March 18, 2010, 16:01 CET
Interest rates
Basic rate pursuant to section 247 of the German Civil Code
| Current rate | Applicable since |
|---|---|
| 0.12 % | 1 January 2010 |
| 0.12 % | 1 July 2009 |
| 1.62 % | 1 January 2009 |
| 3.19 % | 1 July 2008 |
| 3.32 % | 1 January 2008 |
| 3.19% | 1 July 2007 |
| 2.70% | 1 January 2007 |
| 1.95% | 1 July 2006 |
| 1.37% | 1 January 2006 |
| 1.17% | 1 July 2005 |
| 1.21% | 1 January 2005 |
| 1.13% | 1 July 2004 |
| 1.14% | 1 January 2004 |
| 1.22% | 1 July 2003 |
| 1.97% | 1 January 2003 |
| 2.47% | 1 July 2002 |
- Link Time series SU0115 Base rate
Basic-rate-related press releases (available in German only)
Anpassung des Basiszinssatzes zum 1. Januar 2010 auf 0,12 %
Anpassung des Basiszinssatzes zum 1. Januar 2009 auf 1,62 %Historical interest rates
With the entry into force of the Act on the Amendment of Provisions concerning the Evaluation of Insurance Enterprises' Capital Investment and the Repeal of the Discount Rate Transition Act (Gesetz zur Änderung von Vorschriften über die Bewertung der Kapitalanlagen von Versicherungsunternehmen und zur Aufhebung des Diskont-Überleitungsgesetz) on 4 April 2002 (published in the Federal Law Gazette on 3 April 2002), the Discount Transition Act, the Regulation Governing the Use of the Base Rate as a Reference Variable, the FIBOR Transition Regulation and Lombard Rate Transition Regulation were repealed.
- Discount rate - Deutsche Bundesbank - Time series database: Time series SU0112
- Lombard rate - Deutsche Bundesbank - Time series database: Time series SU0113
- Base rate in accordance with the Discount Rate Transition Act (DÜG) - Time series database: Time series SU0114
Related topics
- Eurosystem monetary policy operations
- Information on the discount rate and lombard rate (German only)
