International investment position
What is Denmark’s international investment position? The capital account is called the international investment position when Denmark’s financial assets abroad exceed foreign-owned financial assets in Denmark. Conversely, the capital account is called the foreign debt when foreign-owned financial assets in Denmark exceed Denmark’s financial assets abroad.
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The capital account is a statement of financial assets abroad and foreign-owned financial assets in Denmark.
When Denmark's financial assets abroad exceed foreign-owned financial assets in Denmark, the capital account is called the international investment position.
A financial asset means one of the following assets: - Cash - A contractual right to receive cash or another financial asset from another party - A contractual right to exchange financial instruments with another party on potentially favourable terms; or - An ownership instrument of another party.
Is a contractual obligation to - provide cash or another financial asset to another party, or - exchange financial instruments with another party on potentially unfavourable terms
Is for each sector calculated as assets minus liabilities.
Selected statistics on International investment position
Danmarks Nationalbank produces and publishes the statistics 'International investment position'. Statistics Denmark makes data available to users on this subject page and in Statbank Denmark..
