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Table 4: International investment position of the euro area - geographical breakdown

(As a percentage of the total, unless otherwise indicated; positions during the period; non-working day and non-seasonally adjusted)

Q4 2016

Total EUR bn EU Member States outside the euro area Brazil Canada China India Japan Switzerland United States Offshore financ. centres International org. Other countries
Total UK Other EU countries EU inst. Total Hong Kong
Financial account                                
Direct investment                                
Assets 10237 26.8 20.2 6.7 0.0 4.1 2.6 1.8 0.6 1.0 9.5 27.7 10.5 0.9 0.0 14.6
Equity 7253 27.0 20.1 6.9 0.0 3.9 3.0 2.0 0.7 0.8 8.9 28.2 11.3 1.0 0.0 13.2
Debt instruments 2985 26.4 20.3 6.0 0.0 4.6 1.5 1.4 0.3 1.3 11.0 26.4 8.5 0.6 0.0 18.0
Liabilities 8398 22.5 18.0 4.5 0.0 1.7 2.7 0.7 0.1 1.7 9.6 28.6 20.8 1.5 0.0 9.9
Equity 5302 24.8 20.5 4.3 0.0 2.5 3.2 0.6 0.1 2.3 8.0 28.2 21.2 0.8 0.0 8.3
Debt instruments 3095 18.7 13.8 4.9 0.0 0.4 1.8 0.9 0.1 0.8 12.3 29.5 20.2 2.6 0.0 12.8
Portfolio investment                                
Assets 7885 28.1 15.2 9.4 3.6 1.1 3.0 1.0 0.8 4.8 2.8 36.8 6.3 0.7 0.7 13.8
Equity and investment fund shares 3279 16.8 11.5 5.2 0.0 1.3 2.2 1.9 1.6 7.5 5.9 39.9 9.1 1.5 0.0 12.3
Debt securities 4607 36.2 17.8 12.3 6.1 1.0 3.6 0.3 0.2 2.9 0.6 34.7 4.3 0.2 1.2 14.9
Short-term 644 32.8 18.1 14.6 0.1 0.1 4.8 0.6 0.0 8.7 1.1 40.7 1.8 0.1 0.2 9.0
Long-term 3963 36.7 17.7 12.0 7.0 1.2 3.4 0.2 0.3 2.0 0.5 33.7 4.7 0.2 1.4 15.9
Liabilities 10286 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Equity and investment fund shares 5342 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Debt securities 4944 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Short-term 418 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Long-term 4525 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Financial derivatives -55 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other investment                                
Assets 4803 39.2 31.1 7.3 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.6 0.5 4.5 6.5 17.6 12.4 1.7 0.8 13.1
of which: currency and deposits 2680 44.4 39.1 5.1 0.2 0.5 1.1 1.7 0.3 4.3 7.3 16.6 13.6 2.3 0.2 7.6
Liabilities 5524 48.9 32.1 11.5 5.3 0.3 0.5 1.5 1.0 2.8 5.1 13.7 9.6 1.5 2.5 12.5
of which: currency and deposits 3410 49.7 31.0 15.3 3.4 0.2 0.4 1.4 0.2 2.7 5.6 12.0 10.9 1.9 2.2 12.8
Source: ECB.

Table 4: International investment position of the euro area - geographical breakdown

(As a percentage of the total, unless otherwise indicated; positions during the period; non-working day and non-seasonally adjusted)

Q4 2016

Total EUR bn EU Member States outside the euro area Brazil Canada China India Japan Switzerland United States Offshore financ. centres International org. Other countries
Total UK Other EU countries EU inst. Total Hong Kong
Financial account                                
Direct investment                                
Assets 10237 26.8 20.2 6.7 0.0 4.1 2.6 1.8 0.6 1.0 9.5 27.7 10.5 0.9 0.0 14.6
Equity 7253 27.0 20.1 6.9 0.0 3.9 3.0 2.0 0.7 0.8 8.9 28.2 11.3 1.0 0.0 13.2
Debt instruments 2985 26.4 20.3 6.0 0.0 4.6 1.5 1.4 0.3 1.3 11.0 26.4 8.5 0.6 0.0 18.0
Liabilities 8398 22.5 18.0 4.5 0.0 1.7 2.7 0.7 0.1 1.7 9.6 28.6 20.8 1.5 0.0 9.9
Equity 5302 24.8 20.5 4.3 0.0 2.5 3.2 0.6 0.1 2.3 8.0 28.2 21.2 0.8 0.0 8.3
Debt instruments 3095 18.7 13.8 4.9 0.0 0.4 1.8 0.9 0.1 0.8 12.3 29.5 20.2 2.6 0.0 12.8
Portfolio investment                                
Assets 7885 28.1 15.2 9.4 3.6 1.1 3.0 1.0 0.8 4.8 2.8 36.8 6.3 0.7 0.7 13.8
Equity and investment fund shares 3279 16.8 11.5 5.2 0.0 1.3 2.2 1.9 1.6 7.5 5.9 39.9 9.1 1.5 0.0 12.3
Debt securities 4607 36.2 17.8 12.3 6.1 1.0 3.6 0.3 0.2 2.9 0.6 34.7 4.3 0.2 1.2 14.9
Short-term 644 32.8 18.1 14.6 0.1 0.1 4.8 0.6 0.0 8.7 1.1 40.7 1.8 0.1 0.2 9.0
Long-term 3963 36.7 17.7 12.0 7.0 1.2 3.4 0.2 0.3 2.0 0.5 33.7 4.7 0.2 1.4 15.9
Liabilities 10286 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Equity and investment fund shares 5342 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Debt securities 4944 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Short-term 418 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Long-term 4525 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Financial derivatives -55 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other investment                                
Assets 4803 39.2 31.1 7.3 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.6 0.5 4.5 6.5 17.6 12.4 1.7 0.8 13.1
of which: currency and deposits 2680 44.4 39.1 5.1 0.2 0.5 1.1 1.7 0.3 4.3 7.3 16.6 13.6 2.3 0.2 7.6
Liabilities 5524 48.9 32.1 11.5 5.3 0.3 0.5 1.5 1.0 2.8 5.1 13.7 9.6 1.5 2.5 12.5
of which: currency and deposits 3410 49.7 31.0 15.3 3.4 0.2 0.4 1.4 0.2 2.7 5.6 12.0 10.9 1.9 2.2 12.8
Source: ECB.