The direct investment stock statistics provide information on the capital links arising from residents’ participating interests in foreign enterprises or non-residents’ participating interests in German enter-prises at a specific point in time. These data constitute an important part of the European Monetary Union and European Union statistics.

The economic transactions (which correspond with the stock information) between residents and non-residents within a given period appear in the balance of payments statistics. These data constitute an important part of the European Monetary Union and European Union statistics.