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Germany current account balance

Germany current account balance, detailing the monthly flow of goods, services and income.

Source: Deutsche BundesbankLast updated: Curated by Bui Thanh Phuc

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Detailed current account5
Current account / Balance1
Current account, Balance, Rest of the world10,320.321,794.4918,880.819,287.616,785.2525,454.7620,665.0117,207.7614,625.9217,250.4418,868.1315,665.7810,891.417,097.4717,161.675,923.6118,745.7427,448.6921,251.8316,620.2716,973.2722,680.6416,010.7521,285.5714,777.0619,681.7319,960.7215,708.2126,009.629,156.825,845.9827,024.8724,505.4829,524.9417,841.0423,300.9518,935.86
Current account / Goods3
Balance1
Balance213,063.3820,599.3617,178.3515,485.8515,067.9220,581.5219,700.7313,732.558,174.5412,602.1616,838.5116,247.312,421.0516,387.0415,422.3315,777.4716,360.9321,408.8320,561.213,658.1210,865.6518,829.9215,769.0818,408.8816,521.1921,007.2620,645.1422,261.4424,268.1522,643.9422,578.5722,946.2616,581.6423,827.4121,346.8520,237.719,157.15
General merchandise on a balance of payments basis, Balance211,561.9617,338.1115,020.6612,881.7911,99318,796.1717,111.4712,868.798,845.2110,971.5714,675.6414,747.110,797.8513,879.3112,428.6913,174.9114,057.8418,745.3617,796.2911,867.847,90615,179.9813,832.5815,586.1714,460.6418,289.917,696.8417,868.9920,614.5518,449.2820,249.920,155.4112,878.5518,818.5617,172.9516,364.2516,419.72
Foreign trade, Balance14,991.2422,011.1818,695.5415,865.9414,406.7620,694.1420,521.6315,534.6513,908.6715,055.1118,339.3717,882.313,053.3317,619.916,408.4818,433.9616,572.0223,187.5218,889.9312,826.5915,016.8720,853.5215,113.5118,718.6218,403.4720,319.7621,931.5220,767.0623,665.5121,834.7523,861.7122,400.4816,052.1723,544.4919,463.2619,381.6319,169.44
Supplementary trade items, Balance-3,429.28-4,673.07-3,674.87-2,984.15-2,413.76-1,897.98-3,410.16-2,665.86-5,063.46-4,083.54-3,663.74-3,135.2-2,255.49-3,740.59-3,979.79-5,259.05-2,514.18-4,442.16-1,093.64-958.75-7,110.87-5,673.53-1,280.93-3,132.45-3,942.83-2,029.87-4,234.67-2,898.07-3,050.96-3,385.47-3,611.81-2,245.07-3,173.62-4,725.93-2,290.31-3,017.37-2,749.72
Non-monetary gold, Balance418.02464.5865215.05-252.451,314.1683.66598.56-3,346.71-15.61-232.4887.5177.93-76.01141.49298.76-420.18-27.09-186.02-368.88261.06986.5233.3210.85265.33245.24376.22648.151,210.54626.94386.468251,077.71,403.0362.2787.58-86.44
Receipts (credit)1
Receipts3106,238.06125,425.47130,803.24113,363.84122,213130,187.65117,198.13105,561.59101,869.06112,196.34120,674.38117,520.2999,166.71117,323.38112,174.44112,194.15114,809.55122,318.98115,310.6109,819.1896,128.69115,097.58116,725.07115,167.17104,831.4116,536.63113,238.67113,875.25123,030.72118,973.19116,014.71111,937.83101,353.16124,547.85119,387.29116,722.28110,547.67
General merchandise on a balance of payments basis, Exports2103,029.14119,399.1123,415.7108,789.7114,916.53125,464.69110,553.78102,035.9597,350.33108,725.13116,284.64114,638.9496,519.27113,252.66107,737.41107,880.35110,411.91118,044.24111,040.4106,460.992,243.75110,231.85113,620.79111,578.83102,138.04112,925.31109,524.71108,757.09118,674.21114,107.54113,004.98108,530.7597,107.28118,917.5114,564.1112,259.23107,093.73
Foreign trade, Exports (fob)123,423.96143,198.45146,985.73129,462.79136,616.06150,202.17132,241.59122,285.02118,690.66131,460.89139,252.3137,572.67115,359.37134,982.19128,960.81130,365.27131,787.53140,592.42129,936.23125,118.68111,858.12132,938.33133,581.67130,514.03120,270.59133,172.29128,490.32126,664.24138,777.51134,342.43132,205.14126,762.55114,156.63140,111.69132,970.94130,174.9124,270.31
Supplementary trade items, Credit2-20,394.81-23,799.34-23,570.03-20,673.09-21,699.53-24,737.47-21,687.81-20,249.07-21,340.33-22,735.76-22,967.66-22,933.73-18,840.1-21,729.54-21,223.39-22,484.92-21,375.62-22,548.18-18,895.84-18,657.77-19,614.37-22,706.48-19,960.89-18,935.2-18,132.55-20,246.99-18,965.61-17,907.15-20,103.3-20,234.89-19,200.16-18,231.8-17,049.35-21,194.19-18,406.84-17,915.67-17,176.59
