Ten-Year Summary
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            2013a  | 
            2014  | 
            2015  | 
            2016  | 
            2017  | 
            2018  | 
            2019  | 
            2020  | 
            2021  | 
            2022  | 
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Statement of income  | 
            
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Sales  | 
            73,973  | 
            74,326  | 
            70,449  | 
            57,550  | 
            61.223b  | 
            60.220c  | 
            59,316  | 
            59,149  | 
            78,598  | 
            87,327  | 
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Income from operations (EBIT)  | 
            7,160  | 
            7,626  | 
            6,248  | 
            6,275  | 
            7.587b  | 
            5.974c  | 
            4,201  | 
            –191  | 
            7,677  | 
            6,548  | 
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Income before income taxes  | 
            6,600  | 
            7,203  | 
            5,548  | 
            5,395  | 
            6.882b  | 
            5.233c  | 
            3,302  | 
            –1,562  | 
            7,448  | 
            1,190  | 
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Income after taxes from continuing operations  | 
            –  | 
            –  | 
            –  | 
            –  | 
            5.592b  | 
            4.116c  | 
            2,546  | 
            –1,471  | 
            6,018  | 
            –391  | 
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Income after taxes from discontinued operations  | 
            –  | 
            –  | 
            –  | 
            –  | 
            760b  | 
            863c  | 
            5,945  | 
            396  | 
            –36  | 
            −  | 
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Income after taxes  | 
            5,113  | 
            5,492  | 
            4,301  | 
            4,255  | 
            6,352  | 
            4,979  | 
            8,491  | 
            –1,075  | 
            5,982  | 
            –391  | 
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Net income  | 
            4,792  | 
            5,155  | 
            3,987  | 
            4,056  | 
            6,078  | 
            4,707  | 
            8,421  | 
            –1,060  | 
            5,523  | 
            –627  | 
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Income from operations before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)  | 
            10,432  | 
            11,043  | 
            10,649  | 
            10,526  | 
            10.765b  | 
            8.970c  | 
            8,185  | 
            6,494  | 
            11,355  | 
            10,748  | 
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EBIT before special items  | 
            7,077  | 
            7,357  | 
            6,739  | 
            6,309  | 
            7.645b  | 
            6.281c  | 
            4,643  | 
            3,560  | 
            7,768  | 
            6,878  | 
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Capital expenditures, depreciation and amortization  | 
            
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Additions to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets  | 
            7,726  | 
            7,285  | 
            6,013  | 
            7,258  | 
            4,364  | 
            10,735  | 
            4,097  | 
            4,869  | 
            4,881  | 
            4,967  | 
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of which property, plant and equipment  | 
            6,428  | 
            6,369  | 
            5,742  | 
            4,377  | 
            4,028  | 
            5,040  | 
            3,842  | 
            4,075  | 
            4,410  | 
            4,842  | 
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Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets  | 
            3,272  | 
            3,417  | 
            4,401  | 
            4,251  | 
            4,202  | 
            3,750  | 
            4,146  | 
            6,685  | 
            3,678  | 
            4,200  | 
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of which property, plant and equipment  | 
            2,631  | 
            2,770  | 
            3,600  | 
            3,691  | 
            3,586  | 
            3,155  | 
            3,408  | 
            5,189  | 
            3,064  | 
            3,549  | 
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Employees at year-end  | 
            112,206  | 
            113,292  | 
            112,435  | 
            113,830  | 
            115,490  | 
            122,404  | 
            117,628  | 
            110,302  | 
            111,047  | 
            111,481  | 
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Personnel expenses  | 
            9,285  | 
            9,224  | 
            9,982  | 
            10,165  | 
            10,610  | 
            10,659  | 
            10,924  | 
            10,576  | 
            11,097  | 
            11,400  | 
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Research and development expenses  | 
            1,849  | 
            1,884  | 
            1,953  | 
            1,863  | 
            1.843b  | 
            1.994c  | 
            2,158  | 
            2,086  | 
            2,216  | 
            2,298  | 
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            2013a  | 
            2014  | 
            2015  | 
            2016  | 
            2017  | 
            2018  | 
            2019  | 
            2020  | 
            2021  | 
            2022  | 
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Balance sheet (IFRS)  | 
            
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Total assets  | 
            
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            64,204  | 
            71,359  | 
            70,836  | 
            76,496  | 
            78,768  | 
            86,556  | 
            86,950  | 
            80,292  | 
            87,383  | 
            84,472  | 
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Noncurrent assets  | 
            
