Germany Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account
DE: BOP: Capital Account: Net
DE: BOP: Capital Account: Net data was reported at -29.379 USD bn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of -22.556 USD bn for 2022. DE: BOP: Capital Account: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -796.962 USD mn from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2023, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.041 USD bn in 2003 and a record low of -29.379 USD bn in 2023. DE: BOP: Capital Account: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Net capital account records acquisitions and disposals of nonproduced nonfinancial assets, such as land sold to embassies and sales of leases and licenses, as well as capital transfers, including government debt forgiveness. The use of the term capital account in this context is designed to be consistent with the System of National Accounts, which distinguishes between capital transactions and financial transactions. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -29,379.498 2023 | yearly | 1971 - 2023 |
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DE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows
DE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data was reported at 62.729 USD bn in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 102.155 USD bn for 2021. DE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 13.817 USD bn from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2022, with 52 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 248.007 USD bn in 2000 and a record low of -20.408 USD bn in 2004. DE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.;Sum;Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 62,728.999 2022 | yearly | 1971 - 2022 |
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DE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP
DE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data was reported at 1.537 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.388 % for 2021. DE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.576 % from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2022, with 52 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.732 % in 2000 and a record low of -0.725 % in 2004. DE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.;International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.;Weighted average;Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1.537 2022 | yearly | 1971 - 2022 |
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DE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows
DE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data was reported at 80.414 USD bn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 179.771 USD bn for 2022. DE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data is updated yearly, averaging 39.301 USD bn from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2023, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 198.884 USD bn in 2021 and a record low of 1.200 USD bn in 1971. DE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.;Sum;Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 80,414.008 2023 | yearly | 1971 - 2023 |
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DE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP
DE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data was reported at 4.403 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.648 % for 2021. DE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 1.448 % from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2022, with 52 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.351 % in 1999 and a record low of 0.322 % in 2004. DE: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.;Weighted average;Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 4.403 2022 | yearly | 1971 - 2022 |
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DE: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows
DE: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data was reported at -16.227 USD bn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of -10.684 USD bn for 2022. DE: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 1.006 USD bn from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2023, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 76.963 USD bn in 2007 and a record low of -68.626 USD bn in 2008. DE: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Portfolio equity includes net inflows from equity securities other than those recorded as direct investment and including shares, stocks, depository receipts (American or global), and direct purchases of shares in local stock markets by foreign investors. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, and World Bank, International Debt Statistics.;Sum;Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -16,226.620 2023 | yearly | 1971 - 2023 |
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DE: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net
DE: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data was reported at 677.608 USD mn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 11.521 USD bn for 2022. DE: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 1.176 USD bn from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2023, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 230.577 USD bn in 2021 and a record low of -215.292 USD bn in 2007. DE: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 677.608 2023 | yearly | 1971 - 2023 |
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DE: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions
DE: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data was reported at 9.241 USD bn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 60.204 USD bn for 2022. DE: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data is updated yearly, averaging 1.437 USD bn from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2023, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 60.204 USD bn in 2022 and a record low of -89.666 USD bn in 2019. DE: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Net errors and omissions constitute a residual category needed to ensure that accounts in the balance of payments statement sum to zero. Net errors and omissions are derived as the balance on the financial account minus the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 9,241.100 2023 | yearly | 1971 - 2023 |
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DE: BOP: Reserves and Related Items
DE: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data was reported at 949.103 USD mn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.745 USD bn for 2022. DE: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data is updated yearly, averaging 455.229 USD mn from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2023, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 37.470 USD bn in 2021 and a record low of -15.596 USD bn in 1988. DE: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. Reserve assets are those external assets that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, and include holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights (SDRs), reserve position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other reserve assets. Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 949.103 2023 | yearly | 1971 - 2023 |