Table 3: International investment position of the euro area (Euro 12) ( 1 )
(EUR billions, end-of-period positions)
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net | Net | Net | Assets | Liabilities | |||||||||
| Source: ECB. | |||||||||||||
| ( 1 ) Data for 1999 and 2000 have been re-calculated to take into account the new composition of the euro area. 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 | −297.3 | −414.7 | −152.2 | 7459.4 | 7611.6 | ||||||||
| as a % of GDP | −4.7 | −6.3 | −2.2 | – | – | ||||||||
| DIRECT INVESTMENT ( 2 ) | 369.6 | 428.4 | 530.7 | 1859.9 | 1329.2 | ||||||||
| Equity capital and reinvested earnings | 332.5 | 375.5 | 492.9 | 1478.4 | 985.6 | ||||||||
| Other capital (mostly inter−company loans) | 37.2 | 53.0 | 37.9 | 381.5 | 343.6 | ||||||||
| PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT | −881.2 | −804.9 | −682.7 | 2499.8 | 3182.5 | ||||||||
| Equity | −684.4 | −443.9 | −466.1 | 1111.5 | 1577.6 | ||||||||
| Debt instruments | −196.8 | −361.0 | −216.6 | 1388.3 | 1604.9 | ||||||||
| Bonds and notes | −201.3 | −361.5 | −297.4 | 1208.1 | 1505.5 | ||||||||
| Money market instruments | 4.5 | 0.5 | 80.7 | 180.1 | 99.4 | ||||||||
| FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES | 16.0 | 8.5 | −5.9 | 123.7 | 129.5 | ||||||||
| OTHER INVESTMENT | −183.9 | −437.2 | −387.0 | 2583.4 | 2970.5 | ||||||||
| Trade credits | 72.7 | 72.0 | 70.8 | 180.6 | 109.8 | ||||||||
| Loans/currency and deposits | −334.7 | −600.1 | −540.0 | 2223.6 | 2763.6 | ||||||||
| Other assets/liabilities | 78.1 | 91.0 | 82.2 | 179.3 | 97.0 | ||||||||
| RESERVE ASSETS | 382.2 | 390.4 | 392.7 | 392.7 | – | ||||||||