Germany's net external position stood at €1,228 billion at the end of 2014, and thus amounted to around 42% of gross domestic product. The German net external asset position rose by €248 billion year-on-year. This increase primarily reflects Germany's current account surplus last year. Unlike in the previous year, the increase occurred against the backdrop of rising gross stocks, as it had done in the years before that.

Germany’s financial ties with the rest of the world intensified further in 2011, partly due to the crisis. However, growth in cross-border positions was significantly weaker than one year previously.

Germany’s financial links with the rest of the world continued to increase in 2012.

Die Leistungsbilanz wies im Gesamtjahr 2025 einen Überschuss von 276 Mrd € auf (1,7 % des
BIP im Euroraum), verglichen mit einem Überschuss von 416 Mrd € (2,7 % des BIP) ein Jahr
zuvor.