Supplementary trade items, Deductions, Credit2-25,025.14-29,503.26-28,981.71-25,689.88-27,002.97-30,286.16-26,316.29-24,916.74-27,235.92-27,325.36-27,886.51-27,598.56-23,081.4-26,543.27-25,841.63-27,141.38-26,063.12-27,186.31-24,302.2-23,533.35-25,476.6-27,895.15-25,401.56-24,085.42-22,886.46-25,431.12-24,230.49-23,187.33-25,629.22-25,298.69-24,023.88-23,599.25-23,309.63-26,632.38-23,802.41-22,933.22-22,047.49
Supplementary trade items, Deductions, After processing in reporting economy, Exports-4,012.9-4,661.07-5,028.76-4,363.09-4,196.24-4,656.32-3,723.56-2,816.31-5,401.64-5,001.83-4,714.28-4,554.67-3,673.81-4,562.58-4,034.15-4,981.2-4,934.2-3,992.12-4,124.52-2,984.75-5,404.11-4,847.79-4,118.33-3,830.28-4,260.62-4,881.57-3,962.76-3,484.71-4,581.71-4,216.21-3,627.54-3,120.46-4,539.54-4,337.31-4,233.42-3,157.26-3,305.83
Supplementary trade items, Deductions, After processing abroad, Exports-1,924.85-2,232.82-1,713.81-1,772.31-1,971.61-2,214.43-1,926.9-1,761.96-1,345.68-1,926.99-1,888.63-1,650.51-1,400.82-1,711.74-1,480.88-1,574.14-1,485.78-1,491.7-1,484.71-1,346.46-995.34-1,360.68-1,446.34-1,251.94-1,209.15-1,339.31-1,437.69-1,297.5-1,544-1,393.24-1,345.51-1,318.09-983.75-1,296.33-1,214.03-1,130.4-1,209.51
Supplementary trade items, Additions, Credit4,630.325,703.925,411.695,016.795,303.445,548.694,628.484,667.675,895.594,589.64,918.854,664.834,241.294,813.744,618.234,656.464,687.54,638.135,406.374,875.575,862.235,188.665,440.675,150.234,753.915,184.145,264.885,280.185,525.925,063.84,823.725,367.456,260.285,438.195,395.575,017.564,870.9
Net exports of goods under merchanting, Exports21,083.392,796.671,505.692,589.013,327.38471.251,905.6265.212,676.051,646.192,395.361,412.71,445.282,583.742,852.152,303.82,723.272,690.562,950.932,159.162,698.592,663.431,703.212,611.851,795.222,472.132,572.073,744.312,443.063,567.721,942.211,965.842,625.393,605.824,111.633,785.872,823.87
Net exports of goods under merchanting, Goods acquired (negative receipts), Exports-22,045.67-18,487.81-27,665.95-17,105.8-24,557.37-27,555.68-17,178.28-20,731.27-17,379.43-18,214.5-16,393.56-18,832.42-12,497.65-14,628.19-16,465.34-19,647.83-17,145.43-17,383.11-15,062.89-13,292.15-16,920.53-18,217.58-18,623.16-16,738.96-16,927.16-18,506.38-17,539.16-18,646.69-16,924.42-17,344.19-16,227.41-15,681.71-16,703.38-20,240.39-17,638.87-17,224.26-16,528.72
Net exports of goods under merchanting, Goods sold, Exports23,129.0721,284.4829,171.6419,694.8127,884.7528,026.9319,083.8820,996.4920,055.4719,860.6918,788.9220,245.1213,942.9317,211.9319,317.4921,951.6319,868.6920,073.6718,013.8315,451.3219,619.1220,881.0120,326.3619,350.8218,722.3820,978.5220,111.2322,390.9919,367.4820,911.9118,169.6217,647.5519,328.7723,846.2121,750.521,010.1319,352.59
Non-monetary gold, Exports2,125.523,229.695,881.851,985.133,969.094,251.714,738.753,260.431,842.691,825.011,994.381,468.651,202.161,486.981,584.882,010.011,674.371,584.181,319.271,199.121,186.352,202.31,401.08976.48898.141,139.191,141.891,373.861,913.461,297.931,067.531,441.241,620.492,024.53711.56677.18630.07
Expenditure (debit)1
Expenditure293,174.68104,826.11113,624.8997,877.99107,145.08109,606.1497,497.491,829.0493,694.5299,594.18103,835.87101,272.9986,745.65100,936.3496,752.1296,416.6898,448.62100,910.1594,749.496,161.0685,263.0496,267.67100,955.9996,758.2988,310.2195,529.3792,593.5391,613.8198,762.5896,329.2593,436.1588,991.5784,771.52100,720.4498,040.4396,484.5891,390.52
General merchandise on a balance of payments basis, Imports291,467.18102,060.99108,395.0495,907.91102,923.54106,668.5393,442.3189,167.1688,505.1397,753.56101,60999,891.8485,721.4299,373.3595,308.7394,705.4496,354.0799,298.8893,244.1194,593.0684,337.7595,051.8799,788.2195,992.6787,677.494,635.4191,827.8690,888.198,059.6695,658.2692,755.0888,375.3384,228.73100,098.9597,391.1595,894.9890,674.01
Foreign trade, Imports (cif)108,432.72121,187.27128,290.19113,596.85122,209.3129,508.02111,719.96106,750.38104,782116,405.79120,912.93119,690.37102,306.04117,362.29112,552.33111,931.31115,215.51117,404.9111,046.31112,292.0996,841.25112,084.82118,468.17111,795.41101,867.12112,852.53106,558.8105,897.18115,112112,507.69108,343.43104,362.0798,104.46116,567.21113,507.68110,793.27105,100.87
