Finance Administration · Fiscal year 2025

Debt Service

Interest payments on outstanding federal debt, refinancing costs, and core finance-ministry administration.

Actual spend
€12.1B
Planned
€13.9B
Variance
-12.9%
YoY
-3.1%
Fig. 01 · Ten-year line

Solid = actual. Dashed = planned.

Fig. 02 · Income → Spending · 2025

Where every euro comes from, where it goes.

Bands on the left are revenue sources. Bands on the right are spending categories. The current category, Debt Service, is highlighted.

Total · €121.5B
IncomeSpending
Income Tax → Labour & Pensions: €23.3BIncome Tax → Education: €8.4BIncome Tax → Debt Service: €4.8BIncome Tax → Infrastructure: €4.5BIncome Tax → Public Safety: €2.7BIncome Tax → Defense: €1.8BIncome Tax → Healthcare: €1.1BIncome Tax → Housing: €1.0BIncome Tax → Justice: €1000.0MVAT → Labour & Pensions: €21.6BVAT → Education: €7.7BVAT → Debt Service: €4.5BVAT → Infrastructure: €4.1BVAT → Public Safety: €2.5BVAT → Defense: €1.7BVAT → Healthcare: €1.0BVAT → Housing: €944.3MVAT → Justice: €925.7MCorporate → Labour & Pensions: €6.4BCorporate → Education: €2.3BCorporate → Debt Service: €1.3BCorporate → Infrastructure: €1.2BCorporate → Public Safety: €746.9MCorporate → Defense: €510.5MCorporate → Healthcare: €309.4MCorporate → Housing: €281.8MCorporate → Justice: €276.3MCapital → Labour & Pensions: €4.8BCapital → Education: €1.7BCapital → Debt Service: €992.9MCapital → Infrastructure: €919.6MCapital → Public Safety: €554.8MCapital → Defense: €379.2MCapital → Healthcare: €229.8MCapital → Housing: €209.4MCapital → Justice: €205.2MExcise → Labour & Pensions: €3.4BExcise → Education: €1.2BExcise → Debt Service: €712.2MExcise → Infrastructure: €659.6MExcise → Public Safety: €397.9MExcise → Defense: €272.0MExcise → Healthcare: €164.8MExcise → Housing: €150.2MExcise → Justice: €147.2MEU/Other → Labour & Pensions: €479.5MEU/Other → Education: €171.6MEU/Other → Debt Service: €99.4MEU/Other → Infrastructure: €92.1MEU/Other → Public Safety: €55.5MEU/Other → Defense: €38.0MEU/Other → Healthcare: €23.0MEU/Other → Housing: €21.0MEU/Other → Justice: €20.5MIncome Tax€48.7BVAT€45.1BCorporate€13.5BCapital€10.0BExcise€7.2BEU/Other€1.0BSocial Contrib.€-3.9BLabour & Pensions€58.2BEducation€20.8BDebt Service€12.1BInfrastructure€11.2BPublic Safety€6.7BDefense€4.6BHealthcare€2.8BHousing€2.5BJustice€2.5B

Sub-line breakdown · 2025

Zinsen
Maintenance
47.1%
€5.7B
Other financial expenses
Maintenance
9.4%
€1.1B
Zukunftsfonds
Maintenance
9.4%
€1.1B
Salaries
Maintenance
5.9%
€717.5M
Finanzzuweisungen Gemeinden
Maintenance
5.8%
€698.6M
Disaster fund
Maintenance
5.0%
€601.6M
Finanzzuweisungen Länder
Maintenance
3.4%
€409.8M
Hospital financing
Maintenance
1.9%
€233.8M
Municipal investment acts
Investment
1.8%
€211.6M
1501 Betr. Sachaufwand - IT
Maintenance
1.7%
€199.7M
Zweckzuschuss Wohnbauförderung
Investment
1.5%
€183.6M
Statutory social contributions
Maintenance
1.4%
€171.2M
Finanzzuw. in Nahverkehrsangelegenheiten
Maintenance
1.1%
€136.2M
Other
Maintenance
0.8%
€102.2M
1501 Transfers Breitband/RIC
Maintenance
0.7%
€85.0M
1502 Betr. Sachaufw - Gebäudeinfrastr. (Mieten,BK,Instandh.)
Maintenance
0.5%
€64.4M
Other supplementary fees
Maintenance
0.3%
€36.2M
Zuschüsse zur Theaterführung
Maintenance
0.3%
€31.5M
1502 Sonstiger betr. Sachaufwand
Maintenance
0.2%
€27.1M
1501 Betr. Sachaufwand - Werkleistungen
Maintenance
0.2%
€27.0M
1501 sonstige Transfers
Maintenance
0.2%
€26.6M
Overtime
Maintenance
0.2%
€24.0M
1501 Sonstiger betr. Sachaufwand
Maintenance
0.2%
€21.6M
1502 Betr. Sachaufwand - Nachrichtenübermittlung
Maintenance
0.2%
€19.2M
1501 Transfers Sicherheitsklammer
Maintenance
0.1%
€17.9M
1502 Betr. Sachaufwand - Werkleistungen
Maintenance
0.1%
€17.8M
Severance & jubilee payments
Maintenance
0.1%
€14.0M
1501 Betr. Sachaufw - Gebäudeinfrastr. (Mieten,BK,Instandh.)
Maintenance
0.1%
€10.7M
Voluntary social benefits
Maintenance
0.0%
€5.1M
1501 Transfers WAG-LOOP
Maintenance
0.0%
€5.0M
1503 Betr. Sachaufw - Gebäudeinfrastr. (Mieten,BK,Instandh.)
Maintenance
0.0%
€3.0M
Other payments — COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund
Maintenance
0.0%
€2.6M
Expense allowances (personnel)
Maintenance
0.0%
€1.8M
1502 Investitionen, Darlehen u. Vorschüsse
Investment
0.0%
€1.6M
1503 Betr. Sachaufwand - Werkleistungen
Maintenance
0.0%
€1.4M
1503 Sonstiger betr. Sachaufwand
Maintenance
0.0%
€719.8K
1503 Investitionen, Darlehen u. Vorschüsse
Investment
0.0%
€347.2K
Other
Maintenance
0.0%
€300.2K
1501 Investitionen, Darlehen u. Vorschüsse
Investment
0.0%
€85.3K
Guarantees
Maintenance
0.0%
€5.6K
1501 Personal
Maintenance
0.0%
€3.9K
Other
Maintenance
0.0%
€0
Geldverkehr des Bundes
Maintenance
0.0%
€0

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