The transaction values data are available exclusively as direct FDI data. This means that the data can only show direct holdings of more than 10 % in affiliated enterprises. It is not possible to collect data on direct investment c

Germany’s net international investment position (i.i.p.) rose by €205.6 billion in 2025.

Germany’s gross external debt amounted to €6.8 trillion at the end of 2025; relative to gross domestic product (GDP) it remained unchanged in the period under review.

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Explanatory notes

Under the European budgetary surveillance procedure, EU member states are obliged to submit data on general government deficit and debt levels to the European Commission twice a year.

Pursuant to ESA 2010, the fiscal policy activities of the EU institutions at a national level are not included in the government sector account.

These national public finance statistics contain data on the budgetary developments of central, state and local government, the social security funds and general government according to the definition in the German public finance statistics, which is largely based on transactions booked in the budgets.

In der jüngsten Umfrage über den Zugang von Unternehmen im Euroraum zu Finanzmitteln (SAFE) für das erste Quartal 2026 berichteten die Unternehmen von einem Anstieg der Zinssätze für Bankkredite (per saldo 26 % nach 12 % im Vorquartal).

Following significant GDP growth in the previous quarter, the German economy is likely to stagnate in the first quarter of 2026 in seasonally adjusted terms, according to the March issue of the Bundesbank’s Monthly Report. Industry’s weak competitive position, continued low capacity utilisation and a lag in the impact of government stimuli are dampening developments. The Middle East conflict is a source of additional burdens, especially as a result of rising energy prices, and these factors are keeping the inflation outlook particularly uncertain at present.