European Central Bank - eurosystem
European Central Bank - eurosystem
Search
Search Options
Home Media Explainers Research & Publications Statistics Monetary Policy The €uro Payments & Markets Careers
Suggestions
Sort by

Table 3: International investment position of the euro area

(EUR billions, unless otherwise indicated; amounts outstanding at the end of the period, flows during the period; non working day and non seasonally adjusted)

Q2 2014 Q3 2014 Q4 2014 Q1 2015 Q2 2015
Transactions Other changes Amounts outstanding Transactions Other changes Amounts outstanding Percentage of GDP
Net/Balance -1,392 -1,159 -1,118 38 87 -994 24 76 -893 -9
of which: Direct investment 1,686 1,814 1,839 108 383 2,329 -40 -158 2,131 21
of which: Portfolio investment -3,426 -3,331 -3,356 -114 -360 -3,830 126 178 -3,526 -34
of which: Other investment -169 -184 -170 15 40 -114 -63 42 -135 -1
Assets 18,371 19,133 19,872 549 1,420 21,840 33 -494 21,379 208
Direct investment 7,510 7,740 8,249 196 508 8,953 85 -232 8,805 86
Equity 5,109 5,241 5,654 110 347 6,111 52 -178 5,986 58
Debt instruments 2,401 2,499 2,595 86 161 2,842 32 -54 2,819 27
Portfolio investment 5,891 6,235 6,467 137 621 7,225 123 -246 7,102 69
Equity 2,135 2,260 2,361 -16 334 2,678 39 -88 2,630 26
Investment fund shares 383 407 422 4 46 472 -7 -1 464 5
Debt securitites 3,374 3,568 3,684 150 241 4,075 91 -157 4,009 39
Short-term 532 581 593 13 40 647 -5 -13 628 6
Long-term 2,842 2,987 3,091 137 201 3,428 96 -144 3,380 33
Financial derivatives (net assets) -67 -55 -43 23 -49 -69 4 43 -22 -0
Other investment 4,453 4,616 4,586 188 268 5,041 -176 -30 4,836 47
of which: Currency and deposits 2,473 2,536 2,552 111 132 2,795 -147 -36 2,613 25
Reserve assets 583 597 612 6 72 690 -3 -29 658 6
Liabilities 19,763 20,292 20,989 511 1,333 22,834 9 -571 22,272 217
Direct investment 5,824 5,926 6,410 88 125 6,624 125 -75 6,674 65
Equity 3,699 3,737 4,152 22 6 4,180 70 -40 4,210 41
Debt instruments 2,124 2,189 2,258 66 119 2,443 55 -35 2,463 24
Portfolio investment 9,317 9,566 9,824 251 981 11,055 -3 -424 10,628 104
Equity 1,799 1,790 1,802 48 392 2,243 5 -141 2,107 21
Investment fund shares 2,755 2,912 2,992 96 324 3,412 15 -126 3,301 32
Debt securities 4,764 4,864 5,030 106 265 5,401 -24 -157 5,220 51
Short-term 440 461 409 23 13 444 -23 -5 416 4
Long-term 4,323 4,403 4,620 84 252 4,956 -0 -152 4,804 47
Other investment 4,622 4,801 4,755 172 228 5,155 -113 -72 4,970 48
of which: Currency and deposits 2,801 2,902 2,859 118 182 3,159 -50 -51 3,058 30
Memo item: Gross external debt 11,506 11,849 12,039  -  - 12,995  -  - 12,649 123
Memo item: Net external debt 1,088 964 966  -  - 794  -  - 756 7
Source: ECB.
Q2 2014 Q3 2014 Q4 2014 Q1 2015 Q2 2015
Transactions Other changes Amounts outstanding Transactions Other changes Amounts outstanding Percentage of GDP
Net/Balance -1,392 -1,159 -1,118 38 87 -994 24 76 -893 -9
of which: Direct investment 1,686 1,814 1,839 108 383 2,329 -40 -158 2,131 21
of which: Portfolio investment -3,426 -3,331 -3,356 -114 -360 -3,830 126 178 -3,526 -34
of which: Other investment -169 -184 -170 15 40 -114 -63 42 -135 -1
Assets 18,371 19,133 19,872 549 1,420 21,840 33 -494 21,379 208
Direct investment 7,510 7,740 8,249 196 508 8,953 85 -232 8,805 86
Equity 5,109 5,241 5,654 110 347 6,111 52 -178 5,986 58
Debt instruments 2,401 2,499 2,595 86 161 2,842 32 -54 2,819 27
Portfolio investment 5,891 6,235 6,467 137 621 7,225 123 -246 7,102 69
Equity 2,135 2,260 2,361 -16 334 2,678 39 -88 2,630 26
Investment fund shares 383 407 422 4 46 472 -7 -1 464 5
Debt securitites 3,374 3,568 3,684 150 241 4,075 91 -157 4,009 39
Short-term 532 581 593 13 40 647 -5 -13 628 6
Long-term 2,842 2,987 3,091 137 201 3,428 96 -144 3,380 33
Financial derivatives (net assets) -67 -55 -43 23 -49 -69 4 43 -22 -0
Other investment 4,453 4,616 4,586 188 268 5,041 -176 -30 4,836 47
of which: Currency and deposits 2,473 2,536 2,552 111 132 2,795 -147 -36 2,613 25
Reserve assets 583 597 612 6 72 690 -3 -29 658 6
Liabilities 19,763 20,292 20,989 511 1,333 22,834 9 -571 22,272 217
Direct investment 5,824 5,926 6,410 88 125 6,624 125 -75 6,674 65
Equity 3,699 3,737 4,152 22 6 4,180 70 -40 4,210 41
Debt instruments 2,124 2,189 2,258 66 119 2,443 55 -35 2,463 24
Portfolio investment 9,317 9,566 9,824 251 981 11,055 -3 -424 10,628 104
Equity 1,799 1,790 1,802 48 392 2,243 5 -141 2,107 21
Investment fund shares 2,755 2,912 2,992 96 324 3,412 15 -126 3,301 32
Debt securities 4,764 4,864 5,030 106 265 5,401 -24 -157 5,220 51
Short-term 440 461 409 23 13 444 -23 -5 416 4
Long-term 4,323 4,403 4,620 84 252 4,956 -0 -152 4,804 47
Other investment 4,622 4,801 4,755 172 228 5,155 -113 -72 4,970 48
of which: Currency and deposits 2,801 2,902 2,859 118 182 3,159 -50 -51 3,058 30
Memo item: Gross external debt 11,506 11,849 12,039  -  - 12,995  -  - 12,649 123
Memo item: Net external debt 1,088 964 966  -  - 794  -  - 756 7
Source: ECB.