Germany statutory long-term care contribution revenue
Germany statutory long-term care contribution revenue stood at 72,793.24 EUR million in 2025, according to Deutsche Bundesbank. It is one of the indicators in the Public finances (annual) table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 1995 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Public finances (annual) table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheme, revenue, total | 73,667.71 | 66,811.81 | 61,374.22 | 57,944.06 | 52,572.83 | 50,621.91 | 47,228.04 | 37,949.37 | 36,305.04 | 32,170.58 | |
| Scheme, revenue, contributions | 72,793.24 | 65,588.09 | 58,807.33 | 52,604.48 | 49,763.72 | 48,003.37 | 46,507.57 | 37,885.81 | 36,247.67 | 32,099.58 |
Understanding germany statutory long-term care contribution revenue
The direct financial levies extracted from wages and pensions to fund nursing care form the exclusive scope of this series. It isolates the mandatory premiums paid jointly by the insured workforce and their employers, deliberately stripping out any external federal subsidies, penalty fees, or interest income. By drilling down into the core payroll deductions, this metric precisely isolates the burden borne by the active labour market and retirees, separating the organic funding base from auxiliary systemic revenue streams.
Evaluating the sustainability of care financing necessitates year-on-year comparisons, tracking the structural composition of the contribution base against an aging population. Annual revisions are rare but can manifest if large-scale retroactive wage settlements alter the taxable baseline. Analysts must carefully monitor the legislative calendar when utilizing this data; statutory adjustments to the assessment threshold or the introduction of targeted premium modifications for specific demographic cohorts will violently skew the figures, heavily distorting any perceived correlation between revenue yields and generic macroeconomic wage developments.
Frequently asked questions
- Does the employer pay half of this contribution?
- Traditionally the burden is shared, though specific legislative rules sometimes alter the exact parity between employer and employee.
- Are the penalty surcharges for childless individuals included here?
- The supplementary premiums levied on members without children are standardly integrated into this core contribution aggregate.
- Are voluntary private care insurance premiums captured in this figure?
- No, the data solely tracks the compulsory payments mandated by the statutory public scheme.