Germany Bundesbank revaluation accounts
Germany Bundesbank revaluation accounts stood at 391,028 EUR million on Oct 9, 2026, according to Deutsche Bundesbank. It is one of the indicators in the Bundesbank weekly balance sheet table (Value · Daily), with a complete series running from Dec 22, 1998 to Oct 9, 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Bundesbank weekly balance sheet table
| Indicator | 09-10-2026 | 02-10-2026 | 25-09-2026 | 18-09-2026 | 11-09-2026 | 04-09-2026 | 28-08-2026 | 21-08-2026 | 14-08-2026 | 07-08-2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total liabilities | 2,272,487 | 2,259,109 | 2,247,371 | 2,238,942 | 2,274,056 | 2,287,087 | 2,271,092 | 2,265,320 | 2,272,143 | 2,282,843 | |
| Revaluation accounts | 391,028 | 391,028 | 374,342 | 374,342 | 374,342 | 374,342 | 374,342 | 374,342 | 374,342 | 374,342 | |
| Capital and reserves | -25,287 | -25,287 | -25,287 | -25,287 | -25,287 | -25,287 | -25,287 | -25,287 | -25,287 | -25,287 |
Understanding germany Bundesbank revaluation accounts
Unrealized gains stemming from the appreciation of underlying assets form this pure accounting buffer. It captures the positive difference between the current market value of gold, foreign currency, and securities compared to their historical acquisition cost. Rather than representing cash owed to an external party, this liability-side entry balances the books against rising asset prices without inflating recognized profits. By isolating these paper gains, the series distinguishes structural market appreciation from actual income-generating operations or standard liquidity-absorbing deposits, ensuring that temporary price spikes in precious metals or global fiat do not artificially boost distributable central bank earnings.
Market volatility dictates the behavior of this metric, with massive shifts occurring seamlessly in the background as global asset prices fluctuate. Analyzing this series requires comparing it directly against global gold fixings and major exchange rate pairs, as these external benchmarks entirely drive the underlying accounting mechanics. Revisions are rare, but systemic accounting framework overhauls can occasionally redefine how specific securities are valued, causing abrupt breaks in the historical record. Because these are unrealized buffers, period-on-period variations simply trace global market sentiment rather than domestic monetary policy decisions, making this line a barometer for the central bank's latent financial resilience.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this account contain realized profits ready for government distribution?
- It strictly holds unrealized paper gains; only when an asset is actually sold are profits realized and moved out of this buffer.
- Can this balance drop below zero?
- Central bank accounting rules typically prevent this specific account from turning negative, treating severe unrealized losses differently.
- What drives the largest fluctuations in this series?
- Shifting global prices for gold and significant realignments in international exchange rates cause the most dramatic movements.