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Was macht einen guten Schufa Score aus… und wer bestimmt diesen? Der SCHUFA-Score ist eine wichtige Kennzahl, die Kreditgeber dazu verwenden.  WICHTIG: Es gilt verkürzte Schufa-Löschfrist nach Restschuldbefreiung seit 28.03.2023.Um zu bestimmen, wie wahrscheinlich es ist, dass Sie Ihre Schulden zurückzahlen können. Im Wesentlichen ist es ein Maß für Ihre Kreditwürdigkeit.

SCHUFA score table 2025

Who determines the SCHUFA score?

SCHUFA itself determines the exact criteria for calculating the score and changes them regularly.
Basically, a good Schufa score is evidence of financial reliability and stability, and such a score is achieved primarily through responsible and timely payment of bills and servicing of loans.

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The scoring procedure explained – How the calculation works

The SCHUFA (Schutzgemeinschaft für allgemeine Kreditsicherung) is a German credit agency that calculates this score. A good SCHUFA score is, roughly speaking, the result of a good payment history.

It is determined by several factors.

  • Whether you have paid your bills on time
  • How much credit(s) you already have
  • How long you have been a borrower
  • Regular income and stable living conditions are also taken into account in the assessment

Schufa score: amount, effects and score tables

The higher the Schufa score, the better: This is the meaning of the numbers in the Schufa score tables.

The higher, the better Schufa score tables: This is what lies behind the numbers

A high SCHUFA score means that you are seen as a low risk for lenders and are therefore likely to get loans more easily or receive cheaper interest rates . A low SCHUFA score , on the other hand, can mean that you have difficulty getting loans or that you have to pay higher interest rates .

What significance does the score have for your credit?

A high score can make it easier to get a loan and can secure better terms, such as lower interest rates. This is because you will then be seen as a lower risk by lenders. The higher your SCHUFA score, the lower the risk for the lender. It becomes less likely that you will be unable to repay the loan.

On the other hand, a low SCHUFA score can lead to loan applications being rejected , or if you do get a loan, it will probably be on less favorable terms, such as higher interest rates. This is because lenders see you as a higher risk and try to compensate for this risk by charging higher interest rates.

The SCHUFA score is only one factor among many , the lender takes into account when making the decision .

They may also consider other information, such as your income, expenses, employment situation, and other financial obligations.

Why is the scoring process useful and who benefits from it?

The SCHUFA scoring procedure serves the following purpose:

It helps lenders assess the risk involved in granting a loan to a particular person or business.

A high SCHUFA score means that the person in question has reliably fulfilled their financial obligations in the past , which is a good indicator that they will continue to do so in the future .

What do the numbers say about creditworthiness?

Lenders, such as banks, credit card companies and other financial institutions, benefit from this system because it helps them to better assess the opportunities and risks of concluding a contract in order to minimize defaults. Using figures on the "level of creditworthiness", loans can be granted to reliable borrowers and less reliable borrowers can be rejected or higher interest rates can be charged to compensate for the higher risk.

What does the SCHUFA score mean for borrowers themselves?

But borrowers also benefit from the SCHUFA score . A high score can make it easier for them to get loans and possibly get better interest rates. It can also help them to better understand their financial health and, if necessary, take steps to improve their score.

Essentially, the SCHUFA scoring process promotes trust between lenders and borrowers. This helps to make the financial system more stable and secure.

5 Tips for a Better SCHUFA Score for Consumers

  1. Make payments on time: Paying bills on time is an important factor for a good SCHUFA score. If you pay loans, rent, cell phone bills or other obligations late, this can have a negative impact on your SCHUFA report.
  2. Don't take out too many loans: If you take out a lot of loans at once, it can negatively affect your SCHUFA score. It is advisable to only borrow what you really need and can safely pay back.
  3. Use credit cards wisely: It is important to use credit cards responsibly. High credit card debts or constantly maxing out your credit limit can have a negative impact on your SCHUFA score.
  4. Stable living conditions: Moving frequently or changing jobs frequently can lead to a worse SCHUFA score. SCHUFA sees stable living conditions as a sign of financial reliability.
  5. Check and correct data: It is important to check your SCHUFA data regularly. Errors can occur and have a negative impact on your score. If you find that your personal data is incorrect/outdated, you should have it corrected immediately by SCHUFA.
  6. Are data on contracts, payment behavior, amount of claims correct?
  7. Have any claims already been settled been noted?

As a consumer, you can have unauthorized or incorrect entries changed or removed.

This will automatically improve your Schufa score : A lawyer or expert in the field of SCHUFA scores can provide you with ideal support here.

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The Schufa basic score table – from “very good” to “very bad”

What is a good Schufa basic score?

