Germany retail property price index, rural areas
Germany retail property price index, rural areas stood at 90.2 in 2025, according to Deutsche Bundesbank. It is one of the indicators in the Property market (annual) table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 2013 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Property market (annual) table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total, RegioStaR Gem5: Village area | 91.8 | 89.4 | 92.7 | 100 | 97 | 91.2 | 84.8 | 77.3 | 74.9 | 71.3 | |
| Sub-aggregate retail, RegioStaR Gem5: Village area | 90.2 | 87.7 | 91.2 | 100 | 107.6 | 106.9 | 106.7 | 107.2 | 107.8 | 105.5 | |
| Sub-aggregate multi family houses, RegioStaR Gem5: Village area | 96.7 | 93.4 | 95 | 100 | 94.2 | 82.2 | 73.2 | 66 | 62.4 | 59.2 |
Understanding germany retail property price index, rural areas
Transaction values for shop spaces, supermarkets, and customer-facing business units situated strictly in municipalities categorized as village areas under the RegioStaR Gem5 classification. This measure isolates the retail segment from broader commercial indices, completely excluding office buildings, warehouses, and industrial parks. Unlike the national retail average, it focuses purely on locations with the lowest population densities, filtering out the dynamics of major urban hubs and mid-sized towns. The index tracks the changing acquisition costs of these physical store locations over time.
Annual tracking eliminates the need to adjust for seasonal variations in property transaction volumes. Analysts should focus on long-term index movements rather than single-period shifts, as thin transaction volumes in rural municipalities can lead to volatility. Comparing this index against retail property values in large cities helps illustrate the divergence in property cycles between different settlement types. Methodological updates to the RegioStaR classification framework occasionally cause reclassifications of specific municipalities, which may introduce breaks in the series. Year-on-year comparisons of the index remain the standard method for gauging the trajectory of these asset prices.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this index include distribution centres located in rural municipalities?
- No, logistics facilities and distribution centres fall under industrial or other commercial property types, not retail.
- How are mixed-use properties with residential units handled in this measure?
- The index focuses purely on the retail component of transaction values, isolating the commercial floor space from attached housing.
- Why might this rural indicator show more volatility than the national average?
- A smaller pool of commercial real estate transactions occurs outside urban areas, meaning a few high-value sales can disproportionately affect the annual reading.