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Bundesbank and ECB statistics for Germany

The Deutsche Bundesbank is Germany's central bank and part of the Eurosystem. The ECB sets policy interest rates for Germany. The Bundesbank publishes German banking, interest rate, securities, balance of payments, financial accounts and public finance statistics through its time series database.

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What it publishes

• Interest rates on bank deposits and loans, including housing loans.
• Prices and yields of federal securities (Bunds) and the term structure of interest rates.
• The legal base rate (Basiszinssatz) and historical central bank rates.
• Balance of payments, international investment position and external debt.
• Maastricht deficit and debt figures and budgetary developments.
• Residential property price indicators and euro exchange rates.

Key datasets

• Interest rates on deposits and loans
  Rates on new business and outstanding amounts for households and companies.
  Updated: Monthly
• Central bank interest rates
  ECB rates, the base rate and historical Bundesbank rates.
  Updated: When changed
• Maastricht deficit and debt level
  Explanation and data on general government deficit and gross debt under EU rules.
  Updated: Quarterly
• Balance of payments
  Current account, trade in goods and services and financial flows.
  Updated: Monthly
• ECB key interest rates
  History of the policy rates that apply in Germany.
  Updated: When changed

APIs and downloads

• Bundesbank statistics portal for time series
  Time series database with downloads and an SDMX web service.
• ECB Data Portal
  Euro area and German series with API access.

When it publishes

ECB policy decisions follow Governing Council monetary policy meetings about every six weeks. The Bundesbank publishes monthly banking and interest rate statistics in its Monthly Report and time series database.

How to use it to check a claim

1. Separate ECB policy rates from bank lending rates and from the legal base rate.
2. For mortgage rates, say whether a figure is for new loans and which fixed-rate period.
3. For Bund yields, give the maturity and date.
4. For debt, check whether a figure is Maastricht gross debt or the Destatis public-budget measure.

Common mistakes

• Saying the Bundesbank sets German interest rates.
• Using the base rate (Basiszinssatz) as if it were the ECB rate.

Who sets interest rates in Germany?

The ECB Governing Council sets them for the euro area. The Bundesbank President is a member of the Council.

Where are euro exchange rates published?

The ECB publishes daily euro reference rates; the Bundesbank republishes them with other rates on its exchange rates page.

Questions answered using this source

• What is the interest rate in Germany?
• How much debt does Germany have?
• Are house prices rising in Germany?

Links checked 14 October 2026. This page describes what the source publishes and gives no verdict on any claim.