Balance of payments

The balance of payments records all economic transactions between residents and non-residents within a given time period and thus shows a country’s complex external trade links with the rest of the world.

Current data

Here you will find the current press release as well as charts and tables on the most important items of the balance of payments.

Current data
Publication details

Here you will find information on what and when data are published and revised.

Publication details
Methodological notes

Here you will find general information on the balance of payments as well as the international standards on which the concept and methodology of the German balance of payments are based.

Methodological notes
Data sources

Here you will find the various data sources from which the Bundesbank compiles the balance of payments.

Data sources