Press release No. 485 of 8 December 2020
• Taxpayers donated a total of 6.4 billion euros
• Half of the taxpayers donated 120 euros or more
WIESBADEN – In 2016, 10.8 million taxpayers in Germany declared donations of approximately 6.4 billion euros on their tax returns. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that this was an increase of 3.8% on 2015. The actual number of donors was probably even higher as jointly assessed married couples and couples in a registered life partnership are counted as one taxpayer. Roughly half of the taxpayers donated 120 euros or more (median). This figure remained unchanged compared with the previous year.