I overensstemmelse med internationale standarder (IMF) finder kriteriet om 10 % ejerskab anvendelse for at udlede eksistensen af en direkte investeringsrelation, dvs. en varig interesse for så vidt angår euroområdets betalingsbalance/kapitalbalancen over for udlandet.
In line with international standards (IMF), the ‘10 % ownership criterion’ is applied in order to infer the existence of a direct investment relationship, i.e. a lasting interest in the case of the euro-area balance of payments/international investment position.