To ensure the best possible To have a SCHUFA score that represents the lowest risk for both sides (e.g. borrower & lender), this should be as high as possible. A good basic score is therefore "as high as possible".

How do you get a SCHUFA score of 100?

Realistically, there is no such thing as a 100% score with SCHUFA.

After all, how is SCHUFA supposed to guarantee that you will reliably pay off a new loan without the risk of default?

Even if you pay off existing debts, it can still take years for your score to change for the better. Too many factors can continue to influence your score in the background and lead to "uncertainties" about an improvement.

The SCHUFA basic score:

The basic score, on a scale of 0 to 100%, shows the creditworthiness of individual consumers . This value shows the probability that payments can be made reliably, equivalent to the amount. The higher, the better. This value is recalculated every 3 months .

A very good value is over 97.5%.

The table with the corresponding base score values:

score value

rating // classification

> 97.5%

Extremely low risk

95% - 97.5%

Low to manageable risk

90% - 95%

Normal to slightly increased risk

80% - 90%

Significantly increased to high risk

50% - 80%

Very high risk

< 50%

Extremely high risk


How long can it take for your credit rating and thus your SCHUFA score to improve?

The score does not increase immediately after incorrect entries or data have been removed or even adjusted. The industry score is recalculated daily. The Schufa basic score, on the other hand, is only reclassified every 3 months. Therefore, you need patience and professional advice to ensure that no adjustments are overlooked.

score value rating // classification
> 97.5% Extremely low risk
95% - 97.5% Low to manageable risk
90% - 95% Normal to slightly increased risk
80% - 90% Significantly increased to high risk
50% - 80% Very high risk
< 50% Extremely high risk


Please note that these ratings are general and may differ from the actual SCHUFA rating.

Industry scores as a table: Schufa score – Industry score

There are different tables: for banks, for online shops & mail order companies, for telecommunications companies.

SCHUFA provides various industry scores to better reflect the different needs and risk assessments of the industries . These specific industry scores enable an even more precise risk assessment for lenders and other companies.

Here are some of the most important industry scores:

Bank Score:

This score is calculated specifically for banks and other credit institutions and is designed to assess the risk involved in granting loans.

Mail order score:

This score is calculated for mail order companies and helps assess the risk that a customer will not pay their invoices.

Telecommunications Score:

This score is calculated for telecommunications companies and indicates how likely a customer is to pay their telephone or internet bill.

Insurance Score:

This score is calculated for insurance companies and helps them assess the risk that a customer will not pay their insurance premiums.

Each of these scores takes into account different aspects of a customer's creditworthiness and allows companies to better manage their risks and make informed decisions. These scores are updated regularly to reflect changes in a customer's financial situation.

This means “open negative characteristics”

Factors that count as outstanding negative characteristics include various types of current and past debts, unpaid or late bills, and installment payments where consumers have fallen behind and failed to pay their obligations on time.

In addition, opening many checking accounts or using too many credit and debit cards has a negative impact on your creditworthiness .

The SCHUFA score for financial institutions (banks, etc.) if you need a loan:

This differs depending on whether they have no “obvious negative characteristics” or whether they do .

The industry score for your next loan from a financial institution if you have NO outstanding negative characteristics:

rating score value risk rate in percent
A 9,863 – 9,999 0.8
B 9,772 – 9,862 1.64
C 9,709 – 9,771 2.47
D 9,623 – 9,708 3.1
E 9,495 – 9,622 4.38
F 9,282 – 9,494 6.21
G 8,774 – 9,281 9.5
H 8,006 – 8,773 16.74
I 7,187 – 8,005 25.97
K 6,391 – 7,186 32.56
L 4,928 – 6,390 41.77
M 1 – 4,927 60.45


If you have outstanding negative characteristics, this is what your industry score for banks will look like when you apply for a loan.

rating score value risk ratio in percent
N 4,112 – 9,999 48.47
O 1,107 – 4,111 77.57
P 1 – 1,106 96.08


The Schufa score for telecommunications contracts

For example, if you sign a new mobile phone or DSL contract, your creditworthiness will be checked. Generally for new mobile phone contracts (with or WITHOUT a smartphone)

If you have no negative characteristics, the industry score for telecommunications contracts looks like this:

rating score value risk rate in percent
A 9,877 – 9,999 0.6
B 9,787 – 9,876 1.49
C 9,724 – 9,786 2.39
D 9,621 – 9,723 3.16
E 9,459 – 9,620 4.66
F 9,181 – 9,458 7.28
G 8,607 – 9,180 10.49
H 7,725 – 8,606 17.76
I 6,856 – 7,724 28.73
K 6,094 – 6,855 35.97
L 4,681 – 6,093 44.97
M 1 – 4,680 60.59


The industry score for your next telecommunications contract if you have outstanding negative features:

rating score value risk rate in percent
N 3,288 – 9,999 50.37
O 231 – 3,287 88.15
P 1 – 230 99.34


Schufa score table for online shops

Before a purchase on account , online shops and mail order companies check whether the approval is associated with risks or not. If the risk rate is too high, the retailer can refuse the purchase on account .

