Overview
- In January to September 2025, residents of the two states donated €161.0 million, down from €233.6 million a year earlier.
- The number of individual donors fell sharply from about 900,000 in 2024 to roughly 600,000 in 2025 for the same period.
- Average gift size in the region edged up from €33 to €34 per donation, remaining below the nationwide average of €41.
- Donors in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland gave money nearly eight times on average during the period.
- Across Germany, donations totaled €2.8 billion in the first nine months of 2025, a year-on-year decline of 14%.