Indicators : Net international investment position

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Net international investment position

in % of GDP

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Belgium	45.2	54.5	56.0	34.3	40.9	46.7	63.9	53.9
Netherlands	50.0	62.6	61.5	73.1	89.6	113.0	93.3	75.2
France	-12.9	-13.0	-20.1	-19.3	-24.6	-29.4	-30.9	-23.8
Germany	34.9	39.5	44.6	52.3	58.5	63.8	70.1	72.2
Austria	2.2	4.1	4.3	6.0	14.4	11.5	14.7	14.6

Source: Eurostat, Macroeconomic Imbalances Procedure.

Description: international investment position (IIP) statistics record the financial assets and liabilities position of a country vis-Ã -vis the rest of the world. They are an important measure of the net position of an economy domestic sectors vis-Ã -vis the rest of the world. The net international investment position (NIIP) is calculated as IIP assets minus liabilities. It allows for a stock-flow analysis of external positions. The indicator is based on the IMF sixth Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6). The indicator in the Alert Mechanism Scoreboard is the NIIP in % of the GDP. The threshold is -35%.

Unit: % of GDP

Source: Eurostat, Macroeconomic Imbalances Procedure.

Last update

17/08/2023