Supplementary trade items, Debit2-16,965.53-19,126.27-19,895.15-17,688.94-19,285.77-22,839.5-18,277.65-17,583.21-16,276.87-18,652.23-19,303.92-19,798.54-16,584.62-17,988.95-17,243.6-17,225.87-18,861.44-18,106.02-17,802.19-17,699.03-12,503.51-17,032.95-18,679.96-15,802.75-14,189.72-18,217.12-14,730.94-15,009.08-17,052.34-16,849.42-15,588.35-15,986.73-13,875.73-16,468.26-16,116.53-14,898.29-14,426.86
Supplementary trade items, Deductions, Debit3-26,583.48-29,625.1-29,857.9-27,239.7-29,475.38-32,018.65-26,635.97-25,794.16-25,686.59-27,444.48-28,016.73-28,340.65-24,993.33-26,965.97-25,933.4-25,907.48-27,673.82-27,516.38-26,213.82-26,974.43-22,852.15-25,852.75-27,704.88-24,895.24-22,941.79-27,380.67-23,245.81-23,877.28-25,799.94-25,365.73-24,096.97-24,288.65-22,672.71-25,625.45-25,033.85-24,067.85-23,184.31
Supplementary trade items, Deductions, Cif-costs of imports, Debit-4,049.12-4,090.8-4,513.62-3,973.05-3,889.15-4,373.93-3,817.59-3,827.92-3,884.47-3,837.81-3,900.5-3,968.58-3,922.41-4,090.71-4,076.07-3,905.43-3,653.03-3,752.85-3,617.62-3,964.52-3,648.2-3,608.27-4,251.72-3,911.88-3,971.05-4,076.47-3,924.46-4,007.29-3,671.83-4,045.42-3,614.78-3,589.84-3,699.11-3,496.57-3,687.65-3,621.78-3,709.7
Supplementary trade items, Deductions, For processing in reporting economy, Imports-3,565.97-3,839.91-4,480.83-4,338.18-4,369.4-5,339.52-3,792.31-3,342.81-3,176.41-3,845.43-4,423.92-3,378.73-4,657.45-2,859.96-2,937.32-2,921.59-3,676.39-4,211.8-3,142.28-2,564.72-2,292.91-3,153.85-4,012.04-3,216.22-2,195.63-3,800.4-2,318.22-2,728.63-3,889.01-3,373.05-3,260.54-3,525.91-2,477.83-3,032.33-4,040.18-3,480.01-3,145.13
Supplementary trade items, Deductions, For processing abroad, Imports-1,603.43-1,723.91-1,758.32-1,725.24-1,920.04-1,811.86-1,807.62-1,369.77-1,654.6-1,781.4-1,838.7-1,717.99-1,373.32-1,769.17-1,619.72-1,471.91-1,718.82-1,686.27-1,494.81-1,439.93-1,112.95-1,501.09-1,583.4-1,383.05-1,186.85-1,369.87-1,296.91-1,233.39-1,447.61-1,309.92-1,371-1,218.97-1,131.91-1,319.93-1,339.91-1,323.64-1,224.8
Supplementary trade items, Additions, Debit9,617.9510,498.839,962.759,550.7610,189.619,179.168,358.328,210.959,409.728,792.258,712.818,542.128,408.728,977.038,689.798,681.618,812.389,410.378,411.629,275.410,348.648,819.89,024.929,092.58,752.079,163.558,514.878,868.218,747.598,516.318,508.628,301.918,796.989,157.188,917.329,169.568,757.45
Non-monetary gold, Imports1,707.52,765.115,229.851,970.084,221.542,937.614,055.092,661.875,189.391,840.622,226.871,381.151,024.231,562.991,443.391,711.242,094.551,611.271,505.281,568925.31,215.81,167.79765.63632.81893.95765.66725.71702.92670.98681.06616.24542.79621.5649.29589.6716.51
Current account / Primary income3
Balance1
Balance315,592.6716,183.6713,827.083,649.2311,800.2715,324.6911,188.5514,163.7419,755.1617,146.4615,233.1213,554.5814,398.1815,733.0713,942.88-2,296.7613,715.614,815.8610,396.9314,379.2118,744.7716,156.0715,440.0114,699.4614,764.7113,728.9311,429.472,558.611,039.1615,294.3210,973.9513,528.8718,292.7714,494.3113,493.1813,633.9915,000.15
Compensation of employees, Balance365.93366.83467.79467.97468.71619618.96619.93717.36549.28551.75365.6365.53366.24467.08467.28467.49619.47616.07616.62690.28526.25529.85359.1358.51358.47451.28451.36449.37617.7618.23607.61691.09509.15515.26339.84334.47
Other, Balance-481.48-517.47-522.42-483.56-421.23-441.81-462.84-533.65949.54856.15947.4-504.57-488.88-511.52-481.11-458.66-488.86-435.72-435.33-418.19979.19936.66881.27-482.58-472.28-427.7-359.87-383.53-395.48-180.33-314.79-242.02848.3799.69767.52-347-501.98
Investment income, Balance215,708.2216,334.3113,881.713,664.8211,752.7815,147.511,032.4214,077.4718,088.2615,741.0313,733.9713,693.5514,521.5315,878.3513,956.91-2,305.3913,736.9614,632.1210,216.1914,180.7817,075.2914,693.1614,028.8914,822.9314,878.4713,798.1611,338.052,490.7810,985.2814,856.9510,670.5213,163.2716,753.3913,185.4712,210.3913,641.1415,167.65
Investment income, Direct investment, Balance7,012.156,984.017,317.916,790.97,086.227,118.26,990.946,976.526,956.287,239.956,952.146,686.027,305.419,165.737,199.126,887.496,900.026,796.936,721.786,804.426,504.936,618.886,761.246,530.486,390.416,526.235,980.786,278.816,270.026,110.46,132.856,012.056,000.355,444.745,534.546,389.085,571.2
