The dataset contains the balance of payments (b.o.p.) and the international investment position (i.i.p.) for European Union countries.
The b.o.p. and the i.i.p statistics generally follow the IMF Balance of Payments Manual(BPM5). The ECB publication European Union balance of Payments/International Investment Position Statistical Methods ("B.o.p. book"), available on the ECB Website, contains details on the compilation of the national b.o.p/i.i.p. collection systems.
National Currency: EUR
The ECB publication European Union Balance of payments/International Investment Position Statistical Methods ( b.o.p book), also avilable on the ECB website, contains further details on national collection systems.
Concept and Definitions : EU countries may accommodate different national concepts in ST1 data with respect to the ECB requirements, definitions and methods.
Monthly and Quarterly (b.o.p.) and Quarterly and Annual (I.I.P.)
Monthly, Quarterly, Annual
For information about the naming convention (series key dimensions and metadata), refer to the ST1 underlying DSD (ECB_BOP1) maintained by the ECB.
Net i.i.p. for France is only available at annual frequency.
The data are non seasonally adjusted.
EU countries may send revisions according to internal release timetables and in order to synchronize their databases with the SDW.
ST1 - Balance of Payments and International Investment Position, national data (discontiued)
National Central Banks or National Statistics Offices. IMF SDDS Website.
European Central Bank
National; Press Releases; ECB Orange Book;
The data are released according to national compilers" production and release calendars
Download the series catalogue containing a full list of series and associated metadata of the dataset ST1 in CSV format (zipped)