Germany current account secondary income receipts
Germany current account secondary income receipts stood at 9,095.85 EUR million in Aug 2026, according to Deutsche Bundesbank. It is one of the indicators in the Balance of payments: current account table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 1971 to Aug 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Balance of payments: current account table
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receipts2 | 9,095.85 | 9,834.53 | 11,048.65 | 13,396.77 | 10,927.18 | 10,313.8 | 11,102.69 | 9,602.37 | 9,992.18 | 9,235.18 | |
| Receipts, Domestic sector: General government | 419.5 | 748.08 | 2,214.85 | 4,453.3 | 2,148.23 | 1,633.36 | 1,769.72 | 829.73 | 1,742.58 | 975.18 | |
| Receipts, Domestic sector: All sectors excl. general government | 8,676.35 | 9,086.46 | 8,833.8 | 8,943.47 | 8,778.95 | 8,680.44 | 9,332.97 | 8,772.65 | 8,249.6 | 8,260 |
Understanding germany current account secondary income receipts
Foreign sources inject the unrequited unilateral transfers that compile this total inbound credit measure. The aggregate tallies all financial inflows received across every economic sector without any corresponding provision of economic value, spanning institutional subsidies, cross-border tax collections, inward personal remittances, and philanthropic distributions. By merging these diverse credit streams, it isolates pure international wealth redistribution from the revenue generated by exporting goods, providing services, or investing capital abroad. It strictly represents external resources that directly supplement the national economy's aggregate disposable income.
The unadjusted monthly profile is often erratic, punctuated by concentrated receipts from supranational redistribution programs or clustered corporate insurance payouts. A year-on-year analytical framework filters out the unpredictable timing of these bulk transfers, offering a clearer picture of structural inbound support. Revisions frequently alter historical series as initial estimates of decentralized personal remittance flows are trued up against definitive banking and taxation records. Economists track this broad aggregate to understand how much national disposable income is supported by external generosity and international legal frameworks.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this include foreign direct investment flowing into the country?
- No, investment capital purchases an asset or equity stake, whereas this metric strictly measures unrequited transfers without an economic exchange.
- Are agricultural subsidies from supranational bodies recorded here?
- Yes, institutional support payments that do not require a specific service in return form a major component of these sovereign receipts.
- How do incoming pensions for returning expatriates affect the total?
- Cross-border social security and private pension streams significantly bolster these aggregate inbound unrequited transfers.