Im Dialog mit der Bundesbank teilten Organisationen der Zivilgesellschaft ihre Sichtweisen auf Bargeld. Dieses nehme wichtige Funktionen wahr, seine Bedeutung müsse allerdings gegenüber der Breite der Gesellschaft als auch bei politisch Handelnden stärker hervorgehoben werden.

12 November 2025 | 14th Bundesbank Term Structure Workshop 2025

Information on D-Mark currency still in circulation.

Cash remains the most frequently used means of payment at the point of sale in Germany. This is one of the findings of the Bundesbank’s latest study on payment behaviour in Germany for 2023. However, card and mobile payments are gaining significant ground, while the share of cash payments is declining. Although this decline is no longer as pronounced as during the coronavirus pandemic, the share of cash payments is falling faster than in previous years,” said Executive Board member Burkhard Balz.

Contrary to expectations, German economic output fell slightly in the second quarter of 2024, the Bundesbank writes in its latest Monthly Report. Real gross domestic product (GDP) recorded a quarter-on-quarter decline of 0.1% on a seasonally adjusted basis. Despite stabilising demand, industrial output resumed its downward trend in the second quarter. In the first quarter, it had experienced a brief recovery.

The Bundesbank’s Statistics section provides a comprehensive overview of current and historical data at both the national and international levels.