86 %3.23 %3.48 %
2026-02-012.80 %3.19 %3.47 %
2026-03-012.91 %3.26 %3.47 %
2026-04-013.01 %3.35 %3.54 %
2026-05-013.07 %3.41 %3.60 %
2026-06-012.97 %3.31 %3.52 %
2026-07-013.07 %3.39 %3.60 %
2026-08-013.19 %3.49 %3.70 %
2026-09-013.36 %3.64 %3.83 %

Economy and Labour Market

Economic activity, inflation and employment determine purchasing power and the ability to finance a purchase. Demand in Berlin also depends on inward migration, household formation, new construction volumes and regulation. Those series are covered in the Berlin market reports.

Gross Domestic Product

The price-adjusted chain index stood at 105.6 in the second quarter of 2022 and at 106.3 in the second quarter of 2026. In 2023 and 2024 it was below the corresponding prior-year quarter in every quarter, and above it since 2025. In the most recent published quarter GDP changes by 1.5 % against the prior-year quarter and by 0.3 % against the previous quarter. The series is price-adjusted, seasonally adjusted and calendar-adjusted.

Gross Domestic Product
Development of price-adjusted GDP chain index
Data table: Gross Domestic Product
PeriodGDP chain index
2010-01-0187.2
2010-04-0189.1
2010-07-0190
2010-10-0190.6
2011-01-0192.2
2011-04-0192.5
2011-07-0193
2011-10-0193
2012-01-0193.2
2012-04-0193.3
2012-07-0193.4
2012-10-0193.2
2013-01-0192.6
2013-04-0193.7
2013-07-0194.2
2013-10-0194.3
2014-01-0195.3
2014-04-0195.3
2014-07-0195.8
2014-10-0196.6
2015-01-0196.4
2015-04-0196.9
2015-07-0197.4
2015-10-0197.9
2016-01-0198.7
2016-04-0199
2016-07-0199.3
2016-10-0199.8
2017-01-01101.1
2017-04-01101.8
2017-07-01102.6
2017-10-01103.6
2018-01-01103.1
2018-04-01103.9
2018-07-01103.2
2018-10-01103.7
2019-01-01104.3
2019-04-01104.4
2019-07-01104.8
2019-10-01104.4
2020-01-01102.3
2020-04-0193.2
2020-07-01101.3
2020-10-01102.3
2021-01-01101.7
2021-04-01104.1
2021-07-01104.2
2021-10-01104.7
2022-01-01105.4
2022-04-01105.6
2022-07-01105.9
2022-10-01105.5
2023-01-01105
2023-04-01105
2023-07-01105
2023-10-01104.7
2024-01-01104.6
2024-04-01104.3
2024-07-01104.3
2024-10-01104.5
2025-01-01104.8
2025-04-01104.7
2025-07-01104.6
2025-10-01105.4
2026-01-01105.9
2026-04-01106.3

Inflation Rate

The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices is the ECB reference for its two percent target. The headline rate ranged between 2.0 and 2.5 percent in 2025 and has been above that range since March 2026. In the most recent published month it stands at 3.0 % year on year, core inflation excluding energy and food at 2.6 % and the energy component at 9.4 %.

HICP Inflation
Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices - Inflation development
Data table: HICP Inflation
PeriodHICP total Change vs. prev. yearHICP excl. energy Change vs. prev. yearHICP core inflation Change vs. prev. year
2010-01-010.50.50.7
2010-02-010.30.40.6
2010-03-010.60.40.4
2010-04-0110.50.4
2010-05-010.80.40.3
2010-06-010.80.50.4
2010-07-010.90.60.4
2010-08-010.80.60.5
2010-09-0110.60.4
2010-10-010.90.50.4
2010-11-0110.70.6
2010-12-011.10.70.5
2011-01-011.40.80.7
2011-02-011.50.80.7
2011-03-011.710.9
2011-04-011.70.90.8
2011-05-011.81.10.9
2011-06-011.610.9
2011-07-011.810.9
2011-08-011.710.9
2011-09-011.91.11
2011-10-011.91.20.9
2011-11-011.91.20.9
2011-12-011.610.9
2012-01-011.61.20.9
2012-02-011.91.41
2012-03-011.81.31
2012-04-011.51.31.1
2012-05-011.51.21.1
2012-06-011.51.21.1
2012-07-011.31.11
2012-08-011.61.10.9
2012-09-011.61.10.9
2012-10-011.51.11
2012-11-011.41.21
2012-12-011.51.31
2013-01-011.51.21
2013-02-011.31.11
2013-03-011.11.21
2013-04-011.21.11
2013-05-011.21.20.8
2013-06-011.31.30.9
2013-07-011.41.30.8
2013-08-011.21.20.9
2013-09-011.11.20.9
2013-10-0111.10.8
2013-11-0111.11
2013-12-011.11.10.9
2014-01-010.91.20.9
2014-02-010.81.10.9
2014-03-010.70.90.8
2014-04-010.60.90.7
2014-05-010.50.80.8
2014-06-010.60.70.7
2014-07-010.60.80.9
2014-08-010.60.90.9
2014-09-010.60.90.9
2014-10-010.50.90.9
2014-11-010.40.70.7
2014-12-0100.70.8
2015-01-010.11.11.5
2015-02-010.51.31.5
2015-03-010.61.31.5
2015-04-010.71.41.5
2015-05-010.91.41.6
2015-06-010.71.41.5
2015-07-010.41.11.2
2015-08-010.31.21.4
2015-09-010.21.31.4
2015-10-010.51.41.5
2015-11-010.71.51.6
2015-12-010.61.41.5
2016-01-010.30.90.9
2016-02-01-0.10.70.8
2016-03-01-0.10.80.8
2016-04-0100.80.9
2016-05-0100.80.7
2016-06-010.10.70.8
2016-07-010.311
2016-08-010.30.90.8
2016-09-010.40.80.8
2016-10-010.50.80.8
2016-11-010.50.90.8
2016-12-011.21.11
2017-01-011.410.8
2017-02-011.51.20.8
2017-03-011.41.21
2017-04-011.31.11
2017-05-011.21.21.2
2017-06-0111.21.1
2017-07-011.21.31.2
2017-08-011.31.31.2
2017-09-011.41.31.2
2017-10-011.11.10.9
2017-11-011.51.31.1
2017-12-011.11.21
2018-01-011.11.31
2018-02-0111.11.1
2018-03-011.11.21.1
2018-04-011.31.31.1
2018-05-011.61.41.1
2018-06-011.81.41.1
2018-07-011.51.20.9
2018-08-011.61.21
2018-09-011.71.31
2018-10-0121.51.4
2018-11-011.71.11
2018-12-011.310.9
2019-01-011.111
2019-02-011.211
2019-03-011.20.90.9
2019-04-011.31.11.1
2019-05-011.311
2019-06-011.11.11.1
2019-07-011.31.21.3
2019-08-011.11.21.1
2019-09-010.91.11.1
2019-10-010.81.11.1
2019-11-010.71.31.2
2019-12-011.21.41.4
2020-01-011.31.11
2020-02-011.31.41.1
2020-03-011.11.31
2020-04-010.61.30.9
2020-05-010.41.31
2020-06-010.71.41
2020-07-01-0.10.50.4
2020-08-01-0.10.50.4
2020-09-01-0.30.30.3
2020-10-01-0.30.30.2
2020-11-01-0.60-0.1
2020-12-01-0.50-0.2
2021-01-010.81.21
2021-02-0111.11
2021-03-011.31.11
2021-04-011.610.9
2021-05-011.81.21.2
2021-06-011.91.21.3
2021-07-0132.42.2
2021-08-013.22.42.3
2021-09-013.42.62.4
2021-10-013.92.72.5
2021-11-014.53.13.1
2021-12-014.53.33.3
2022-01-014.22.62.6
2022-02-014.52.82.6
2022-03-016.23.12.9
2022-04-016.53.73.3
2022-05-017.24.23.4
2022-06-016.83.82.7
2022-07-0174.12.7
2022-08-017.34.42.9
2022-09-019.25.64.1
2022-10-019.76.14.5
2022-11-019.56.24.4
2022-12-018.16.44.6
2023-01-018.46.85
2023-02-018.47.15.2
2023-03-0177.45.4
2023-04-016.76.75.1
2023-05-015.65.94.5
2023-06-015.96.35.3
2023-07-015.45.85.1
2023-08-015.45.75.1
2023-09-013.74.74.1
2023-10-012.54.13.6
2023-11-012.443.6
2023-12-013.53.63.2
2024-01-012.73.43.1
2024-02-012.533.1
2024-03-012.22.73
2024-04-012.32.62.8
2024-05-012.633.3
2024-06-012.533.1
2024-07-012.633.1
2024-08-012.12.93
2024-09-011.82.92.9
2024-10-012.33.13.1
2024-11-012.32.92.9
2024-12-012.73.13.2
2025-01-012.52.83
2025-02-012.32.72.7
2025-03-012.22.72.6
2025-04-012.132.9
2025-05-0122.82.6
2025-06-0122.62.6
2025-07-0122.72.6
2025-08-012.22.72.6
2025-09-012.52.72.7
2025-10-012.32.72.8
2025-11-012.42.72.8
2025-12-0122.32.4
2026-01-0122.52.4
2026-02-0122.42.5
2026-03-012.82.42.5
2026-04-0132.32.4
2026-05-012.82.42.7
2026-06-012.42.42.6
2026-07-012.92.42.7
2026-08-0132.32.6