Investment income, Other investment income (incl. reserve assets), Balance3,581.113,500.673,611.483,217.462,889.482,830.092,635.112,196.034,642.053,367.862,713.022,891.982,402.772,381.262,690.732,354.992,199.262,579.292,525.522,909.724,821.83,762.513,710.424,434.14,242.424,023.164,369.794,503.373,955.44,030.63,895.093,679.065,028.494,135.683,470.783,822.43,504.41
Receipts (credit)1
Receipts336,250.2736,902.9737,266.2137,410.636,713.9636,165.3733,403.7333,643.139,033.0836,133.4934,200.4233,177.7432,954.5634,534.5233,845.2634,409.2834,288.2634,291.2332,494.0133,810.4439,569.5636,732.6636,256.3835,615.6135,812.9935,473.6136,621.4438,426.1437,264.1537,183.2735,398.6535,731.0341,759.1636,994.7535,947.2835,862.1636,877.01
Compensation of employees, Receipts1,689.841,689.781,685.21,683.711,683.691,739.841,739.681,739.662,271.781,770.021,768.871,688.791,688.631,688.541,683.071,682.981,682.991,739.591,740.281,740.212,184.581,703.171,702.291,625.851,626.051,619.121,628.341,628.61,628.681,709.911,709.511,709.522,150.811,656.821,654.351,567.481,567.38
Other, Receipts11.928.6418.0847.0626.597.877.479.111,399.31,398.11,397.7312.4511.6112.8522.5722.6422.6341.9942.647.41,429.571,429.661,429.4518.8222.7821.3966.2167.3367.12153.11152.36159.651,266.21,263.481,262.6418.8817.15
Investment income, Receipts334,548.5235,204.5535,562.9335,679.8335,003.6834,417.6631,656.5831,894.3435,36232,965.3631,033.8231,476.531,254.3232,833.1332,139.6332,703.6632,582.6432,509.6530,711.1332,022.8335,955.4133,599.8333,124.6533,970.9334,164.1633,833.134,926.8936,730.235,568.3635,320.2533,536.7833,861.8538,342.1534,074.4533,030.2934,275.835,292.47
Investment income, Direct investment, Receipts214,735.6314,865.215,096.2914,563.8614,679.6714,519.7414,227.3514,119.6514,555.814,483.5814,390.9714,303.4514,292.0216,179.4114,200.2113,897.5613,930.4413,898.8613,725.8913,945.6213,912.1813,694.9313,846.513,609.3713,563.313,815.6213,615.3613,569.8713,613.7213,535.8513,586.3313,540.6213,798.0613,131.2413,240.6913,993.6913,127.07
Investment income, Direct investment, Interest on loans, Receipts1,303.661,280.791,270.621,272.191,278.441,240.591,168.671,172.311,182.881,171.541,162.921,155.951,141.481,133.431,134.731,137.591,155.561,216.411,218.371,236.611,200.881,227.671,248.891,271.451,319.31,361.791,382.091,394.11,415.271,405.631,412.321,424.061,398.531,380.091,386.511,371.861,342.71
Investment income, Direct investment, Equity, Receipts313,431.9813,584.4113,825.6713,291.6713,401.2313,279.1513,058.6812,947.3513,372.9213,312.0413,228.0613,147.513,150.5415,045.9813,065.4812,759.9712,774.8812,682.4512,507.5212,709.0112,711.312,467.2612,597.6112,337.9212,24412,453.8412,233.2612,175.7812,198.4612,130.2112,174.0212,116.5612,399.5311,751.1511,854.1712,621.8211,784.37
Investment income, Direct investment, Equity in the narrower sense, Receipts8,009.739,043.337,911.94,362.044,022.236,014.482,520.428,142.6314,158.383,638.684,378.637,151.44,008.6910,782.3510,019.046,969.965,321.94,897.092,496.689,339.9121,935.096,737.65,551.546,930.326,976.897,705.088,963.727,768.594,124.794,132.043,773.587,165.2614,474.237,444.59,215.077,455.785,292.42
Investment income, Direct investment, Equity, Other equity, Receipts482.35676.47967.75492.11668.38621.33484.25722.26598.05624.8624.75624.39704.022,672.26733.79519.4597.53563.13442.55694.7738.52547.28725.4513.88468.58727.44556.29548.62621.56603.97691.67692.871,094.03474.79606.371,401.96591.94
Investment income, Direct investment, Equity, Reinvestment of earnings, Receipts4,939.93,864.614,946.028,437.528,710.626,643.3310,054.024,082.46-1,383.519,048.558,224.685,371.718,437.831,591.372,312.655,270.626,855.457,222.239,568.282,674.4-9,962.35,182.386,320.674,893.724,798.534,021.322,713.253,858.577,452.117,394.217,708.764,258.43-3,168.743,831.862,032.743,764.095,900
Investment income, Other investment income (incl. reserve assets), Receipts312,052.5811,775.8212,016.3111,499.9110,918.9611,093.310,768.4710,441.3711,608.2910,486.689,872.610,274.139,667.489,526.8310,107.29,963.0610,099.9810,877.8510,854.8311,342.7513,232.7612,312.6512,573.4913,482.1413,579.5313,677.3614,321.0314,585.8414,123.5914,375.9814,323.2814,261.115,727.1114,777.4714,167.4614,385.9113,950.32