No outstanding claims or negative obstructive characteristics

Level score Schufa risk ratio
A 9,974–9,999 0.14%
B 9,952–9,973 0.35%
C 9,937–9,951 0.53%
D 9,918–9,936 0.66%
E 9,886–9,917 0.86%
F 9.825–9.885 1.22%
G 9,647–9,824 2.34%
H 9,437–9,646 5.30%
I 9,279–9,436 7.73%
K 9,006–9,278 10.26%
L 8,078–9,005 15.81%
M 1–8,007 35.94%


Negative characteristics such as outstanding receivables from companies in the online shipping and online retail & shopping sectors

Level score Schufa risk ratio
N 3,208–9,999 49.16%
O 283–3,207 88.72%
P 1–282 99.54%
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An example of further classifications analogous to SCHUFA: The CEG traffic light for creditworthiness classification

Creation of the CEG score:

In contrast to the well-known SCHUFA score, the CEG score is not only calculated based on past payment histories. The CEG traffic light is also based on findings from representative groups of people and other individual information from Creditreform .

The CEG traffic light is a representation of the Schufa score used by CEG Creditreform Consumer GmbH. The Schufa score is visualized in the form of a traffic light to quickly identify a person's creditworthiness. The traffic light consists of the colors green, yellow and red, each of which represents different ratings:

  • Green: Good creditworthiness
  • Yellow: Limited creditworthiness
  • Red : Critical creditworthiness

The CEG traffic light serves as a simple visual representation of the Schufa score and gives a quick overview of a person's creditworthiness. The exact calculation of the Schufa score and the evaluation criteria are determined by CEG Creditreform Consumer GmbH and may differ from the standard Schufa ratings.

Values ​​included in the SCHUFA calculation

How can you positively influence the Schufa score values ​​from the table?

Check your Schufa score regularly:

Checking your Schufa score gives an overview of your current financial health and creditworthiness . You have the right to request a free self-disclosure from SCHUFA once a year. This allows you to identify errors in your data and, if necessary, have them corrected that could otherwise affect your score. In addition, you can see which factors negatively affect your score and take appropriate measures to improve it.

>> How to check your Schufa score <<

Pay your bills and loan installments on time:

Late payments, especially of loan installments, can have a negative impact on your Schufa score . It is therefore important to always pay bills and loan installments on time . If necessary, use payment reminders or standing orders to ensure that you do not miss any payment deadlines.

Limit yourself to a few checking and credit card accounts:

Every account or credit card you open is registered with SCHUFA. A large number of accounts can be seen as a sign of financial instability and can negatively affect your score. It is therefore better to have a few, well-managed accounts.

Avoid unnecessary small loans:

Every loan you take out affects your Schufa score . Even if they are small loans, if they occur in large numbers they can give the impression of financial instability. Therefore, carefully consider whether a loan is really necessary.

Avoid overdrawing your account:

Repeatedly overdrawing your account can have a negative impact on your Schufa score , as it can be seen as a sign of financial difficulties. Try to always keep your account in the positive range and only use overdrafts in exceptional cases.

Make credit inquiries instead of credit requests:

Every credit request is registered by SCHUFA and can affect your score . However, if you only request information about the terms of a loan, this will not be registered. Therefore, whenever possible, you should make inquiries about credit conditions instead of applying for a loan directly.

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How can I check my Schufa score quickly and cheaply?

In Germany, every citizen has the right to request a free credit report from SCHUFA once a year .
This means that you can check your Schufa score and all stored data once a year free of charge . This free information contains information about your personal data stored by SCHUFA, as well as about companies that have made inquiries about your data.

To receive such a free self-disclosure, you must submit an application to SCHUFA .

This application can be filled out and submitted online on the SCHUFA website. You must provide your full name, address and date of birth. SCHUFA will then send you your information by post .

For more detailed or more frequent queries, SCHUFA offers paid services , such as the SCHUFA credit check or the SCHUFA package "MySCHUFA compact" . These allow regular access to your score and send you notifications, for example, when your score changes.

When requesting a self-disclosure, make sure that you do not accidentally select a paid service . The free self-disclosure can be found under the heading " Data copy (according to Art. 15 GDPR) " on the SCHUFA website.

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