Labour Market

The German unemployment rate stood at 5.9 percent in January 2024 and has risen in steps since. The number of persons in employment peaked at 46.0 million in February 2025 and has fallen in every month since. In the most recent published month the unemployment rate is 6.4 %, covering 2,996,000 registered unemployed. Short-time work figures are published with a two-month lag and most recently stand at 144,433.

Employment
Development of employed persons and social security contributors
Data table: Employment
PeriodEmployedEmployees subj. to soc. ins.
2010-01-0140,881,000 persons27,757,000 persons
2010-02-0140,888,000 persons27,762,000 persons
2010-03-0140,948,000 persons27,840,000 persons
2010-04-0141,014,000 persons27,914,000 persons
2010-05-0141,058,000 persons27,977,000 persons
2010-06-0141,106,000 persons28,028,000 persons
2010-07-0141,122,000 persons28,064,000 persons
2010-09-0141,217,000 persons28,162,000 persons
2010-10-0141,228,000 persons28,194,000 persons
2010-11-0141,271,000 persons28,251,000 persons
2010-12-0141,306,000 persons28,299,000 persons
2011-02-0141,382,000 persons28,432,000 persons
2011-04-0141,467,000 persons28,560,000 persons
2011-05-0141,512,000 persons28,646,000 persons
2011-07-0141,573,000 persons28,739,000 persons
2011-08-0141,645,000 persons28,818,000 persons
2011-09-0141,684,000 persons28,873,000 persons
2011-11-0141,760,000 persons29,002,000 persons
2011-12-0141,815,000 persons29,064,000 persons
2012-01-0141,896,000 persons29,159,000 persons
2012-03-0141,940,000 persons29,251,000 persons
2012-04-0141,973,000 persons29,283,000 persons
2012-05-0142,025,000 persons29,320,000 persons
2012-07-0142,085,000 persons29,393,000 persons
2012-08-0142,132,000 persons29,414,000 persons
2012-09-0142,131,000 persons29,412,000 persons
2012-10-0142,174,000 persons29,497,000 persons
2012-11-0142,238,000 persons29,540,000 persons
2012-12-0142,263,000 persons29,558,000 persons
2013-01-0142,259,000 persons29,575,000 persons
2013-03-0142,280,000 persons29,579,000 persons
2013-04-0142,278,000 persons29,637,000 persons
2013-05-0142,325,000 persons29,667,000 persons
2013-07-0142,397,000 persons29,735,000 persons
2013-08-0142,407,000 persons29,788,000 persons
2013-09-0142,441,000 persons29,828,000 persons
2013-10-0142,492,000 persons29,861,000 persons
2013-12-0142,527,000 persons29,921,000 persons
2014-01-0142,616,000 persons29,974,000 persons
2014-02-0142,650,000 persons30,025,000 persons
2014-05-0142,735,000 persons30,158,000 persons
2014-07-0142,801,000 persons30,264,000 persons
2014-08-0142,786,000 persons30,263,000 persons
2014-09-0142,816,000 persons30,331,000 persons
2014-10-0142,858,000 persons30,364,000 persons
2014-11-0142,828,000 persons30,379,000 persons
2015-01-0142,876,000 persons30,508,000 persons
2015-02-0142,905,000 persons30,571,000 persons
2015-03-0142,980,000 persons30,659,000 persons
2015-04-0143,036,000 persons30,715,000 persons
2015-06-0143,120,000 persons30,831,000 persons
2015-07-0143,177,000 persons30,896,000 persons
2015-10-0143,296,000 persons31,063,000 persons
2015-11-0143,351,000 persons31,130,000 persons
2015-12-0143,394,000 persons31,181,000 persons
2016-01-0143,391,000 persons31,207,000 persons
2016-02-0143,457,000 persons31,286,000 persons
2016-04-0143,557,000 persons31,384,000 persons
2016-05-0143,614,000 persons31,450,000 persons
2016-06-0143,674,000 persons31,509,000 persons
2016-07-0143,679,000 persons31,540,000 persons
2016-08-0143,759,000 persons31,635,000 persons
2016-09-0143,829,000 persons31,691,000 persons
2016-10-0143,868,000 persons31,745,000 persons
2016-11-0143,924,000 persons31,807,000 persons
2016-12-0143,981,000 persons31,871,000 persons
2017-01-0143,997,000 persons31,918,000 persons
2017-02-0144,045,000 persons31,979,000 persons
2017-03-0144,119,000 persons32,053,000 persons
2017-04-0144,162,000 persons32,084,000 persons
2017-05-0144,210,000 persons32,174,000 persons
2017-06-0144,284,000 persons32,239,000 persons
2017-07-0144,336,000 persons32,303,000 persons
2017-08-0144,379,000 persons32,361,000 persons
2017-09-0144,423,000 persons32,425,000 persons
2017-10-0144,451,000 persons32,481,000 persons
2017-11-0144,515,000 persons32,562,000 persons
2017-12-0144,573,000 persons32,619,000 persons
2018-01-0144,659,000 persons32,701,000 persons
2018-02-0144,686,000 persons32,746,000 persons
2018-03-0144,730,000 persons32,780,000 persons
2018-04-0144,784,000 persons32,855,000 persons
2018-05-0144,847,000 persons32,903,000 persons
2018-06-0144,871,000 persons32,953,000 persons
2018-07-0144,913,000 persons33,031,000 persons
2018-08-0144,963,000 persons33,103,000 persons
2018-09-0144,962,000 persons33,125,000 persons
2018-11-0145,056,000 persons33,241,000 persons
2018-12-0145,087,000 persons33,283,000 persons
2019-01-0145,131,000 persons33,336,000 persons
2019-03-0145,213,000 persons33,402,000 persons
2019-04-0145,270,000 persons33,458,000 persons
2019-05-0145,288,000 persons33,483,000 persons
2019-07-0145,317,000 persons33,558,000 persons
2019-08-0145,313,000 persons33,592,000 persons
2019-09-0145,335,000 persons33,650,000 persons
2019-10-0145,368,000 persons33,679,000 persons
2019-12-0145,418,000 persons33,726,000 persons
2020-01-0145,455,000 persons33,775,000 persons
2020-02-0145,466,000 persons33,796,000 persons
2020-03-0145,344,000 persons33,757,000 persons
2020-04-0144,985,000 persons33,506,000 persons
2020-05-0144,749,000 persons33,382,000 persons
2020-06-0144,716,000 persons33,411,000 persons
2020-07-0144,740,000 persons33,436,000 persons
2020-08-0144,774,000 persons33,475,000 persons
2020-09-0144,832,000 persons33,514,000 persons
2020-10-0144,871,000 persons33,586,000 persons
2020-11-0144,835,000 persons33,634,000 persons
2020-12-0144,846,000 persons33,677,000 persons
2021-01-0144,810,000 persons33,671,000 persons
2021-02-0144,795,000 persons33,679,000 persons
2021-03-0144,847,000 persons33,736,000 persons
2021-04-0144,869,000 persons33,766,000 persons
2021-05-0144,889,000 persons33,802,000 persons
2021-07-0145,083,000 persons33,944,000 persons
2021-08-0145,146,000 persons33,998,000 persons
2021-10-0145,224,000 persons34,096,000 persons
2021-11-0145,290,000 persons34,185,000 persons
2022-01-0145,429,000 persons34,328,000 persons
2022-02-0145,471,000 persons34,392,000 persons
2022-03-0145,526,000 persons34,427,000 persons
2022-04-0145,557,000 persons34,445,000 persons
2022-05-0145,598,000 persons34,502,000 persons
2022-07-0145,617,000 persons34,540,000 persons
2022-08-0145,676,000 persons34,584,000 persons
2022-10-0145,759,000 persons34,624,000 persons
2022-11-0145,774,000 persons34,636,000 persons
2022-12-0145,799,000 persons34,670,000 persons
2023-02-0145,884,000 persons34,741,000 persons
2023-03-0145,916,000 persons34,768,000 persons
2023-04-0145,925,000 persons34,760,000 persons
2023-05-0145,939,000 persons34,784,000 persons
2023-06-0145,955,000 persons34,795,000 persons
2023-08-0145,950,000 persons34,825,000 persons
2023-09-0145,948,000 persons34,821,000 persons
2023-10-0145,951,000 persons34,850,000 persons
2023-12-0145,987,000 persons34,878,000 persons
2024-01-0145,969,000 persons34,902,000 persons
2024-02-0145,974,000 persons34,904,000 persons
2024-03-0145,984,000 persons34,896,000 persons
2024-05-0146,008,000 persons34,942,000 persons
2024-06-0145,987,000 persons34,924,000 persons
2024-07-0145,989,000 persons34,946,000 persons
2024-09-0145,975,000 persons34,955,000 persons
2024-10-0145,989,000 persons34,970,000 persons
2024-11-0145,999,000 persons34,969,000 persons
2024-12-0146,009,000 persons34,981,000 persons
2025-01-0146,005,000 persons34,969,000 persons
2025-02-0146,016,000 persons34,974,000 persons
2025-05-0145,996,000 persons34,957,000 persons
2025-06-0145,985,000 persons34,978,000 persons
2025-07-0145,979,000 persons34,982,000 persons
2025-09-0145,941,000 persons34,970,000 persons
2025-10-0145,948,000 persons34,959,000 persons
2025-11-0145,937,000 persons34,937,000 persons
2025-12-0145,929,000 persons34,932,000 persons
2026-01-0145,878,000 persons34,901,000 persons
2026-02-0145,864,000 persons34,895,000 persons
2026-03-0145,839,000 persons34,910,000 persons
2026-04-0145,722,000 persons34,907,000 persons
2026-05-0145,695,000 persons34,900,000 persons
2026-06-0145,672,000 persons34,902,000 persons
2026-07-0145,658,000 persons

