Germany
EU-27 · statistics to 2024–25 · policy framework at end-2025 · policy coded from the 2025 mid-term review report and the documents it cites
65.3composite, 0–100
19 / 45rank · 18 of 27 in EU-27
+0.3change since 2015, time-varying indicators
GermanyEU-27 average
Dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Rank /45 | EU-27 | EU-27 | Indicators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political | 78.3 | 12 | 71.5 | 71.5 | 7 / 8 |
| Economic | 58.3 | 21 | 62.8 | 62.8 | 13 / 20 |
| Legal | 36.8 | 34 | 63.8 | 63.8 | 7 / 12 |
| Institutional | 73.2 | 9 | 61.9 | 61.9 | 10 / 16 |
| Financial | 79.7 | 10 | 71.0 | 71.0 | 3 / 7 |
| Composite | 65.3 | 19 | 66.2 | 66.2 | 40 / 63 |
Indicators = scored now / in the full SEI matrix. Ties share a rank.
Composite, 2015–2024
GermanyEU-27 average
Same goalposts every year. Legal and financial scores are held at their single readings, so change comes from governance, social and labour statistics, firm demography and early-stage entrepreneurship.
Social-enterprise policy and legal framework, end-2025
| SE strategy / action plan 1.2.1 Nationale Strategie für Soziale Innovationen und Gemeinwohlorientierte Unternehmen (Sept 2023) · source | 3/3 |
| Institutional structure & dialogue 1.2.2 Federal economy ministry (BMWK/BMWE) and research ministry (BMBF) as joint strategy leads; SIGU platform; Forum · source | 1/2 |
| Social clauses in public procurement 2.3.2 Länder procurement laws (e.g. Berliner Ausschreibungs- und Vergabegesetz 2020); National Strategy action field 'Use public procurement as a · source | 1/2 |
| Official SE definition 3.1 None official; National Strategy uses 'Gemeinwohlorientierte Unternehmen' with reference to the EU Commission definition | 0/1 |
| Legal recognition of SEs 3.2.1 None specific; general legal forms (Verein, Genossenschaft, Stiftung, VVaG, gGmbH) plus tax-law Gemeinnützigkeit status | 0/2 |
| SE support ecosystem 4.3.6 Nachhaltig Wirken capacity-building; Social Impact Republic (five start-up centres, BMBF); regional hubs (e.g. Social Startup Hub Bavaria) · source | 2/2 |
| EU funds mobilised for SE 5.1.1 ESF+ 2021–2027 (Rückenwind3 for the Sozialwirtschaft); REACT-EU 'REACT with Impact'; Mikro-Mezzanine-Fonds III · source | 2/2 |
| Dedicated national funding 5.2.2 No federal budget line dedicated to SEs (SEAP MTR report); KfW ERP-Gründerkredit StartGeld opening to non-profit enterprises suspended in Feb 2025; support mainly via ESF+ programmes · source | 1/2 |
Policy composite 56.2 of 100 (mean of the eight codes).
Cite this profile
Social Entrepreneurship Observatory & SENIC. (2026). Germany: SEI 2026 country profile (provisional edition, version 0.9.1). Social Entrepreneurship Index. https://seindex.org/countries/germany/