The financial assets of households in Germany increased by €108 billion in the third quarter of 2020 and now amount to roughly €6.7 trillion. This rise was due to a high propensity to save and the positive developments on the capital markets towards the end of the period.

At the end of the first quarter of 2022, German households’ financial assets amounted to €7,558 billion. This was €36 billion lower than in the previous quarter. Households‘ financial situation thus fall for the first time in two years.

The financial assets of households in Germany increased by €67 billion in the third quarter of 2019 and now amount to roughly €6.3 trillion. These financial assets consist, in particular, of low-risk assets like currency, deposits and claims on insurance corporations and pension funds.

Financial assets grew by €192 billion to €7,143 billion in the first quarter of 2021, exceeding the €7 trillion mark for the first time ever. Additionally to increases related to the purchase of financial assets, this growth was driven in particular by valuation gains on shares and investment fund shares.