Unemployment Rate
Development of unemployment rate in Germany
Data table: Unemployment Rate
PeriodUnemployment rate
2010-01-018.0 %
2010-02-018.0 %
2010-03-018.0 %
2010-04-017.8 %
2010-05-017.7 %
2010-06-017.7 %
2010-07-017.6 %
2010-09-017.5 %
2010-10-017.4 %
2010-11-017.4 %
2010-12-017.4 %
2011-02-017.3 %
2011-04-017.1 %
2011-05-017.1 %
2011-07-017.0 %
2011-08-017.0 %
2011-09-016.9 %
2011-11-016.8 %
2011-12-016.8 %
2012-01-016.8 %
2012-03-016.8 %
2012-04-016.9 %
2012-05-016.8 %
2012-07-016.8 %
2012-08-016.8 %
2012-09-016.8 %
2012-10-016.8 %
2012-11-016.8 %
2012-12-016.9 %
2013-01-016.9 %
2013-03-016.9 %
2013-04-017.0 %
2013-05-016.9 %
2013-07-016.8 %
2013-08-016.8 %
2013-09-016.8 %
2013-10-016.8 %
2013-12-016.8 %
2014-01-016.8 %
2014-02-016.8 %
2014-05-016.7 %
2014-07-016.7 %
2014-08-016.7 %
2014-09-016.7 %
2014-10-016.6 %
2014-11-016.6 %
2015-01-016.5 %
2015-02-016.5 %
2015-03-016.5 %
2015-04-016.5 %
2015-06-016.4 %
2015-07-016.4 %
2015-10-016.3 %
2015-11-016.3 %
2015-12-016.3 %
2016-01-016.2 %
2016-02-016.2 %
2016-04-016.2 %
2016-05-016.1 %
2016-06-016.1 %
2016-07-016.1 %
2016-08-016.0 %
2016-09-016.0 %
2016-10-016.0 %
2016-11-016.0 %
2016-12-016.0 %
2017-01-015.9 %
2017-02-015.9 %
2017-03-015.8 %
2017-04-015.8 %
2017-05-015.7 %
2017-06-015.7 %
2017-07-015.7 %
2017-08-015.6 %
2017-09-015.6 %
2017-10-015.6 %
2017-11-015.5 %
2017-12-015.5 %
2018-01-015.4 %
2018-02-015.4 %
2018-03-015.3 %
2018-04-015.3 %
2018-05-015.2 %
2018-06-015.2 %
2018-07-015.2 %
2018-08-015.1 %
2018-09-015.1 %
2018-11-015.0 %
2018-12-015.0 %
2019-01-015.0 %
2019-03-015.0 %
2019-04-014.9 %
2019-05-015.0 %
2019-07-015.0 %
2019-08-015.0 %
2019-09-015.0 %
2019-10-015.0 %
2019-12-015.0 %
2020-01-015.0 %
2020-02-015.0 %
2020-03-015.0 %
2020-04-015.8 %
2020-05-016.2 %
2020-06-016.4 %
2020-07-016.4 %
2020-08-016.3 %
2020-09-016.3 %
2020-10-016.2 %
2020-11-016.1 %
2020-12-016.1 %
2021-01-016.0 %
2021-02-016.1 %
2021-03-016.0 %
2021-04-016.0 %
2021-05-016.0 %
2021-07-015.6 %
2021-08-015.5 %
2021-10-015.3 %
2021-11-015.2 %
2022-01-015.1 %
2022-02-015.1 %
2022-03-015.0 %
2022-04-015.0 %
2022-05-015.0 %
2022-07-015.4 %
2022-08-015.5 %
2022-10-015.5 %
2022-11-015.5 %
2022-12-015.5 %
2023-02-015.5 %
2023-03-015.6 %
2023-04-015.6 %
2023-05-015.6 %
2023-06-015.6 %
2023-08-015.7 %
2023-09-015.7 %
2023-10-015.8 %
2023-12-015.9 %
2024-01-015.9 %
2024-02-015.9 %
2024-03-015.9 %
2024-05-015.9 %
2024-06-015.9 %
2024-07-016.0 %
2024-09-016.0 %
2024-10-016.1 %
2024-11-016.1 %
2024-12-016.2 %
2025-01-016.2 %
2025-02-016.2 %
2025-05-016.3 %
2025-06-016.3 %
2025-07-016.3 %
2025-09-016.3 %
2025-10-016.3 %
2025-11-016.3 %
2025-12-016.3 %
2026-01-016.3 %
2026-02-016.3 %
2026-03-016.3 %
2026-04-016.4 %
2026-05-016.3 %
2026-06-016.3 %
2026-07-016.4 %
2026-08-016.4 %

