Since December 2009, the statistics on financial vehicle corporations (FVCs) have included a quarterly survey, carried out at the end of the quarter, of the assets and liabilities of all FVCs in Germany.

As to the investment fund statistics, comprehensive information is collected on funds open to the general public, specialised funds and closed-end funds which were created by domestic investment companies pursuant to the Kapitalanlagegesetzbuch.

The statistics on amounts outstanding of OTC derivatives are part of a survey coordinated by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), which is conducted semi-annually by central banks in major financial centres.

The monetary policy strategy of the Eurosystem attaches great importance to monetary developments.

The external assets of the banks (more than 2 trillion euros) are significantly higher than the external liabilities.

Central banks base their monetary policy on balance sheet data from banks, insurance companies, and other financial institutions, as well as from households, businesses, and parts of the government. These reports provide important information about behavior and developments in the respective sectors.

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.