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Germany IBAN Format: Structure, Length & Example

IBAN Length

A Germany IBAN is always exactly 22 characters.

22
characters
DE
Country Code
8n+10n
Structure

Visual IBAN Breakdown

Breakdown of the IBAN segments:

DE
Country Code
89
Check Digits
370400440532013000
BBAN (18 chars)

BBAN Structure

The Germany BBAN (Basic Bank Account Number) has the following structure:

SegmentTypePosition
DECountry Code1–2
KKCheck Digits3–4
8nNumeric512
10nNumeric1322

Formatting Rules

  • IBAN must be uppercase.
  • Electronic format: no spaces (e.g., DE89370400440532013000).
  • Paper format: groups of 4 characters separated by spaces.
  • Paper format example:DE89 3704 0044 0532 0130 00

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