Financing and Construction Costs

Mortgage Lending

Monthly new mortgage lending by German banks peaked in March 2022 at 14.6 billion euros. In 2023 it ranged between 5.1 and 6.7 billion euros. Since January 2025 it has ranged between 7.7 and 10.8 billion euros, with month-to-month swings of up to two billion euros.

In the most recent published month new business volume is €9,463,000,000 at an average interest rate of 3.78 %. Loans with a fixation of one to five years are priced at 3.80 %, loans with a fixation of more than ten years at 3.72 %. Short fixation periods therefore cost more than long ones. In January 2021 the relationship ran the other way.

Mortgage Volumes
Development of mortgage volumes by maturity
Data table: Mortgage Volumes
PeriodVolume var./up to 1YVolume 1-5YVolume 5-10YVolume >10Y
2010-06-01€736,000,000€985,000,000€2,254,000,000€2,509,000,000
2010-07-01€1,075,000,000€1,387,000,000€3,263,000,000€2,740,000,000
2010-08-01€890,000,000€1,207,000,000€2,987,000,000€2,689,000,000
2010-09-01€841,000,000€1,215,000,000€3,287,000,000€3,040,000,000
2010-10-01€1,256,000,000€1,322,000,000€3,415,000,000€3,033,000,000
2010-11-01€923,000,000€1,219,000,000€3,307,000,000€2,959,000,000
2010-12-01€1,149,000,000€1,373,000,000€3,599,000,000€2,784,000,000
2011-01-01€1,553,000,000€1,433,000,000€3,403,000,000€2,226,000,000
2011-02-01€971,000,000€1,298,000,000€3,069,000,000€2,268,000,000
2011-03-01€1,158,000,000€1,380,000,000€3,431,000,000€2,675,000,000
2011-04-01€1,405,000,000€1,286,000,000€3,323,000,000€2,644,000,000
2011-05-01€1,166,000,000€1,271,000,000€3,437,000,000€2,505,000,000
2011-06-01€1,045,000,000€1,005,000,000€2,769,000,000€2,197,000,000
2011-07-01€1,670,000,000€1,232,000,000€3,162,000,000€2,355,000,000
2011-08-01€1,086,000,000€1,178,000,000€3,080,000,000€2,573,000,000
2011-09-01€977,000,000€1,102,000,000€2,881,000,000€2,476,000,000
2011-10-01€1,250,000,000€1,147,000,000€3,247,000,000€2,431,000,000
2011-11-01€961,000,000€1,150,000,000€3,236,000,000€2,768,000,000
2011-12-01€1,073,000,000€1,245,000,000€3,282,000,000€2,625,000,000
2012-01-01€1,266,000,000€1,225,000,000€3,150,000,000€2,031,000,000
2012-02-01€1,092,000,000€984,000,000€2,489,000,000€2,105,000,000
2012-03-01€876,000,000€1,187,000,000€2,882,000,000€2,502,000,000
2012-04-01€1,066,000,000€1,130,000,000€2,899,000,000€2,376,000,000
2012-05-01€994,000,000€1,011,000,000€2,963,000,000€2,157,000,000
2012-06-01€913,000,000€976,000,000€2,876,000,000€2,509,000,000
2012-07-01€1,196,000,000€1,170,000,000€3,526,000,000€2,717,000,000
2012-08-01€1,020,000,000€1,040,000,000€3,252,000,000€2,891,000,000
2012-09-01€877,000,000€905,000,000€2,676,000,000€2,473,000,000
2012-10-01€1,097,000,000€1,097,000,000€3,271,000,000€2,685,000,000
2012-11-01€870,000,000€1,028,000,000€2,942,000,000€2,605,000,000
2012-12-01€1,052,000,000€858,000,000€2,653,000,000€2,088,000,000
2013-01-01€1,297,000,000€1,128,000,000€3,224,000,000€2,151,000,000
2013-02-01€875,000,000€895,000,000€2,764,000,000€2,052,000,000
2013-03-01€986,000,000€949,000,000€2,846,000,000€2,376,000,000
2013-04-01€1,230,000,000€1,130,000,000€3,423,000,000€2,607,000,000
2013-05-01€953,000,000€958,000,000€2,980,000,000€2,328,000,000
2013-06-01€1,019,000,000€995,000,000€3,129,000,000€2,749,000,000
2013-07-01€1,304,000,000€1,291,000,000€4,165,000,000€3,213,000,000
2013-08-01€1,022,000,000€998,000,000€3,164,000,000€2,580,000,000
2013-09-01€941,000,000€978,000,000€2,972,000,000€2,249,000,000
2013-10-01€1,239,000,000€1,184,000,000€3,276,000,000€2,360,000,000
2013-11-01€814,000,000€934,000,000€2,578,000,000€2,228,000,000
2013-12-01€984,000,000€1,008,000,000€2,747,000,000€2,022,000,000
2014-01-01€1,163,000,000€1,230,000,000€3,150,000,000€2,205,000,000
2014-02-01€1,210,000,000€986,000,000€2,561,000,000€2,226,000,000
2014-03-01€1,001,000,000€1,075,000,000€3,000,000,000€2,520,000,000
2014-04-01€1,201,000,000€1,295,000,000€3,376,000,000€2,814,000,000
2014-05-01€948,000,000€1,054,000,000€2,942,000,000€2,444,000,000
2014-06-01€969,000,000€962,000,000€2,830,000,000€2,249,000,000
2014-07-01€1,205,000,000€1,289,000,000€3,568,000,000€2,750,000,000
2014-08-01€887,000,000€946,000,000€2,895,000,000€2,521,000,000
2014-09-01€843,000,000€957,000,000€2,960,000,000€2,614,000,000
2014-10-01€1,027,000,000€1,060,000,000€3,264,000,000€2,796,000,000
2014-11-01€916,000,000€1,157,000,000€2,858,000,000€2,612,000,000
2014-12-01€1,060,000,000€1,024,000,000€3,345,000,000€3,005,000,000
2015-01-01€1,063,000,000€1,061,000,000€3,426,000,000€4,696,000,000
2015-02-01€895,000,000€945,000,000€3,166,000,000€3,019,000,000
2015-03-01€1,130,000,000€1,050,000,000€3,663,000,000€3,892,000,000
2015-04-01€1,083,000,000€1,021,000,000€3,549,000,000€4,133,000,000
2015-05-01€879,000,000€849,000,000€3,669,000,000€3,877,000,000
2015-06-01€1,096,000,000€1,090,000,000€4,502,000,000€4,432,000,000
2015-07-01€1,134,000,000€1,314,000,000€4,906,000,000€4,622,000,000
2015-08-01€794,000,000€1,016,000,000€3,653,000,000€3,740,000,000
2015-09-01€912,000,000€878,000,000€3,334,000,000€3,310,000,000
2015-10-01€995,000,000€1,063,000,000€3,583,000,000€3,682,000,000
2015-11-01€812,000,000€888,000,000€3,378,000,000€3,167,000,000
2015-12-01€969,000,000€915,000,000€3,272,000,000€3,138,000,000
2016-01-01€916,000,000€1,003,000,000€3,276,000,000€3,154,000,000
2016-02-01€987,000,000€875,000,000€3,048,000,000€2,965,000,000
2016-03-01€1,002,000,000€1,075,000,000€3,807,000,000€3,902,000,000
2016-04-01€848,000,000€843,000,000€2,827,000,000€3,462,000,000
2016-05-01€783,000,000€752,000,000€2,804,000,000€3,004,000,000
2016-06-01€956,000,000€849,000,000€3,475,000,000€3,831,000,000
2016-07-01€927,000,000€833,000,000€3,387,000,000€3,528,000,000
2016-08-01€770,000,000€770,000,000€3,410,000,000€3,526,000,000
2016-09-01€728,000,000€708,000,000€3,109,000,000€3,385,000,000
2016-10-01€764,000,000€768,000,000€3,023,000,000€3,299,000,000
2016-11-01€1,225,000,000€763,000,000€3,407,000,000€3,720,000,000
2016-12-01€863,000,000€878,000,000€3,968,000,000€3,996,000,000
2017-01-01€835,000,000€925,000,000€3,632,000,000€3,540,000,000
2017-02-01€643,000,000€796,000,000€3,181,000,000€3,344,000,000
2017-03-01€855,000,000€939,000,000€3,565,000,000€4,546,000,000
2017-04-01€795,000,000€838,000,000€3,204,000,000€3,576,000,000
2017-05-01€843,000,000€900,000,000€3,370,000,000€3,997,000,000
2017-06-01€865,000,000€726,000,000€3,030,000,000€3,753,000,000
2017-07-01€896,000,000€891,000,000€3,529,000,000€3,746,000,000
2017-08-01€821,000,000€996,000,000€3,204,000,000€3,440,000,000
2017-09-01€711,000,000€797,000,000€2,707,000,000€3,486,000,000
2017-10-01€780,000,000€782,000,000€3,095,000,000€3,560,000,000
