Germany non-produced non-financial assets receipts
Germany non-produced non-financial assets receipts stood at 6,960.83 EUR million in Aug 2026, according to Deutsche Bundesbank. It is one of the indicators in the Balance of payments: financial and capital 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: financial and capital account table
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital account / Non-produced non-financial asstes | |||||||||||
| Receipts | 6,960.83 | 10,736.24 | 5,765.04 | 5,439.97 | 5,309.23 | 10,190.77 | 8,549.37 | 15,190.37 | 16,138.35 | 5,698.91 | |
| Expenditure | 7,965.45 | 7,983.3 | 8,518.49 | 8,315.93 | 6,625.13 | 7,305.59 | 9,926.11 | 14,452.89 | 15,391.27 | 6,461.45 |
Understanding germany non-produced non-financial assets receipts
Revenues generated when domestic entities completely relinquish ownership of intangible rights or natural assets to overseas counterparts dictate this gross inflow. The series compiles the total capital received from the outright sale of domestic patents, proprietary trademarks, franchise rights, and transferable contracts to foreign buyers, alongside the occasional disposal of domestic real estate to foreign governments for embassy construction. It distinctly isolates the liquidation of non-manufactured economic wealth, intentionally ignoring the export of physical commodities, the provision of cross-border services, and the incoming streams of foreign direct investment. Crucially, it captures only the absolute transfer of legal ownership, strictly filtering out any temporary licensing agreements.
Because the outright monetization of specialized intellectual property and the relocation of massive brand portfolios are relatively rare events, the monthly time series features extended baseline periods interrupted by sudden, dramatic spikes. A domestic technology firm selling a software patent to an international competitor will radically distort the figures for that specific reporting cycle. This inherent irregularity renders short-term period-on-period trend analysis highly deceptive, forcing macroeconomic researchers to rely on annualized aggregates to evaluate the structural monetization of domestic innovation. Initial statistical reporting heavily relies on large-value transaction alerts from domestic clearing banks, which are routinely subjected to significant revisions once authorities verify whether a complex corporate transaction was a genuine asset sale or merely an extended leasing arrangement.
Frequently asked questions
- Are international franchise sales captured by this metric?
- Yes, when a domestic corporation sells the overarching ownership rights of a franchise to a non-resident, the entirety of the revenue is registered here.
- Does this include selling domestic real estate to foreign retail investors?
- Private real estate sales are categorized as direct investment; this series only covers land sales strictly designated for extraterritorial entities like foreign embassies.
- Why shouldn't I use month-on-month comparisons for this series?
- The sporadic nature of massive intellectual property sales guarantees extreme month-to-month volatility, making short-term percentage changes analytically meaningless.