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            38,253  | 
            43,939  | 
            46,270  | 
            50,550  | 
            47,623  | 
            43,335  | 
            55,960  | 
            50,424  | 
            52,332  | 
            47,050  | 
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| of which intangible assets | 
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            12,324  | 
            12,967  | 
            12,537  | 
            15,162  | 
            13,594  | 
            16,554  | 
            14,525  | 
            13,145  | 
            13,499  | 
            13,273  | 
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| of which property, plant and equipment | 
  | 
            19,229  | 
            23,496  | 
            25,260  | 
            26,413  | 
            25,258  | 
            20,780  | 
            21,792  | 
            19,647  | 
            21,553  | 
            22,967  | 
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Current assets  | 
            
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            25,951  | 
            27,420  | 
            24,566  | 
            25,946  | 
            31,145  | 
            43,221  | 
            30,990  | 
            29,868  | 
            35,051  | 
            37,422  | 
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| of which inventories | 
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            10,160  | 
            11,266  | 
            9,693  | 
            10,005  | 
            10,303  | 
            12,166  | 
            11,223  | 
            10,010  | 
            13,868  | 
            16,028  | 
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| of which accounts receivable, trade | 
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            10,233  | 
            10,385  | 
            9,516  | 
            10,952  | 
            10,801  | 
            10,665  | 
            9,093  | 
            9,466  | 
            11,942  | 
            12,055  | 
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| of which cash and cash equivalents | 
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            1,827  | 
            1,718  | 
            2,241  | 
            1,375  | 
            6,495  | 
            2,300  | 
            2,427  | 
            4,330  | 
            2,624  | 
            2,516  | 
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Equity  | 
            
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            27,673  | 
            28,195  | 
            31,545  | 
            32,568  | 
            34,756  | 
            36,109  | 
            42,350  | 
            34,398  | 
            42,081  | 
            40,923  | 
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Total liabilities  | 
            
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            36,531  | 
            43,164  | 
            39,291  | 
            43,928  | 
            44,012  | 
            50,447  | 
            44,600  | 
            45,894  | 
            45,301  | 
            43,550  | 
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| of which financial indebtedness | 
  | 
            14,407  | 
            15,384  | 
            15,197  | 
            16,312  | 
            18,032  | 
            20,841  | 
            18,377  | 
            19,214  | 
            17,184  | 
            19,016  | 
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Key data  | 
            
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Earnings per share  | 
            €  | 
            5.22  | 
            5.61  | 
            4.34  | 
            4.42  | 
            6,62b  | 
            5.12  | 
            9.17  | 
            –1.15  | 
            6.01  | 
            –0.70  | 
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Adjusted earnings per share  | 
            €  | 
            5.31  | 
            5.44  | 
            5.00  | 
            4.83  | 
            6,44b  | 
            5.87  | 
            4.00  | 
            3.21  | 
            6.76  | 
            6.96  | 
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Cash flows from operating activities  | 
            
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            8,100  | 
            6,958  | 
            9,446  | 
            7,717  | 
            8,785  | 
            7,939  | 
            7,474  | 
            5,413  | 
            7,245  | 
            7,709  | 
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EBITDA margin  | 
            %  | 
            14.1  | 
            14.9  | 
            15.1  | 
            18.3  | 
            17,6b  | 
            14,9c  | 
            13.8  | 
            11.0  | 
            14.4  | 
            12.3  | 
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Return on assets  | 
            %  | 
            11.5  | 
            11.7  | 
            8.7  | 
            8.2  | 
            9,5b  | 
            7.1  | 
            4.5  | 
            –1.2  | 
            9.5  | 
            2.1  | 
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Return on equity after tax  | 
            %  | 
            19.2  | 
            19.7  | 
            14.4  | 
            13.3  | 
            18.9  | 
            14.1  | 
            21.6  | 
            –2.8  | 
            15.6  | 
            –0.9  | 
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Return on capital employed (ROCE)  | 
            %  | 
            –  | 
            –  | 
            –  | 
            –  | 
            15.4  | 
            12,0c  | 
            7.7  | 
            1.7  | 
            13.7  | 
            10.0  | 
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Appropriation of profits  | 
            
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Net income of BASF SEd  | 
            
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            2,826  | 
            5,853  | 
            2,158  | 
            2,808  | 
            3,130  | 
            2,982  | 
            3,899  | 
            3,946  | 
            3,928  | 
            3,849  | 
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Dividend  | 
            
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            2,480  | 
            2,572  | 
            2,664  | 
            2,755  | 
            2,847  | 
            2,939  | 
            3,031  | 
            3,031  | 
            3,072  | 
            3,039e  | 
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Dividend per share  | 
            €  | 
            2.70  | 
            2.80  | 
            2.90  | 
            3.00  | 
            3.10  | 
            3.20  | 
            3.30  | 
            3.30  | 
            3.40  | 
            3.40e  | 
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Number of shares at year-end  | 
            million  | 
            918.5  | 
            918.5  | 
            918.5  | 
            918.5  | 
            918.5  | 
            918.5  | 
            918.5  | 
            918.5  | 
            918.5  | 
            893.9  | 
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