Investment income, Other investment income, Receipts, Domestic sector: Monetary financial institutions (excl. central bank)6,594.776,390.716,369.656,175.495,925.995,851.465,658.435,635.085,120.175,095.145,083.95,020.514,901.714,835.254,913.464,999.045,211.275,553.85,619.775,761.665,747.525,954.196,143.96,353.446,522.536,722.646,891.367,005.37,121.657,166.287,243.357,310.37,280.477,305.597,289.597,204.737,173.56
Investment income, Other investment income, Receipts, Domestic sector: General government149.73150.41148.74150.2154.07149.35140.71145.59150.72153.02159.59171.22176.68179.23179.19175.39182.5199.11202.67205.24215.02219.12223.14233.86232.06240.06247.75242.76259.64267.66268.11270.02294.53304.2293.77292.04297.47
Investment income, Other investment income, Receipts, Domestic sector: Enterprises and households3,411.313,308.253,583.883,269.173,022.193,307.993,103.062,787.844,467.383,369.32,762.393,219.862,701.272,547.572,987.812,654.262,440.732,704.932,444.872,607.894,308.932,954.192,767.153,171.072,897.212,640.763,087.793,214.792,604.542,803.582,660.522,504.53,940.192,981.722,490.482,954.282,680.67
Investment income, Portfolio investment, Receipts47,760.38,563.548,450.349,616.059,405.058,804.636,660.767,333.319,197.927,995.116,770.246,898.937,294.817,126.897,832.238,843.048,552.237,732.946,130.416,734.478,810.467,592.266,704.656,879.427,021.336,340.116,990.518,574.497,831.047,408.435,627.176,060.138,816.986,165.745,622.155,896.28,215.08
Investment income, Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Long-term, Receipts5,683.985,642.515,375.325,429.185,139.25,217.734,627.415,087.735,054.054,882.064,972.224,794.954,918.744,894.634,665.714,784.54,588.044,683.894,266.444,600.084,542.014,374.354,456.184,327.734,429.894,383.144,210.334,262.194,079.294,145.623,820.063,992.213,922.823,804.423,897.663,724.053,801.93
Investment income, Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Short-term, Receipts67.166.4562.4560.8363.2561.757.1659.0856.3156.5253.4645.9935.3552.9759.8559.8272.6370.9774.2881.8583.11127.5264.79251272.51265.05261.49244.57254.18291.69218.84159.3397.7277.4775.7973.5968.79
Investment income, Portfolio investment, Dividends, Receipts765.571,0572,017.023,452.062,938.662,184.21,100.681,386.121,859.911,514.151,498.05872.691,133.11,850.183,437.062,764.812,055.211,061.551,305.022,104.711,415.641,119.361,453.52924.121,074.951,826.073,435.772,687.841,970.731,039.251,323.181,288.641,026.881,493.32942.33
Investment income, Portfolio investment, Investment fund shares, Receipts1,243.661,797.58995.55673.981,263.941,341.01875.52800.372,227.651,542.38559.941,468.031,046.191,256.49561.661,126.75922.87728.14747.522,080.631,674.77864.33847.181,394.82616.98692.62631.97809.731,000.4549.02585.41995.21621.82605.243,402.03
Expenditure (debit)1
Expenditure320,657.620,719.3123,439.1333,761.3724,913.720,840.6822,215.1919,479.3619,277.9218,987.0218,967.319,623.1618,556.3718,801.4519,902.3936,706.0420,572.6619,475.3722,097.0719,431.2420,824.7920,576.5920,816.3720,916.1521,048.2821,744.6825,191.9735,867.5426,224.9921,888.9424,424.722,202.1623,466.3922,500.4422,454.122,228.1721,876.86
Compensation of employees, Expenditure1,323.911,322.961,217.411,215.741,214.981,120.841,120.721,119.731,554.421,220.741,217.121,323.191,323.091,322.31,215.981,215.71,215.51,120.121,124.211,123.591,494.311,176.931,172.441,266.751,267.541,260.661,177.061,177.241,179.311,092.211,091.281,101.911,459.721,147.671,139.081,227.641,232.91
Other, Expenditure493.39526.11540.5530.63447.82449.68470.31542.76449.75541.95450.34517.02500.5524.37503.68481.3511.48477.71477.93465.59450.38492.99548.18501.4495.05449.08426.08450.86462.6333.44467.16401.67417.9463.79495.12365.88519.13
Investment income, Expenditure318,840.318,870.2521,681.2332,01523,250.919,270.1620,624.1617,816.8717,273.7517,224.3417,299.8517,782.9516,732.7816,954.7718,182.7235,009.0518,845.6817,877.5420,494.9317,842.0518,880.1118,906.6719,095.7519,14819,285.6920,034.9423,588.8434,239.4324,583.0820,463.322,866.2620,698.5821,588.7720,888.9820,819.8920,634.6520,124.82
