The German balance of payments measures all economic transactions between residents and non-residents in terms of value within a specific period of time, and thereby provides information on Germany’s economic linkages with other countries.

The international investment position for the Federal Republic of Germany indicates the German assets and liabilities vis-à-vis non-residents as at the end of each reporting period. Thus, the international investment position provides information not only on the volume and structure of financial assets held abroad by residents, but also on financial assets held in Germany by non-residents. .

The external position of banks shows the assets and liabilities of the banks in Germany and their foreign branches and subsidiaries vis-à-vis non-residents.

The external position of non-banks records the assets and liabilities of resident (non-bank) enterprises vis-à-vis non-residents as at the end of a reporting period.

The external position of banks shows the assets and liabilities of the banks in Germany and their foreign branches and subsidiaries vis-à-vis non-residents.

The Deutsche Bundesbank’s external statistics specify direct investment abroad by resident investors and investments in the domestic economy by non-residents. The monthly balance of payments statistics present transactions related to direct investment for a certain period of time. In the case of di-rect investment stock, however, the stocks of direct investment are recorded at one specific point in time (year-end) only.

The Bundesbank's exchange rate statistics represent a collection of current and historical exchange rates.

The indices of the nominal effective exchange rates of the euro are designed to measure the impact of changes in exchange rates on price competitiveness in the euro-area industrial sector.

The indicators of the German economy’s price competitiveness are designed to measure price developments in Germany in relation to those of foreign competitors, taking exchange rate changes into account.