Germany’s current account recorded a surplus of €32.4 billion in March 2023, up €9.9 billion on the previous month’s level. This was chiefly attributable to a larger goods account surplus. In addition, the surplus in invisible current transactions, which comprise services as well as primary and secondary income, rose. 

Bundesbankvorstand Burkhard Balz zufolge ist der Blick auf die Bedürfnisse der Nutzer entscheidend für den Erfolg des digitalen Euros: „Wenn wir möchten, dass der digitale Euro weithin genutzt und akzeptiert wird, muss er nutzerfreundlich ausgestaltet sein, alle relevanten Anwendungsfälle abdecken, und dabei sicher und effizient sein,“ sagte er bei einer Rede in Frankfurt am Main.

Germany’s current account recorded a surplus of €8.9 billion in May 2023, down €13.4 billion on the previous month’s level. This was because invisible current transactions, which comprise services as well as primary and secondary income, switched to a deficit. The surplus in the goods account remained virtually unchanged.

In April 2023, Germany’s current account recorded a surplus of €21.8 billion, down €8.7 billion on the previous month’s level. This was mainly attributable to a smaller goods account surplus. The surplus in invisible current transactions, which comprise services as well as primary and secondary income, remained practically unchanged.