Investment income, Direct investment, Expenditure27,723.487,881.197,778.387,772.967,593.457,401.547,236.427,143.147,599.527,243.627,438.837,617.436,986.617,013.687,001.087,010.077,030.437,101.937,004.117,141.27,407.247,076.057,085.267,078.897,172.897,289.47,634.587,291.067,343.77,425.447,453.487,528.577,797.717,686.517,706.157,604.617,555.87
Investment income, Direct investment, Interest on loans, Expenditure2,668.632,669.142,637.12,635.832,582.672,487.432,306.312,314.142,345.352,318.682,295.812,274.392,238.052,217.662,219.562,219.392,247.392,365.932,358.12,390.432,344.62,351.812,414.892,451.852,484.232,579.542,612.152,640.082,694.632,706.232,725.142,776.982,801.42,802.222,802.392,791.752,770.78
Investment income, Direct investment, Equity, Expenditure35,054.855,212.055,141.275,137.135,010.794,914.114,930.114,8295,254.184,924.945,143.025,343.034,748.564,796.024,781.524,790.684,783.044,7364,646.014,750.775,062.654,724.244,670.374,627.044,688.664,709.865,022.434,650.994,649.074,719.224,728.344,751.64,996.314,884.294,903.764,812.854,785.09
Investment income, Direct investment, Equity in the narrower sense, Expenditure2,165.812,000.763,483.922,427.393,989.984,135.71600.49919.512,911.432,792.63,009.681,131.641,562.31,448.065,177.295,507.834,842.372,730.55892.55892.982,387.663,818.011,678.33,067.363,359.72,388.692,995.546,177.485,311.042,375.78763.28446.23,116.591,615.586,249.94,823.521,483.85
Investment income, Direct investment, Equity, Other equity, Expenditure375.12546.18492.04507.29403.13331.41375.13396.61762.95465.03712.46939.87370.87441.8448.86477.6487.59456.23379.98496.52818.22486.04434.76390.45447.47460.47761.22374.38353.44400.97383.87377.3588.57457.98473.75393.98392.22
Investment income, Direct investment, Equity, Reinvestment of earnings, Expenditure2,513.922,665.111,165.312,202.45617.68446.993,954.53,512.881,579.791,667.321,420.883,271.522,815.392,906.15-844.62-1,194.75-546.921,549.213,373.493,361.271,856.77420.22,557.311,169.23881.491,860.71,265.67-1,900.87-1,015.411,942.473,581.23,928.11,291.152,810.73-1,819.89-404.642,909.03
Investment income, Other investment income (incl. reserve assets), Expenditure38,471.478,275.158,404.838,282.458,029.488,263.218,133.368,245.356,966.247,118.827,159.587,382.157,264.717,145.577,416.477,608.077,900.718,298.568,329.318,433.028,410.968,550.138,863.079,048.049,337.119,654.29,951.2410,082.4710,168.210,345.3810,428.1910,582.0410,698.6310,641.7910,696.6710,563.5210,445.91
Investment income, Other investment income, Expenditure, Domestic sector: Monetary financial institutions (excl. central bank)5,693.025,535.725,544.045,482.55,369.975,362.115,283.355,118.894,350.084,544.324,612.984,626.024,527.254,509.424,763.254,760.685,013.15,220.285,290.435,232.144,890.15,116.825,316.245,422.485,624.15,847.45,993.196,148.26,270.366,368.856,455.326,581.496,635.096,706.786,747.686,717.226,668.91
Investment income, Other investment income, Expenditure, Domestic sector: General government54.7453.9457.1952.0253.8552.0357.2957.3255.2555.5656.4958.1659.4459.3760.0762.3263.2565.0964.1966.1467.6669.5269.4173.6772.4374.1575.1974.3175.7176.0575.385.0185.6986.8686.4282.1283.84
Investment income, Other investment income, Expenditure, Domestic sector: Enterprises and households1,633.721,592.681,7061,654.371,554.31,799.251,609.641,602.921,496.261,455.421,430.051,643.711,616.971,496.361,480.661,617.241,577.91,664.781,522.461,576.921,787.981,579.551,562.521,494.761,485.331,523.441,663.721,622.121,556.811,598.911,568.951,569.151,623.721,506.991,557.461,518.161,504.61
Investment income, Portfolio investment, Expenditure42,645.352,713.915,498.0215,959.597,627.973,605.425,254.382,428.382,707.992,861.892,701.432,783.372,481.462,795.523,765.1720,390.913,914.542,477.055,161.522,267.833,061.913,280.493,147.423,021.072,775.693,091.346,003.0216,865.97,071.182,692.484,984.592,587.973,092.432,560.692,417.072,466.532,123.04