2017-11-01€771,000,000€796,000,000€3,031,000,000€3,866,000,000
2017-12-01€685,000,000€740,000,000€2,733,000,000€3,486,000,000
2018-01-01€837,000,000€946,000,000€3,283,000,000€4,003,000,000
2018-02-01€702,000,000€803,000,000€2,946,000,000€4,128,000,000
2018-03-01€831,000,000€871,000,000€3,271,000,000€4,181,000,000
2018-04-01€866,000,000€907,000,000€3,606,000,000€4,403,000,000
2018-05-01€733,000,000€834,000,000€3,043,000,000€3,782,000,000
2018-06-01€1,087,000,000€901,000,000€3,025,000,000€4,027,000,000
2018-07-01€914,000,000€960,000,000€3,575,000,000€4,173,000,000
2018-08-01€807,000,000€792,000,000€2,911,000,000€3,914,000,000
2018-09-01€664,000,000€715,000,000€2,604,000,000€3,512,000,000
2018-10-01€880,000,000€846,000,000€3,351,000,000€4,124,000,000
2018-11-01€750,000,000€771,000,000€2,910,000,000€4,073,000,000
2018-12-01€694,000,000€670,000,000€2,592,000,000€3,286,000,000
2019-01-01€922,000,000€948,000,000€3,196,000,000€4,172,000,000
2019-02-01€682,000,000€859,000,000€2,709,000,000€3,790,000,000
2019-03-01€732,000,000€768,000,000€2,924,000,000€4,191,000,000
2019-04-01€933,000,000€986,000,000€3,469,000,000€4,498,000,000
2019-05-01€945,000,000€879,000,000€3,118,000,000€4,492,000,000
2019-06-01€820,000,000€744,000,000€2,732,000,000€3,981,000,000
2019-07-01€944,000,000€935,000,000€3,493,000,000€5,054,000,000
2019-08-01€732,000,000€762,000,000€2,860,000,000€4,654,000,000
2019-09-01€689,000,000€689,000,000€2,919,000,000€4,669,000,000
2019-10-01€818,000,000€799,000,000€3,118,000,000€4,925,000,000
2019-11-01€738,000,000€787,000,000€2,848,000,000€4,800,000,000
2019-12-01€758,000,000€719,000,000€2,898,000,000€4,365,000,000
2020-01-01€891,000,000€888,000,000€3,130,000,000€5,054,000,000
2020-02-01€641,000,000€702,000,000€2,785,000,000€4,739,000,000
2020-03-01€828,000,000€925,000,000€3,673,000,000€6,035,000,000
2020-04-01€951,000,000€939,000,000€3,594,000,000€6,011,000,000
2020-05-01€1,046,000,000€835,000,000€3,065,000,000€5,138,000,000
2020-06-01€803,000,000€935,000,000€3,656,000,000€4,696,000,000
2020-07-01€951,000,000€876,000,000€3,621,000,000€5,239,000,000
2020-08-01€748,000,000€673,000,000€3,137,000,000€4,516,000,000
2020-09-01€795,000,000€753,000,000€3,201,000,000€5,116,000,000
2020-10-01€806,000,000€748,000,000€3,239,000,000€5,349,000,000
2020-11-01€819,000,000€823,000,000€3,182,000,000€5,313,000,000
2020-12-01€796,000,000€781,000,000€3,355,000,000€4,660,000,000
2021-01-01€814,000,000€780,000,000€3,226,000,000€4,911,000,000
2021-02-01€752,000,000€773,000,000€3,228,000,000€4,906,000,000
2021-03-01€929,000,000€884,000,000€4,589,000,000€6,352,000,000
2021-04-01€801,000,000€822,000,000€3,834,000,000€5,026,000,000
2021-05-01€747,000,000€725,000,000€3,738,000,000€4,587,000,000
2021-06-01€836,000,000€793,000,000€4,071,000,000€4,930,000,000
2021-07-01€934,000,000€749,000,000€3,906,000,000€4,878,000,000
2021-08-01€821,000,000€665,000,000€3,442,000,000€4,479,000,000
2021-09-01€802,000,000€664,000,000€3,299,000,000€4,706,000,000
2021-10-01€874,000,000€746,000,000€3,569,000,000€4,577,000,000
2021-11-01€708,000,000€685,000,000€3,670,000,000€4,605,000,000
2021-12-01€783,000,000€727,000,000€3,784,000,000€4,971,000,000
2022-01-01€942,000,000€861,000,000€4,087,000,000€5,115,000,000
2022-02-01€749,000,000€826,000,000€4,366,000,000€5,652,000,000
2022-03-01€936,000,000€974,000,000€5,637,000,000€7,019,000,000
2022-04-01€804,000,000€831,000,000€4,658,000,000€5,379,000,000
2022-05-01€839,000,000€856,000,000€5,030,000,000€5,361,000,000
2022-06-01€865,000,000€774,000,000€4,073,000,000€4,573,000,000
2022-07-01€1,031,000,000€802,000,000€3,794,000,000€4,084,000,000
2022-08-01€820,000,000€711,000,000€3,215,000,000€3,457,000,000
2022-09-01€746,000,000€638,000,000€2,725,000,000€3,059,000,000
2022-10-01€916,000,000€661,000,000€2,482,000,000€2,563,000,000
2022-11-01€806,000,000€563,000,000€2,402,000,000€2,312,000,000
2022-12-01€923,000,000€554,000,000€2,213,000,000€2,285,000,000
2023-01-01€813,000,000€584,000,000€2,136,000,000€2,082,000,000
2023-02-01€763,000,000€556,000,000€1,928,000,000€1,887,000,000
2023-03-01€841,000,000€752,000,000€2,520,000,000€2,621,000,000
2023-04-01€824,000,000€601,000,000€2,141,000,000€2,401,000,000
2023-05-01€789,000,000€629,000,000€2,225,000,000€2,178,000,000
2023-06-01€836,000,000€648,000,000€2,314,000,000€2,387,000,000
2023-07-01€729,000,000€661,000,000€2,384,000,000€2,818,000,000
2023-08-01€767,000,000€637,000,000€2,399,000,000€2,664,000,000
2023-09-01€540,000,000€551,000,000€2,092,000,000€2,521,000,000
2023-10-01€769,000,000€587,000,000€2,335,000,000€2,516,000,000
2023-11-01€669,000,000€728,000,000€2,170,000,000€2,607,000,000
2023-12-01€612,000,000€609,000,000€1,935,000,000€2,432,000,000
2024-01-01€706,000,000€746,000,000€2,461,000,000€3,138,000,000
2024-02-01€717,000,000€764,000,000€2,314,000,000€3,032,000,000
2024-03-01€737,000,000€762,000,000€2,491,000,000€3,334,000,000
2024-04-01€783,000,000€853,000,000€2,770,000,000€3,492,000,000
2024-05-01€740,000,000€677,000,000€2,483,000,000€2,973,000,000
2024-06-01€844,000,000€682,000,000€2,777,000,000€3,442,000,000
2024-07-01€877,000,000€808,000,000€3,290,000,000€3,886,000,000
2024-08-01€745,000,000€710,000,000€2,614,000,000€3,479,000,000
2024-09-01€746,000,000€687,000,000€2,689,000,000€3,486,000,000
2024-10-01€843,000,000€787,000,000€2,635,000,000€3,747,000,000
2024-11-01€770,000,000€791,000,000€2,224,000,000€4,095,000,000
2024-12-01€802,000,000€764,000,000€2,167,000,000€3,666,000,000
2025-01-01€936,000,000€902,000,000€2,629,000,000€4,261,000,000
2025-02-01€935,000,000€817,000,000€2,340,000,000€4,088,000,000
2025-03-01€1,013,000,000€1,057,000,000€2,878,000,000€4,715,000,000
2025-04-01€1,048,000,000€1,045,000,000€2,936,000,000€4,083,000,000
2025-05-01€961,000,000€932,000,000€2,624,000,000€4,140,000,000
2025-06-01€1,107,000,000€959,000,000€2,695,000,000€3,815,000,000
2025-07-01€1,106,000,000€1,149,000,000€3,119,000,000€4,348,000,000
2025-08-01€927,000,000€883,000,000€2,522,000,000€3,689,000,000
2025-09-01€781,000,000€924,000,000€2,679,000,000€3,760,000,000
2025-10-01€951,000,000€1,086,000,000€2,880,000,000€3,943,000,000
2025-11-01€916,000,000€1,009,000,000€2,701,000,000€4,008,000,000
2025-12-01€993,000,000€966,000,000€2,874,000,000€3,629,000,000
2026-01-01€964,000,000€1,019,000,000€2,758,000,000€3,548,000,000
2026-02-01€891,000,000€896,000,000€2,783,000,000€3,623,000,000
2026-03-01€1,055,000,000€1,305,000,000€3,470,000,000€4,991,000,000
2026-04-01€980,000,000€1,048,000,000€3,194,000,000€4,167,000,000
2026-05-01€913,000,000€893,000,000€2,628,000,000€3,301,000,000
2026-06-01€940,000,000€986,000,000€2,940,000,000€3,665,000,000
2026-07-01€935,000,000€920,000,000€3,206,000,000€4,402,000,000

