<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> The schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the balance sheet and statement of income and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000872467 <NAME> KRUPP GOVERNMENT INCOME TRUST II <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-2000 <CASH> 7,318,276 <SECURITIES> 200,815,925<F1> <RECEIVABLES> 1,171,334 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 7,506,587<F2> <PP&E> 0 <DEPRECIATION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 216,812,122 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 2,937,490<F3> <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 214,456,666 <OTHER-SE> (582,034)<F4> <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 216,812,122 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 8,862,921<F5> <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 2,382,783<F6> <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 6,480,138 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 6,480,138 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 6,480,138 <EPS-BASIC> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0 <FN> <F1> Includes Participating Insured Mortgage Investments ("PIMIs") (insured mortgages of $121,906,335 and Additional Loans of $21,298,351), Participating Insured Mortgages ("PIMs") of $37,816,291 and Mortgage-backed Securities ("MBS") of $19,794,948. <F2> Includes prepaid acquisition fees and expenses of $13,795,837 net of accumulated amortization of $8,298,097 and prepaid participation servicing fees of $4,495,719 net of accumulated amortization of $2,486,872. <F3> Includes deferred income on Additional Loans of $2,774,963. <F4> Unrealized loss on MBS. <F5> Represents interest income on investments in mortgages and cash. <F6> Includes $1,248,565 of amortization of prepaid fees and expenses. </FN>