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Retirement account calculator (Altersvorsorgedepot)

From 1 January 2027 the German state pays into your retirement savings: up to 540 EUR a year, 300 EUR per child and a 200 EUR starter bonus. See what that is worth to you, for retirement, for a home deposit, or for paying off a loan sooner.

State-subsidised retirement provision, from 1 January 2027

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Your details
Monthly contribution

€360 a year

Your age28years
Retirement age67years

Term: 39 years

Transfer from an existing Riester contract

An existing Riester balance can be transferred into the account

Children (incl. planned)0

300 EUR subsidy per child and year

Assumed return6.5% p.a.

Assumption, not guaranteed: use the return after product and fund costs

Ongoing charges0.0% p.a.

Deducted from the return. An insurance wrapper is usually 0.8 to 1.5 %

Tax refund

Only the direct subsidy is counted. A possible tax refund is left out.

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Advantage by 67
+€29,515
a gain of 49%
With subsidy
€90,284
Without subsidy
€60,769
Subsidy components
  • State subsidies+50% on every euro
  • Starter bonusonly up to age 25
  • Child subsidyfrom the first child
  • Tax refundif reinvested

From €14,040 of your own money: you pay only 16% of the final capital yourself, the rest is subsidy and compound interest.

Paid in yourself
€14,040
State subsidies
€7,020
Growth
€69,224
How your capital grows
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Paid inState subsidiesGrowth
Show the numbers year by year
AgePaid inSubsidiesGrowthTotal
28€0€0€0€0
29€360€180€11€551
30€720€360€57€1,137
31€1,080€540€142€1,762
32€1,440€720€267€2,427
33€1,800€900€435€3,135
34€2,160€1,080€649€3,889
35€2,520€1,260€913€4,693
36€2,880€1,440€1,228€5,548
37€3,240€1,620€1,600€6,460
38€3,600€1,800€2,030€7,430
39€3,960€1,980€2,524€8,464
40€4,320€2,160€3,084€9,564
41€4,680€2,340€3,717€10,737
42€5,040€2,520€4,425€11,985
43€5,400€2,700€5,215€13,315
44€5,760€2,880€6,091€14,731
45€6,120€3,060€7,059€16,239
46€6,480€3,240€8,125€17,845
47€6,840€3,420€9,296€19,556
48€7,200€3,600€10,577€21,377
49€7,560€3,780€11,977€23,317
50€7,920€3,960€13,504€25,384
51€8,280€4,140€15,164€27,584
52€8,640€4,320€16,968€29,928
53€9,000€4,500€18,924€32,424
54€9,360€4,680€21,042€35,082
55€9,720€4,860€23,333€37,913
56€10,080€5,040€25,808€40,928
57€10,440€5,220€28,479€44,139
58€10,800€5,400€31,358€47,558
59€11,160€5,580€34,460€51,200
60€11,520€5,760€37,799€55,079
61€11,880€5,940€41,389€59,209
62€12,240€6,120€45,249€63,609
63€12,600€6,300€49,394€68,294
64€12,960€6,480€53,844€73,284
65€13,320€6,660€58,618€78,598
66€13,680€6,840€63,737€84,257
67€14,040€7,020€69,224€90,284
With subsidy vs. the same rate without subsidy
Subsidised (retirement account)€90,284
Without subsidy, same contribution€60,769
Advantage from the subsidy:+€29,515
Assumptions and legal notes
Assumptions of this sample calculation
Savings contribution
€30 / month
Age today
28 years
Assumed return (after costs)
6.5 % p.a.
Simplified approximation
without tax refund
Term 39 years
to age 67

Non-binding sample calculation for the new subsidised German retirement product (Altersvorsorgedepot), starting 1 January 2027. Subsidies per the tecis factsheet 05/2026; the final legislation may differ. The child subsidy (Kinderzulage) follows each child's age and is paid for as long as child benefit entitlement exists. Contributions and subsidies are calculated in full contribution years; anyone starting mid-year receives the first year's subsidy only in proportion to the contribution. Subsidies and tax refunds are calculated up to age 70 at most. The assumed return is not guaranteed and is to be understood as a value after product and fund costs. Investments are subject to market fluctuations. Payouts in the pension phase are subject to deferred taxation (nachgelagerte Besteuerung). This is not investment or tax advice.

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