Mortgage Interest Rates
Development of mortgage interest rates by maturity
Data table: Mortgage Interest Rates
PeriodInterest rate var./up to 1YInterest rate 1-5YInterest rate 5-10YInterest rate >10Y
2010-06-013.08 %3.28 %3.80 %3.80 %
2010-07-012.81 %3.35 %3.76 %3.80 %
2010-08-012.98 %3.25 %3.72 %3.76 %
2010-09-012.99 %3.18 %3.59 %3.56 %
2010-10-012.81 %3.33 %3.52 %3.64 %
2010-11-013.05 %3.17 %3.54 %3.65 %
2010-12-013.13 %3.29 %3.64 %3.77 %
2011-01-013.05 %3.34 %3.78 %3.98 %
2011-02-013.29 %3.51 %3.98 %4.09 %
2011-03-013.28 %3.63 %4.05 %4.18 %
2011-04-013.20 %3.70 %4.12 %4.47 %
2011-05-013.59 %3.80 %4.20 %4.33 %
2011-06-013.55 %3.74 %4.15 %4.25 %
2011-07-013.34 %3.78 %4.08 %4.18 %
2011-08-013.65 %3.63 %3.96 %4.09 %
2011-09-013.56 %3.39 %3.74 %3.75 %
2011-10-013.44 %3.31 %3.55 %3.65 %
2011-11-013.46 %3.23 %3.50 %3.50 %
2011-12-013.49 %3.18 %3.46 %3.43 %
2012-01-013.44 %3.15 %3.41 %3.56 %
2012-02-013.50 %2.94 %3.29 %3.43 %
2012-03-013.13 %2.83 %3.21 %3.34 %
2012-04-013.11 %2.88 %3.18 %3.65 %
2012-05-013.01 %2.78 %3.10 %3.28 %
2012-06-012.94 %2.67 %2.95 %3.07 %
2012-07-012.99 %2.66 %2.90 %2.97 %
2012-08-012.98 %2.54 %2.80 %2.98 %
2012-09-012.78 %2.52 %2.79 %2.94 %
2012-10-012.59 %2.52 %2.78 %2.97 %
2012-11-012.79 %2.44 %2.73 %2.87 %
2012-12-012.71 %2.38 %2.71 %2.86 %
2013-01-012.55 %2.42 %2.65 %2.92 %
2013-02-012.67 %2.34 %2.69 %2.93 %
2013-03-012.67 %2.32 %2.68 %2.89 %
2013-04-012.73 %2.37 %2.64 %3.05 %
2013-05-012.73 %2.23 %2.56 %2.74 %
2013-06-012.53 %2.18 %2.49 %2.67 %
2013-07-012.61 %2.25 %2.57 %2.73 %
2013-08-012.52 %2.33 %2.66 %2.88 %
2013-09-012.65 %2.34 %2.76 %2.95 %
2013-10-012.52 %2.48 %2.85 %3.03 %
2013-11-012.66 %2.43 %2.82 %2.99 %
2013-12-012.53 %2.33 %2.78 %2.94 %
2014-01-012.57 %2.42 %2.79 %2.99 %
2014-02-013.10 %2.33 %2.75 %2.95 %
2014-03-012.57 %2.28 %2.64 %2.86 %
2014-04-012.53 %2.29 %2.63 %2.98 %
2014-05-012.51 %2.20 %2.55 %2.74 %
2014-06-012.35 %2.16 %2.48 %2.71 %
2014-07-012.37 %2.09 %2.39 %2.56 %
2014-08-012.51 %2.03 %2.30 %2.45 %
2014-09-012.39 %1.93 %2.18 %2.35 %
2014-10-012.33 %1.91 %2.11 %2.31 %
2014-11-012.22 %1.58 %2.02 %2.23 %
2014-12-012.23 %1.80 %2.01 %2.15 %
2015-01-012.16 %1.82 %1.93 %1.60 %
2015-02-012.31 %1.69 %1.77 %1.96 %
2015-03-012.12 %1.68 %1.69 %1.82 %
2015-04-012.07 %1.59 %1.63 %2.09 %
2015-05-012.16 %1.56 %1.54 %1.74 %
2015-06-012.02 %1.59 %1.65 %1.84 %
2015-07-012.15 %1.69 %1.80 %2.03 %
2015-08-012.23 %1.71 %1.86 %2.11 %
2015-09-012.13 %1.74 %1.87 %2.07 %
2015-10-012.10 %1.71 %1.86 %2.16 %
2015-11-012.21 %1.69 %1.83 %2.05 %
2015-12-012.06 %1.63 %1.77 %1.95 %
2016-01-012.30 %1.62 %1.80 %2.04 %
2016-02-012.47 %1.62 %1.73 %1.95 %
2016-03-012.01 %1.63 %1.63 %1.81 %
2016-04-012.17 %1.53 %1.62 %2.14 %
2016-05-012.08 %1.53 %1.54 %1.81 %
2016-06-011.96 %1.55 %1.53 %1.75 %
2016-07-011.86 %1.51 %1.53 %1.75 %
2016-08-011.97 %1.46 %1.41 %1.67 %
2016-09-011.98 %1.46 %1.39 %1.61 %
2016-10-011.89 %1.43 %1.39 %1.65 %
2016-11-011.54 %1.48 %1.36 %1.65 %
2016-12-011.85 %1.55 %1.41 %1.66 %
2017-01-011.90 %1.50 %1.52 %1.81 %
2017-02-012.06 %1.50 %1.57 %1.82 %
2017-03-011.96 %1.53 %1.59 %1.82 %
2017-04-011.98 %1.53 %1.60 %1.89 %
2017-05-012.09 %1.59 %1.58 %1.81 %
2017-06-011.87 %1.53 %1.61 %1.82 %
2017-07-011.84 %1.53 %1.60 %1.84 %
2017-08-011.96 %1.87 %1.59 %1.92 %
2017-09-011.97 %1.53 %1.63 %1.92 %
2017-10-011.97 %1.53 %1.62 %1.92 %
2017-11-011.93 %1.53 %1.60 %1.90 %
2017-12-011.97 %1.51 %1.57 %1.77 %
2018-01-012.00 %1.57 %1.59 %1.88 %
2018-02-012.02 %1.53 %1.61 %1.86 %
2018-03-011.96 %1.61 %1.67 %1.94 %
