German business loan rates, €0.25-1 million, 3 to 12 months
German business loan rates, €0.25-1 million, 3 to 12 months stood at 4.49% in Aug 2026, according to Deutsche Bundesbank. It is one of the indicators in the Bank interest rates table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jun 2010 to Aug 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Bank interest rates table
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | |
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| Loans to non-financial corporations with collateral or guarantees | |||||||||||
| Business, Loans to non-financial corporations over EUR 0.25 million up to EUR 1 million with collateral and/or guarantees, initial rate fixation of over 3 months and up to 1 year, SUD169 | 4.49 | 4.3 | 4.51 | 4.58 | 4.04 | 4.22 | 3.83 | 3.92 | 4.12 | 4.29 | |
| Business, Loans to non-financial corporations over EUR 1 million with collateral and/or guarantees, initial rate fixation of over 1 and up to 3 years, SUD176 | 4.43 | 4.93 | 4.44 | 3.89 | 4.13 | 3.69 | 4.07 | 3.86 | 3.94 | 3.6 |
Understanding german business loan rates, €0.25-1 million, 3 to 12 months
Mid-tier corporate liquidity facilities carrying short-duration pricing certainty and mandatory asset backing are aggregated within this dataset. The parameter limits inclusion to newly negotiated agreements for non-financial businesses falling inside the specific middle-market funding bracket detailed in the taxonomy. Contracts require physical or financial security and restrict the fixed interest phase to a window lasting beyond three months but concluding within one year. This isolates the financing climate for mid-sized manufacturers and distributors smoothing out annual cash cycles, distinct from both micro-loans and unbacked short-term commercial paper.
Short-term tracking through period-on-period analysis provides the truest reading of this metric, given its high sensitivity to immediate shifts in central bank lending conditions. While genuine seasonality in pricing is muted, concentrated borrowing around quarterly tax or dividend schedules can skew the sample of newly agreed rates. Subsequent data revisions are historically trivial. A common analytical trap is comparing this particular rate band with long-term capital investment financing; the compressed fixation window means the incorporated yield strictly reflects current liquidity conditions rather than future economic growth expectations.
Frequently asked questions
- Why does this indicator respond quickly to central bank decisions?
- The short-duration lock means newly signed contracts almost instantly incorporate changes in prevailing monetary policy.
- Are micro-loans for independent contractors included?
- Tiny borrowing amounts fall below the lower boundary of the required transaction size and are placed in a different series.
- Does this measure average rates on existing long-term debt?
- It only tracks newly agreed business, completely ignoring the costs associated with older, long-term legacy loans.