Calculate default interest under § 288 BGB
Enter the open claim, debtor type, base rate and days in default — the calculator shows the default rate, interest amount and total claim.
Claim & debtor
Gross principal at the start of the default period
Consumer: base rate + 5 %. Business: base rate + 9 %.
Base rate & default period
Current base rate published by the Deutsche Bundesbank (currently 3.37 %)
Number of days since the default started
- Default rate
- 8.37 %
- Default interest
- €6.88
- Total claim
- €1,006.88
Note on § 288 BGB: Under § 288 (1) BGB, default interest on consumer claims is the base rate + 5 percentage points; under § 288 (2) BGB, default interest on business-to-business claims is the base rate + 9 percentage points. The base rate is published twice a year (1 January and 1 July) by the Deutsche Bundesbank. This calculation is a non-binding estimate.
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