The exchange of balance of payments and international investment position statistics : BPM6 : booklet; April 2024

This booklet provides updated, detailed information on the transmission of monthly and quarterly balance of payments (b.o.p.) statistics, as well as international investment position (i.i.p.) and international reserves template data within the European System of Central Banks (ESCB). It also covers transmission in relation to monthly reporting of banknote shipments. It replaces the booklet published in April 2023. The information provided applies to the transmission of data related to the 20 euro area countries, as applicable from 15 March 2024. General information about implementing the International Monetary Fund (IMF) "Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (sixth edition) (BPM6)"1 within the ESCB can be found on the ECB's website. General reference material and the legal basis for statistical reporting requirements in the field of b.o.p., i.i.p. and the international reserves template are set out in ECB Guideline ECB/2011/232 as amended (referred to as the "ECB Guideline" in the rest of this document). Appendices B1 to B4 of this document present the list of data requirements for reserve assets, banknote shipments and securities held as reserve assets. The data requirements for b.o.p. and i.i.p. statistics are summarised in the accompanying Excel file entitled "Requirements Matrix".