Table 3: International investment position of the euro area (Euro 12) ( 1 )
(EUR billions, end-of-period positions)
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net | Net | Net | Net | Assets | Liabilities | |||||||||
| Source: ECB. | ||||||||||||||
| ( 1 ) Figures may not add up due to rounding. | ||||||||||||||
| ( 2 ) Assets refer to direct investment abroad and liabilities to direct investment in the euro area. | ||||||||||||||
| TOTAL | −318.5 | −386.8 | −189.6 | −289.6 | 7277.9 | 7567.5 | ||||||||
| as a % of GDP | −5.1 | −5.9 | −2.8 | −4.1 | 102.9 | 107.0 | ||||||||
| DIRECT INVESTMENT ( 2 ) | 369.6 | 452.7 | 496.4 | 425.1 | 1937.5 | 1512.5 | ||||||||
| Equity capital and reinvested earnings | 332.4 | 404.2 | 469.9 | 446.7 | 1554.4 | 1107.7 | ||||||||
| Other capital (mostly inter−company loans) | 37.2 | 48.5 | 26.5 | −21.7 | 383.1 | 404.8 | ||||||||
| PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT | −892.8 | −786.4 | −691.4 | −756.3 | 2270.4 | 3026.7 | ||||||||
| Equity | −685.3 | −423.0 | −459.6 | −466.1 | 862.2 | 1328.3 | ||||||||
| Debt instruments | −207.5 | −363.4 | −231.7 | −290.2 | 1408.3 | 1698.5 | ||||||||
| Bonds and notes | −209.4 | −320.2 | −238.7 | −349.8 | 1168.7 | 1518.5 | ||||||||
| Money market instruments | 1.9 | −43.2 | 7.0 | 59.6 | 239.6 | 179.9 | ||||||||
| FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES | 16.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | −8.1 | 122.6 | 130.7 | ||||||||
| OTHER INVESTMENT | −193.5 | −446.3 | −388.8 | −316.4 | 2581.3 | 2897.6 | ||||||||
| Trade credits | 69.5 | 65.7 | 70.1 | 72.4 | 177.8 | 105.4 | ||||||||
| Loans/currency and deposits | −341.1 | −602.7 | −553.3 | −471.9 | 2213.7 | 2685.6 | ||||||||
| Other assets/liabilities | 78.1 | 90.8 | 94.4 | 83.1 | 189.8 | 106.7 | ||||||||
| RESERVE ASSETS | 382.2 | 391.2 | 392.7 | 366.1 | 366.1 | – | ||||||||