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Where have Germany paid reparations?

Please click on a blue dot on the map below to find out where Germany has paid reparations or compensation.

The map is based on publicly available information. Research is still being done on this topic; as such, this page will be updated on a regular basis.

Albania

  • The Potsdam Agreement signed on 1 August 1945
  • The Paris Agreement signed on 14 January 1946

Australia

  • The Potsdam Agreement signed on 1 August 1945
  • The Paris Agreement signed on 14 January 1946

Austria

  • Agreement signed with the Federal Republic of Germany on 28 November 1961

Belgium

  • The Potsdam Agreement signed on 1 August 1945
  • The Paris Agreement signed on 14 January 1946
  • The London Agreement signed on 27 February 1953
  • Agreement signed with the Federal Republic of Germany on 28 September 1960

Canada

  • The Potsdam Agreement signed on 1 August 1945
  • The Paris Agreement signed on 14 January 1946
  • The London Agreement signed on 27 February 1953

Czechoslovakia

  • The Potsdam Agreement signed on 1 August 1945
  • The Paris Agreement signed on 14 January 1946

Denmark

  • The Potsdam Agreement signed on 1 August 1945
  • The Paris Agreement signed on 14 January 1946
  • The London Agreement signed on 27 February 1953
  • Agreement signed with the Federal Republic of Germany on 24 August 1959

Egypt

  • The Potsdam Agreement signed on 1 August 1945
  • The Paris Agreement signed on 14 January 1946

France

  • The Potsdam Agreement signed on 1 August 1945
  • The Paris Agreement signed on 14 January 1946
  • The London Agreement signed on 27 February 1953
  • Agreement signed with the Federal Republic of Germany on 15 July 1960

Greece

  • The Potsdam Agreement signed on 1 August 1945
  • The Paris Agreement signed on 14 January 1946
  • The London Agreement signed on 27 February 1953
  • Agreement signed with the Federal Republic of Germany on 18 March 1960

India

  • The Potsdam Agreement signed on 1 August 1945
  • The Paris Agreement signed on 14 January 1946

Iran

  • The London Agreement signed on 27 February 1953

Ireland

  • The London Agreement signed on 27 February 1953

Israel

  • The Luxembourg Agreement signed with the Federal Republic of Germany on 10 September 1952 

Italy

  • The London Agreement signed on 27 February 1953
  • Agreement signed with the Federal Republic of Germany on 2 June 1961

Liechtenstein

  • The London Agreement signed on 27 February 1953

Luxembourg

  • The Potsdam Agreement signed on 1 August 1945
  • The Paris Agreement signed on 14 January 1946
  • The London Agreement signed on 27 February 1953
  • Agreement signed with the Federal Republic of Germany on 11 July 1959

New Zealand

  • The Potsdam Agreement signed on 1 August 1945
  • The Paris Agreement signed on 14 January 1946

Norway

  • The Potsdam Agreement signed on 1 August 1945
  • The Paris Agreement signed on 14 January 1946
  • The London Agreement signed on 27 February 1953
  • Agreement signed with the Federal Republic of Germany on 7 August 1959

Pakistan

  • The London Agreement signed on 27 February 1953

Poland

  • Agreement on compensation for the Polish victims of German Nazi pseudo-medical experiments carried out in Nazi concentration camps during the Second World War (1972)
  • The Gierek-Schmidt Agreement (1975)
  • Foundation for Polish-German Reconciliation (1992)

South Africa

  • The Potsdam Agreement signed on 1 August 1945
  • The Paris Agreement signed on 14 January 1946
  • The London Agreement signed on 27 February 1953

Spain

  • The London Agreement signed on 27 February 1953

Sri Lanka

  • The London Agreement signed on 27 February 1953

Sweden

  • The London Agreement signed on 27 February 1953
  • Agreement signed with the Federal Republic of Germany on 3 August 1964

Switzerland

  • The London Agreement signed on 27 February 1953
  • Agreement signed with the Federal Republic of Germany on 29 June 1961

The Netherlands

  • The Potsdam Agreement signed on 1 August 1945
  • The Paris Agreement signed on 14 January 1946
  • Agreement signed with the Federal Republic of Germany on 8 April 1960

The Soviet Union

  • The Potsdam Agreement signed on 1 August 1945

The UK

  • The Potsdam Agreement signed on 1 August 1945
  • The Paris Agreement signed on 14 January 1946
  • The London Agreement signed on 27 February 1953
  • Agreement signed with the Federal Republic of Germany on 9 June 1964

The USA

  • The Potsdam Agreement signed on 1 August 1945
  • The Paris Agreement signed on 14 January 1946
  • The London Agreement signed on 27 February 1953

Yugoslavia

  • The Potsdam Agreement signed on 1 August 1945
  • The Paris Agreement signed on 14 January 1946
  • The London Agreement signed on 27 February 1953