Net foreign assets in Germany
Germany: Net foreign assets was 2.01 trillion current LCU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net foreign assets in Germany, 2001–2023
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Germany recorded 2.01 trillion current LCU for net foreign assets in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets in Germany peaked at 2.01 trillion current LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 265.80 billion current LCU, in 2001.
That places Germany 47th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 941.01 billion current LCU | 265.80 billion current LCU | 1.56 trillion current LCU | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.66 trillion current LCU | 1.45 trillion current LCU | 1.83 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.91 trillion current LCU | 1.82 trillion current LCU | 2.01 trillion current LCU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 44 Bangladesh 2.38 trillion current LCU compare
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- 46 Benin 2.25 trillion current LCU compare
- 48 Saudi Arabia 2.00 trillion current LCU compare
- 49 United Arab Emirates 1.80 trillion current LCU compare
- 50 Turkey 1.47 trillion current LCU compare
More financial sector data for Germany
- Domestic credit to private sector 77.3% (2023)
- Claims on central government, etc. 11.8% (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 77.3% (2023)
- Net domestic credit 6.05 trillion current LCU (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.11 (2025)
- Net migration -334,072 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 76.4% (2023)
- Official exchange rate 0.885 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 123.84 base year varies by country (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series 3.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets in Germany?
- Net foreign assets in Germany was 2.01 trillion current LCU in 2023, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net foreign assets recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 trillion current LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 265.80 billion current LCU in 2001.
- How does Germany rank for net foreign assets?
- Germany ranks 47th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net foreign assets rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.