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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 2017

Total EUR bn EU Member States outside the euro area Brazil Canada China India Japan Switzerland United States Offshore financial centres International organisations Other countries
Total UK Other EU countries EU inst. Total Hong Kong
Financial account                                
Direct investment                                
Assets 10561 27.7 20.4 7.3 0.0 3.9 2.8 1.6 0.6 1.0 9.4 25.2 12.3 0.9 0.0 14.5
Equity 7670 27.7 20.2 7.4 0.0 3.8 3.2 1.7 0.7 0.8 9.4 24.8 13.4 1.0 0.0 13.7
Debt instruments 2891 27.9 21.0 6.9 0.0 4.3 1.6 1.5 0.3 1.5 9.5 26.4 9.6 0.7 0.0 16.7
Liabilities 8511 22.2 17.6 4.6 0.0 1.6 3.2 0.9 0.2 1.9 11.2 27.2 23.0 1.3 0.0 7.3
Equity 5363 24.3 19.9 4.4 0.0 2.3 4.1 0.8 0.2 2.4 10.2 25.7 22.2 1.0 0.0 6.7
Debt instruments 3148 18.7 13.7 5.0 0.0 0.4 1.6 1.0 0.1 1.0 12.9 29.9 24.3 1.8 0.0 8.3
Portfolio investment                                
Assets 8499 28.6 15.5 9.7 3.4 1.1 2.8 1.1 1.0 5.2 3.0 35.3 7.3 0.8 0.7 13.1
Equity and investment fund shares 3619 17.8 12.1 5.7 0.0 1.2 2.1 2.2 2.0 7.3 5.9 39.2 10.6 1.5 0.0 10.3
Debt securities 4881 36.6 18.0 12.7 5.9 0.9 3.3 0.3 0.3 3.7 0.9 32.4 4.8 0.4 1.1 15.3
Short-term 659 37.0 19.3 17.3 0.4 0.2 3.3 0.5 0.0 12.6 1.7 32.5 3.8 0.8 0.2 7.3
Long-term 4222 36.6 17.8 12.0 6.8 1.0 3.3 0.3 0.4 2.3 0.7 32.4 4.9 0.3 1.3 16.5
Liabilities 10594 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Equity and investment fund shares 5916 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Debt securities 4678 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Short-term 416 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Long-term 4262 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Financial derivatives -51 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other investment                                
Assets 4969 40.5 32.5 7.2 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.7 0.5 3.6 7.2 18.5 11.1 2.2 0.9 11.8
of which: currency and deposits 2670 44.0 38.5 5.4 0.2 0.5 1.0 2.0 0.3 3.7 8.2 17.3 12.0 3.2 0.2 7.6
Liabilities 5693 50.8 32.8 12.6 5.3 0.4 0.4 1.3 1.1 2.1 4.7 14.0 9.2 1.7 2.5 11.7
of which: currency and deposits 3446 52.2 30.7 17.8 3.7 0.1 0.3 1.0 0.4 2.1 5.3 11.6 10.2 2.0 2.7 12.1
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 2017

Total EUR bn EU Member States outside the euro area Brazil Canada China India Japan Switzerland United States Offshore financial centres International organisations Other countries
Total UK Other EU countries EU inst. Total Hong Kong
Financial account                                
Direct investment                                
Assets 10561 27.7 20.4 7.3 0.0 3.9 2.8 1.6 0.6 1.0 9.4 25.2 12.3 0.9 0.0 14.5
Equity 7670 27.7 20.2 7.4 0.0 3.8 3.2 1.7 0.7 0.8 9.4 24.8 13.4 1.0 0.0 13.7
Debt instruments 2891 27.9 21.0 6.9 0.0 4.3 1.6 1.5 0.3 1.5 9.5 26.4 9.6 0.7 0.0 16.7
Liabilities 8511 22.2 17.6 4.6 0.0 1.6 3.2 0.9 0.2 1.9 11.2 27.2 23.0 1.3 0.0 7.3
Equity 5363 24.3 19.9 4.4 0.0 2.3 4.1 0.8 0.2 2.4 10.2 25.7 22.2 1.0 0.0 6.7
Debt instruments 3148 18.7 13.7 5.0 0.0 0.4 1.6 1.0 0.1 1.0 12.9 29.9 24.3 1.8 0.0 8.3
Portfolio investment                                
Assets 8499 28.6 15.5 9.7 3.4 1.1 2.8 1.1 1.0 5.2 3.0 35.3 7.3 0.8 0.7 13.1
Equity and investment fund shares 3619 17.8 12.1 5.7 0.0 1.2 2.1 2.2 2.0 7.3 5.9 39.2 10.6 1.5 0.0 10.3
Debt securities 4881 36.6 18.0 12.7 5.9 0.9 3.3 0.3 0.3 3.7 0.9 32.4 4.8 0.4 1.1 15.3
Short-term 659 37.0 19.3 17.3 0.4 0.2 3.3 0.5 0.0 12.6 1.7 32.5 3.8 0.8 0.2 7.3
Long-term 4222 36.6 17.8 12.0 6.8 1.0 3.3 0.3 0.4 2.3 0.7 32.4 4.9 0.3 1.3 16.5
Liabilities 10594 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Equity and investment fund shares 5916 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Debt securities 4678 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Short-term 416 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Long-term 4262 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Financial derivatives -51 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other investment                                
Assets 4969 40.5 32.5 7.2 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.7 0.5 3.6 7.2 18.5 11.1 2.2 0.9 11.8
of which: currency and deposits 2670 44.0 38.5 5.4 0.2 0.5 1.0 2.0 0.3 3.7 8.2 17.3 12.0 3.2 0.2 7.6
Liabilities 5693 50.8 32.8 12.6 5.3 0.4 0.4 1.3 1.1 2.1 4.7 14.0 9.2 1.7 2.5 11.7
of which: currency and deposits 3446 52.2 30.7 17.8 3.7 0.1 0.3 1.0 0.4 2.1 5.3 11.6 10.2 2.0 2.7 12.1
Source: ECB.