On the occasion of the 100th birthday of the German balance of payments, an anniversary volume was published by Springer-Verlag, which can also be downloaded free of charge at the following link.

The statistics on services by mode of supply provide information on how the service was provided. A distinction is made between four categories.

“Oil and gas prices keep going up and down. Financial markets are very volatile. There is a lot of uncertainty. […] But the meeting-by-meeting approach has served us well in the past and will certainly do so in the future,” said Joachim Nagel in an interview with French newspaper “Le Monde”. In the interview, Mr Nagel spoke about current economic developments in Germany, the possibility of interest rate rises at the next ECB Governing Council meeting, and the need for common European solutions.

Monthly turnover data are available for industry and the retail trade sector. Quarterly time series are published for the services sector. The results for the retail trade are also included in the calculation of private consumption.

Germany’s current account posted a surplus of €19.0 billion in June 2026, up €10.1 billion on the previous month’s level. This was mainly attributable to the swing to a surplus in invisible current transactions, which comprise services as well as primary and secondary income. There was also a higher surplus in the goods account.

Germany's economic ties with other countries are reflected in various foreign trade statistics. The country profiles summarize all foreign trade statistics for selected countries to facilitate the analysis of these relationships.

The change in the global world order and economic system isn’t a temporary phenomenon. Globalisation and digitalisation mean this change will be a perpetual process, First Deputy Governor Sabine Mauderer announced at a symposium organised by the Institute for Banking and Financial History (IBF) and the Center for Financial Studies (CFS). Hosted by the Bundesbank’s Regional Office in Hesse, this event saw participants discuss how trade conflicts can impact on the global economic system. Bundesbank Executive Board member Fritzi Köhler-Geib spoke on a panel about the outlook for the German and European economy.

Germany's current account recorded a surplus of €10.4 billion in May 2026. The figure was €6.2 billion lower than the previous month's level.