Investment income, Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Long-term, Expenditure2,086.821,761.481,893.132,001.242,202.612,470.121,827.661,862.192,201.692,107.932,064.222,031.921,944.271,912.811,878.431,850.421,776.341,767.361,674.21,617.962,339.852,333.862,265.42,242.212,125.512,141.622,103.262,076.092,038.191,964.521,911.941,883.951,849.481,822.621,751.91,683.481,622.72
Investment income, Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Short-term, Expenditure494.51488.73450.54446.51441.1531.51530.1525.64473.55484.75498.6515.32520.9513.96492.58492.35514.88562.11596.49617.07622.06624.4622.68616.42609.32602.04594.71590.83590.01591.78593.7595.14594.97586.48569.16544.06506.27
Investment income, Portfolio investment, Dividends, Expenditure9.01255.412,946.8313,441.944,972.93592.242,866.050.6815.4134.4811.374.57217.981,227.217,929.311,610.4132.192,849.0915.8973.182.241.699.024.04197.233,145.5814,135.654,411.9449.732,449.247.370.183.1323.474.29
Investment income, Portfolio investment, Investment fund shares, Expenditure55.01208.3207.5269.911.3411.5530.5639.8817.35234.74224.7611.72150.78166.96118.8412.9115.3941.7416.926.82319.99257.66153.4336.83150.45159.4863.3331.0486.4429.72101.51151.4192.88215.52-10.24
Current account / Secondary income3
Balance1
Balance2-6,823.44-6,588.43-4,961.24-2,961.7-4,716.77-7,270.41-5,638.13-6,903.31-9,964.04-7,771.46-6,410.02-7,067.24-5,997.19-5,482.89-5,065.81-1,625.2-4,759.99-5,355.93-5,370.06-5,496.88-14,623.14-7,387.7-6,078.17-4,944.79-5,152.88-5,730.38-5,100.5-1,683.93-3,783.73-5,267.95-5,072.67-4,505.08-12,581.29-6,059.23-6,193.48-4,837.32-4,979.09
Balance, Domestic sector: General government-4,738.22-4,344.94-2,494.76-654.76-2,358.23-4,078.33-4,178.68-4,568.38-5,072.08-5,484.3-4,379.65-4,332.54-3,940.99-3,286.92-2,883.85734.29-2,653.52-2,334.89-3,140.02-3,290.37-5,585.03-4,874.95-3,549.6-2,685.94-3,132.39-3,403.26-2,308.95606.28-1,450.03-2,990.67-2,597.28-2,252.15-4,651.52-3,967.74-4,015.23-2,772.47-3,120.35
Balance, Domestic sector: All sectors excl. general government-2,085.23-2,243.49-2,466.48-2,306.94-2,358.55-3,192.08-1,459.44-2,334.93-4,891.97-2,287.16-2,030.37-2,734.69-2,056.2-2,195.96-2,181.96-2,359.5-2,106.47-3,021.03-2,230.04-2,206.52-9,038.11-2,512.75-2,528.57-2,258.85-2,020.49-2,327.12-2,791.55-2,290.2-2,333.7-2,277.28-2,475.39-2,252.93-7,929.78-2,091.49-2,178.25-2,064.85-1,858.73
Receipts (credit)1
Receipts29,095.859,834.5311,048.6513,396.7710,927.1810,313.811,102.699,602.379,992.189,235.189,160.749,064.128,946.769,445.810,069.1113,776.3410,272.029,919.899,852.389,390.479,801.168,824.88,792.449,233.538,705.088,642.39,932.3312,298.259,958.179,197.749,167.998,560.139,365.738,245.578,084.028,565.857,784.82
Receipts, Domestic sector: General government1419.5748.082,214.854,453.32,148.231,633.361,769.72829.731,742.58975.18847.21961.33895.421,194.941,785.885,506.191,578.081,774.311,727.821,244.611,962.751,027.881,052.691,699.041,091.92889.572,327.224,656.272,207.941,588.261,583.28998.422,170.431,201.821,124.351,625.62902.1
Current taxes on income, wealth etc., Receipts, Domestic sector: General government64.14370.771,852.643,983.991,794.531,277.771,316.05493.951,052.85397.26280.95469.96372.67710.391,296.275,036.461,022.911,327.891,279.52772.311,306.66459.02511.141,192.17520.75404.391,857.644,188.661,656.41,118.361,127.7539.541,333.4445.96391.811,119.04377.89
Receipts, Domestic sector: All sectors excl. general government8,676.359,086.468,833.88,943.478,778.958,680.449,332.978,772.658,249.68,2608,313.538,102.798,051.348,250.858,283.238,270.158,693.948,145.588,124.568,145.867,838.417,796.937,739.767,534.497,613.177,752.727,605.117,641.987,750.237,609.487,584.717,561.717,195.37,043.766,959.676,940.236,882.72
Expenditure (debit)1
Expenditure215,919.2916,422.9616,009.8916,358.4715,643.9517,584.216,740.8216,505.6819,956.2217,006.6415,570.7616,131.3614,943.9514,928.6815,134.9115,401.5415,032.0115,275.8215,222.4414,887.3524,424.316,212.514,870.6114,178.3213,857.9614,372.6715,032.8313,982.1813,741.9114,465.6914,240.6613,065.2121,947.0214,304.814,277.4913,403.1712,763.9
Expenditure, Domestic sector: General government15,157.715,093.014,709.615,108.064,506.465,711.695,948.45,398.116,814.666,459.485,226.865,293.874,836.44,481.874,669.734,771.94,231.64,109.24,867.854,534.987,547.785,902.834,602.284,384.984,224.314,292.834,636.174,049.993,657.974,578.934,180.573,250.576,821.955,169.555,139.574,398.094,022.45
