External sector
External sector statistics provide information on a country’s economic relationships with the rest of the world. The data on external transactions and stocks form an important basis for economic policy decisions.
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German balance of payments in April 2025
In April 2025, Germany’s current account recorded a surplus of €23.5 billion, down €9.4 billion on the previous month’s level. This was attributable to smaller surpluses in the goods account and especially in invisible current transactions, which comprise services as well as primary and secondary income.
Update of the sixth edition of the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6)
Further press releases on the external sector