Transaction values External Transactions
Net domestic investment abroad
At €74 billion, the expansion of foreign direct investment (FDI) assets slowed down in 2024, compared to the previous year (€96 billion).
Interest vis-à-vis Asia is still rising but less expansionary than in the previous reporting year.
Domestic direct investment liabilities
At €3 billion, inflows from Asia were significantly lower than in the previous year (€9 billion).
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German balance of payments in May 2025
Germany’s current account recorded a surplus of €9.6 billion in May 2025, virtually half the level seen in the preceding month. This was mainly attributable to the swing to a deficit in invisible current transactions, which comprise services as well as primary and secondary income. There was also a somewhat smaller surplus in goods trading.
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