Value added tax and gross national income-based Union own resourcest, Expenditure, Domestic sector: General government2,776.973,118.383,077.762,806.542,806.544,277.893,736.183,112.712,492.783,048.232,412.532,412.532,217.982,440.332,440.332,440.332,440.332,440.332,435.821,484.53,329.162,183.172,183.172,183.172,183.172,183.172,406.551,887.341,887.342,527.842,296.71,289.171,494.32,605.042,574.062,539.992,232.7
Expenditure, Domestic sector: All sectors excl. general government210,761.5811,329.9511,300.2811,250.4111,137.4911,872.5210,792.4211,107.5813,141.5610,547.1610,343.910,837.4910,107.5410,446.8210,465.1910,629.6510,800.4111,166.6210,354.610,352.3816,876.5210,309.6810,268.339,793.349,633.6610,079.8410,396.669,932.1810,083.949,886.7510,060.19,814.6415,125.089,135.259,137.929,005.088,741.45
Social contributions, Expenditure, Domestic sector: All sectors excl. general government419.71419.3418.28419.69419.42432.11430.9430.57570.78436.8438.29418.87419.77419.95419.02419.36420.31430.99432.1431.98549.27421.5422.86404.38403.98405.07404.91405.7406.51423.45422.3423.88535.83411.37411.62390.97391.32
Miscellaneous current transfers, Personal transfers (between households), Expenditure, Domestic sector: All sectors excl. general government1710.23710.03709.86710.16711.04710.93710.1710.69717.15716.2716.7716.71715.88716.4717.31717.23716.25716.92716.99717.62694.31696.2696.69695.91694.75695.34696.72695.16695.82694.74695.31695.91659.22658.39657.56656.51656.52
Miscellaneous current transfers, Personal transfers (between households), Workers' remittances, Expenditure, Domestic sector: All sectors excl. general government708.32708.32708.32708.32708.32708.32708.32708.32708.32708.32708.32708.32708.32708.32708.32708.32708.32708.32708.32708.32687.18687.18687.18687.18687.18687.18687.18687.18687.18687.18687.18687.18650.51650.51650.51650.51650.51

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The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 1971 to Aug 2026. Source: Deutsche Bundesbank.

About this data

Germany current account balance, detailing the monthly flow of goods, services and income. The Deutsche Bundesbank publishes this balance of payments data, covering exports and imports of general merchandise, transport, travel and financial services. It also breaks down primary investment income and secondary current transfers across sectors. The statistics, available continuously since 1971, provide both detailed unadjusted items and seasonally adjusted main aggregates.

Frequently asked questions

What is the latest figure for Germany current account balance?
Current account, Balance, Rest of the world stood at 10,320.3 EUR million in Aug 2026. That is −11,474.19 EUR million from Jul 2026 and −571.11 EUR million from a year earlier.
How far back does the Germany current account balance data go?
The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 1971 to Aug 2026. Source: Deutsche Bundesbank. Every series in the table can be charted over its full history and downloaded as CSV or Excel.
What is the Germany current account balance?
The Germany current account balance is a broad measure of the country's international trade, recording the value of goods and services exported minus those imported. It also includes net flows of primary investment income and secondary transfers between German residents and the rest of the world.
What services are included in the German current account?
The services component of the German current account tracks cross-border transactions in transport, travel, and financial intermediation. It also accounts for insurance, postal services, charges for intellectual property, and professional consulting services.
How is the German current account data adjusted?
The detailed components of the Germany current account are published on an unadjusted basis to show the exact monthly flows. However, the Bundesbank also provides seasonally adjusted figures for the main aggregates to make underlying trends easier to read.