2018-04-012.08 %1.55 %1.71 %1.91 %
2018-05-012.02 %1.55 %1.71 %1.96 %
2018-06-012.00 %1.61 %1.71 %1.94 %
2018-07-012.06 %1.60 %1.69 %1.94 %
2018-08-012.02 %1.54 %1.65 %1.96 %
2018-09-012.13 %1.51 %1.65 %1.95 %
2018-10-011.98 %1.51 %1.67 %1.96 %
2018-11-011.95 %1.53 %1.67 %1.98 %
2018-12-012.02 %1.49 %1.64 %1.93 %
2019-01-012.04 %1.50 %1.65 %1.96 %
2019-02-012.07 %1.45 %1.56 %1.84 %
2019-03-012.06 %1.43 %1.51 %1.77 %
2019-04-012.02 %1.40 %1.47 %1.71 %
2019-05-011.90 %1.30 %1.39 %1.65 %
2019-06-011.98 %1.28 %1.35 %1.59 %
2019-07-011.96 %1.24 %1.30 %1.48 %
2019-08-011.90 %1.19 %1.17 %1.35 %
2019-09-011.89 %1.19 %1.08 %1.21 %
2019-10-011.82 %1.09 %1.06 %1.20 %
2019-11-011.75 %1.09 %1.03 %1.22 %
2019-12-011.79 %1.15 %1.07 %1.19 %
2020-01-011.77 %1.14 %1.07 %1.30 %
2020-02-011.73 %1.14 %1.04 %1.19 %
2020-03-011.76 %1.15 %0.98 %1.13 %
2020-04-011.70 %1.21 %1.03 %1.14 %
2020-05-011.86 %1.31 %1.05 %1.22 %
2020-06-011.84 %1.41 %1.10 %1.25 %
2020-07-011.76 %1.23 %1.05 %1.23 %
2020-08-011.77 %1.17 %0.98 %1.17 %
2020-09-011.75 %1.14 %1.00 %1.14 %
2020-10-011.73 %1.12 %1.00 %1.14 %
2020-11-011.61 %1.10 %0.96 %1.11 %
2020-12-011.63 %1.12 %0.95 %1.07 %
2021-01-011.71 %1.11 %0.97 %1.14 %
2021-02-011.60 %1.08 %0.96 %1.14 %
2021-03-011.69 %1.08 %0.95 %1.14 %
2021-04-011.71 %1.10 %1.00 %1.18 %
2021-05-011.74 %1.09 %1.01 %1.25 %
2021-06-011.69 %1.14 %1.06 %1.29 %
2021-07-011.66 %1.15 %1.08 %1.33 %
2021-08-011.67 %1.21 %1.03 %1.25 %
2021-09-011.67 %1.13 %1.03 %1.24 %
2021-10-011.70 %1.16 %1.02 %1.25 %
2021-11-011.72 %1.22 %1.08 %1.29 %
2021-12-011.70 %1.22 %1.09 %1.31 %
2022-01-011.75 %1.18 %1.13 %1.33 %
2022-02-011.74 %1.28 %1.24 %1.43 %
2022-03-011.80 %1.54 %1.46 %1.64 %
2022-04-011.88 %1.71 %1.77 %1.96 %
2022-05-011.96 %2.08 %2.11 %2.34 %
2022-06-012.08 %2.37 %2.41 %2.67 %
2022-07-012.19 %2.51 %2.63 %2.91 %
2022-08-012.36 %2.63 %2.68 %2.92 %
2022-09-012.54 %2.80 %2.84 %3.05 %
2022-10-012.78 %3.20 %3.10 %3.31 %
2022-11-013.22 %3.62 %3.42 %3.57 %
2022-12-013.46 %3.64 %3.36 %3.42 %
2023-01-013.85 %3.66 %3.38 %3.47 %
2023-02-014.04 %3.84 %3.49 %3.58 %
2023-03-014.30 %4.05 %3.56 %3.65 %
2023-04-014.61 %4.02 %3.59 %3.62 %
2023-05-014.68 %4.14 %3.59 %3.66 %
2023-06-014.81 %4.13 %3.61 %3.67 %
2023-07-015.08 %4.20 %3.63 %3.72 %
2023-08-015.10 %4.29 %3.73 %3.75 %
2023-09-015.36 %4.32 %3.78 %3.65 %
2023-10-015.44 %4.38 %3.73 %3.76 %
2023-11-015.50 %4.45 %3.80 %3.70 %
2023-12-015.39 %4.29 %3.73 %3.47 %
2024-01-015.34 %3.96 %3.44 %3.45 %
2024-02-015.33 %3.82 %3.43 %3.50 %
2024-03-015.00 %3.91 %3.43 %3.49 %
2024-04-015.48 %3.88 %3.48 %3.53 %
2024-05-015.35 %3.97 %3.48 %3.57 %
2024-06-015.43 %4.03 %3.54 %3.52 %
2024-07-015.27 %3.97 %3.55 %3.59 %
2024-08-015.29 %3.85 %3.51 %3.45 %
2024-09-015.10 %3.70 %3.38 %3.37 %
2024-10-014.79 %3.56 %3.32 %3.32 %
2024-11-014.89 %3.48 %3.29 %3.18 %
2024-12-014.71 %3.44 %3.25 %3.20 %
2025-01-014.44 %3.35 %3.22 %3.32 %
2025-02-014.43 %3.42 %3.28 %3.40 %
2025-03-014.29 %3.42 %3.34 %3.44 %
2025-04-014.30 %3.48 %3.43 %3.54 %
2025-05-014.18 %3.39 %3.43 %3.51 %
2025-06-014.05 %3.39 %3.44 %3.57 %
2025-07-013.97 %3.36 %3.47 %3.58 %
2025-08-014.01 %3.39 %3.47 %3.62 %
2025-09-013.92 %3.42 %3.56 %3.66 %
2025-10-013.99 %3.46 %3.50 %3.55 %
2025-11-013.98 %3.41 %3.50 %3.57 %
2025-12-013.93 %3.45 %3.49 %3.59 %
2026-01-014.08 %3.48 %3.49 %3.70 %
2026-02-014.03 %3.50 %3.53 %3.63 %
2026-03-013.92 %3.49 %3.52 %3.55 %
2026-04-014.09 %3.67 %3.58 %3.78 %
2026-05-014.18 %3.76 %3.69 %3.83 %
2026-06-014.24 %3.81 %3.69 %3.82 %
2026-07-014.34 %3.80 %3.71 %3.72 %

