Privacy Enforcement in Germany
82 data protection authorities · Earliest established year: 2018
- Recorded fines
- €55.8M
- Settlements
- €0
- Restitution, damages & other payments
- €0
Payment categories are separate and must not be added together. Shared obligations count once, against their designated case. Amounts describe recorded obligations, not money collected.
Total Actions
144
Total Fines
€55.8M
Average Fine
€4.0M
Among actions with fines
Enforcement Trend
Decreasing
About Data Protection Enforcement in Germany
This selection contains 144 published privacy enforcement records associated with Germany, covering 82 authorities. Attributed fines total €55.8M. Europe published privacy enforcement under confirmed eu gdpr concerning lawfulness transparency. These figures describe the selected published records, not all enforcement in this jurisdiction. Settlements and other payments are reported separately.
Data Protection Authorities
Bundesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz
Official website
DPA LGBerlin
DPA VGBerlin
DPA LGKln
DPA LGFrankfurt
DPA LFDI
DPA VGMnchen
DPA VGAnsbach
DPA OLGStuttgart
DPA FGNrnberg
DPA LAGDsseldorf
DPA LGDortmund
DPA LGDsseldorf
DPA LGFrankfurtamMain
DPA LGHamburg
DPA LGItzehoe
DPA LGKiel
DPA LGKoblenz
DPA LGLbeck
DPA LGMagdeburg
DPA LGTraunstein
DPA LGWrzburg
DPA OLGKln
DPA VGDsseldorf
DPA VGHamburg
DPA VGHannover
DPA VGHMnchen
DPA VGKln
DPA VGMainz
DPA VGOsnabrck
DPA VGRegensburg
DPA VGSaarlouis
DPA OVGSaarlouis
DPA AGMnchen
DPA AGLrrach
DPA LGKassel
DPA VGBremen
DPA AGNrnberg
DPA VGWiesbaden
DPA LGKrefeld
DPA LGLandshut
DPA AGHamburg-Bergedorf
DPA VGStade
DPA LGMemmingen
DPA LGMnchen
DPA LGMnchenI
DPA LGNrnberg-Frth
DPA LGNrnberg-FrthDE
DPA LGPassau
DPA LGPotsdam
DPA LGStuttgart
DPA VGHBaden-Wrttemberg
DPA VGPotsdam
DPA OLGDresden
DPA OLGDsseldorf
DPA OLGFrankfurt
DPA OLGFrankfurtamMain
DPA VGStuttgart
DPA OLGKoblenz
DPA ArbGCottbus
DPA ArbGDuisburg
DPA ArbGKaiserslautern
DPA ArbGKln
DPA ArbGBonn
DPA BlnBDI
DPA OLGMnchen
DPA HBDI
DPA LAGBaden-Wrttemberg
DPA OLGSchleswig
DPA LfD
DPA ArbGBerlin
DPA LGAschaffenburg
DPA LGBaden-Baden
DPA AGWesel
DPA LGChemnitz
DPA LGDarmstadt
DPA AGDiez
DPA LGDresden
DPA OVGSaarland
DPA LGDuisburg
DPA LGFlensburg
DPA AGSingen
Largest Fines in Germany
All Germany actionsRecent Enforcement Actions in Germany
Enforcement Actions by Year
| Year | Actions | Total Fines |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | €0 |
| 2019 | 7 | €14.5M |
| 2020 | 22 | €35.3M |
| 2021 | 14 | €1.2M |
| 2022 | 21 | €4.0M |
| 2023 | 13 | €0 |
| 2024 | 22 | €900K |
| 2025 | 34 | €4K |
| 2026 | 9 | €0 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the figures for Germany cover?
This selection contains 144 published privacy enforcement records associated with Germany, covering 82 authorities. Attributed fines total €55.8M. Europe published privacy enforcement under confirmed eu gdpr concerning lawfulness transparency. These figures describe the selected published records, not all enforcement in this jurisdiction. Settlements and other payments are reported separately.
Does this include every privacy case?
No. Figures cover selected published records available through our sources. Worldwide records remain in source review, including records whose assessment is complete.