Country tax profile · 2026
Germany crypto tax
How Germany taxes crypto
Germany has no separate crypto tax; personal crypto gains are generally treated like other capital gains or ordinary income (up to 45%), and staking, mining and trading can be classified differently. Confirm your specific case.
Compiled by MyNomadWorld for Germany and currently being re-verified against primary sources. Confirm with a local adviser before relying on it.
How Germany compares
57 of 197 countries we track have no tax on personal crypto gains (no capital gains tax). Germany is not one of them.
Who is a tax resident of Germany?
Residence (Wohnsitz) or habitual abode in Germany (>6 months / 183 days) → unlimited worldwide tax liability.
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What is the crypto tax rate in Germany?
Germany has no separate crypto tax; personal crypto gains are generally treated like other capital gains or ordinary income (up to 45%), and staking, mining and trading can be classified differently. Confirm your specific case.