Construction Costs

The construction price index for residential buildings uses 2015 as its base year, set at 100. In the most recent published quarter it changes by 5.2 % against the prior-year quarter and by 2.5 % against the previous quarter.

Construction Prices
Development of construction prices (year-over-year change)
Data table: Construction Prices
PeriodConstruction price index Change vs. prev. year
2010-01-010
2010-04-010.7
2010-07-010.8
2010-10-011
2011-01-011.8
2011-04-011.9
2011-07-012.1
2011-10-012.2
2012-01-012.2
2012-04-012
2012-07-011.9
2012-10-011.9
2013-01-011.6
2013-04-011.6
2013-07-011.6
2013-10-011.4
2014-01-011.5
2014-04-011.3
2014-07-011.3
2014-10-011.2
2015-01-011.1
2015-04-011.1
2015-07-011
2015-10-011.1
2016-01-011.2
2016-04-011.5
2016-07-011.6
2016-10-011.8
2017-01-012.2
2017-04-012.5
2017-07-012.7
2017-10-013
2018-01-013.5
2018-04-013.5
2018-07-014.2
2018-10-014.4
2019-01-014.4
2019-04-014.4
2019-07-013.8
2019-10-013.4
2020-01-013
2020-04-012.6
2020-07-01-0.1
2020-10-01-0.3
2021-01-012.7
2021-04-015.7
2021-07-0110.9
2021-10-0112.9
2022-01-0113.4
2022-04-0117.6
2022-07-0117.4
2022-10-0118
2023-01-0116.8
2023-04-0110.3
2023-07-017.8
2023-10-015.6
2024-01-014
2024-04-013.8
2024-07-014.3
2024-10-014.3
2025-01-014.3
2025-04-014.5
2025-07-014.2
2025-10-014.3
2026-01-014.6
2026-04-017

Property Prices Germany

Price Indices for Residential Property

National price development for owner-occupied apartments and single-family houses is recorded in parallel by Destatis, vdpResearch and Hypoport. The three providers cover different slices of the market and differ by a few percentage points in level. Berlin is one of the seven major cities reported separately. The series is updated annually, and the figures below refer to the most recent completed calendar year.

  • Top 7 major cities: 1.0 % year on year
  • Top 127 cities: 1.5 % year on year
  • Rural districts and independent cities: 1.3 % year on year

Residential Price Indices
Development of price indices for residential properties
Data table: Residential Price Indices
PeriodTop 7 major citiesTop 127 citiesCounties & independent cities
2010-01-01100100100
2011-01-01108103106
2012-01-01117107113
2013-01-01129113122
2014-01-01137118129
2015-01-01149126138
2016-01-01165137151
2017-01-01180147164
2018-01-01197160178
2019-01-01210171189
2020-01-01227183202
2021-01-01245198217
2022-01-01260210230
2023-01-01247205220
2024-01-01243205217
2025-01-01245208220

Residential Transaction Indices
Development of transaction indices for residential properties
Data table: Residential Transaction Indices
PeriodTop 7 major citiesTop 127 citiesCounties & independent cities
2010-01-01100100100
2011-01-01112111110
2012-01-01113111107
2013-01-01109107103
2014-01-0111110796
2015-01-01115110105
2016-01-01116111101
2017-01-0111010595
2018-01-0111110387
2019-01-0111810988
2020-01-0111510480
2021-01-0111910990
2022-01-011009171
2023-01-01797259
2024-01-01928773
2025-01-01

Price Index for Apartment Buildings

Apartment buildings are recorded quarterly by vdpResearch.

Apartment Building Price Index
Development of apartment building price index in Germany
Data table: Apartment Building Price Index
PeriodPrice index
2013-01-0199
2013-04-01100
2013-07-01100
2013-10-01101
2014-01-01102
2014-04-01104
2014-07-01105
2014-10-01106
2015-01-01109
2015-04-01112
2015-07-01115
2015-10-01117
2016-01-01120
2016-04-01121
2016-07-01122
2016-10-01123
2017-01-01126
2017-04-01130
2017-07-01133
2017-10-01134
2018-01-01137
2018-04-01140
2018-07-01145
2018-10-01150
2019-01-01155
2019-04-01160
2019-07-01165
2019-10-01170
2020-01-01173
2020-04-01178
2020-07-01184
2020-10-01191
2021-01-01197
2021-04-01202
2021-07-01206
2021-10-01210
2022-01-01213
2022-04-01212
2022-07-01205
2022-10-01200
2023-01-01197
2023-04-01194
2023-07-01194
2023-10-01193
2024-01-01194
2024-04-01195
2024-07-01196
2024-10-01199
2025-01-01200
2025-04-01201
2025-07-01203
2025-10-01203
2026-01-01204

Sources

All statistical time series on this page are sourced through the SDMX API of the Deutsche Bundesbank. The Bundesbank acts as an aggregator; the primary source depends on the indicator and is either the European Central Bank, the Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis), the Federal Employment Agency, or a private index provider (vdpResearch, Hypoport). The SDMX codes in parentheses identify the respective time series family in the Bundesbank API.

  • ECB key interest rates (SDMX BBIN1)
  • German government bond yields (SDMX BBSSY)
  • Gross domestic product (SDMX BBNZ1)
  • Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (SDMX BBDP1)
  • Unemployment (SDMX BBDL1)
  • Employment (SDMX BBDL1)
  • Housing loans: effective interest rates and volumes (SDMX BBIM1)
  • Construction price index for residential buildings (SDMX BBDP1)
  • Price indices for apartments (SDMX BBDY1)
  • Transaction indices for apartments (SDMX BBDY1)
  • Price indices for apartment buildings (SDMX BBDY1)
  • Deutsche Bundesbank projection (macroeconomic projections, published semi-annually in the Monthly Report)
  • Annual projection of the German Federal Government (Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Annual Economic Report)

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