External Debt in Germany 83 indicators covering external debt for Germany. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Deposit taking corporations 743.27 billion US dollar 2025 up 26.7% 1st Direct investor in direct invesment enterprises, Debt instruments 490.86 billion US dollar 2025 up 80.0% 3rd Reserve assets, Debt securities 34.23 billion US dollar 2025 up 12.7% 17th Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors (BPM6) 46.69 billion US dollar 2025 up 227.4% 7th Other investment, Debt instruments, Other financial corporations 812.34 billion US dollar 2025 up 129.1% 3rd Net debt, General government, Percent of GDP 60.15 2030 up 32.7% 26th Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) 0 2025 — 1st Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) 0 2025 — 1st Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) 0 2025 — 1st Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) 0 2025 — 1st Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) 0 2025 — 1st Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Transactions -119.15 billion 2025 down 521.9% 24th Debt securities, Financial assets, Transactions 9.74 billion 2025 up 353.0% 10th Debt securities, Liabilities, Transactions 95.80 billion 2025 up 638.2% 14th Loans, Liabilities, Transactions 34.53 billion 2025 up 233.7% 8th Other accounts payable, Liabilities, Transactions -2.54 billion 2025 down 574.0% 28th Net incurrence of liabilities, Transactions 131.25 billion 2025 up 411.0% 13th Currency and deposits, Liabilities, Transactions 3.46 billion 2025 up 92.3% 7th Insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes, Liabilities 0 2025 — 9th Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Liabilities, Transactions 0 2025 — 1st Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) 0 2025 — 1st Gross debt, Percent of own revenue 4.14 2020 down 5.7% 6th Bonds (Debt Securities) 2.20 trillion 1998 up 139.5% 6th ← Previous Page 2 of 2