Annual Report 2023

Notes

26. Noncurrent and current other financial liabilities

 

 

CARRYING AMOUNT

 

CARRYING AMOUNT

€ million

 

Current

 

Noncurrent

 

Dec. 31, 2023

 

Current1

 

Noncurrent

 

Dec. 31, 20221

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Negative fair values of derivative financial instruments

 

2,649

 

4,680

 

7,329

 

2,281

 

5,565

 

7,846

Interest payable

 

1,256

 

281

 

1,537

 

837

 

215

 

1,052

Miscellaneous financial liabilities

 

10,117

 

2,006

 

12,123

 

16,689

 

2,409

 

19,097

 

 

14,022

 

6,968

 

20,990

 

19,807

 

8,188

 

27,995

1

Prior-year figures adjusted (see disclosures on IFRS 17 in the “Effects of new and amended IFRSs” section).

Under miscellaneous current financial liabilities, an amount of €6,750 million was attributable in the previous year to the obligation to pay a special dividend to the shareholders of Volkswagen AG in connection with the IPO of Porsche AG (see “Key events” section).

The negative fair values of derivatives relate to the following items:

€ million

 

Dec. 31, 2023

 

Dec. 31, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

Transactions for hedging

 

 

 

 

foreign currency risk from assets using fair value hedges

 

30

 

12

foreign currency risk from liabilities using fair value hedges

 

81

 

14

interest rate risk using fair value hedges

 

1,793

 

2,596

interest rate risk using cash flow hedges

 

64

 

54

foreign currency and price risk from future cash flows (cash flow hedges)

 

2,443

 

2,801

Hedging transactions Total

 

4,412

 

5,477

Liabilities related to derivatives not included in hedging relationships

 

2,918

 

2,369

Total

 

7,329

 

7,846

Negative fair values of €110 million (previous year: €0 million) were recognized from transactions for hedging interest rate risk (fair value hedges) designated in portfolio hedges.

Further details on derivative financial instruments as a whole are given in the section entitled “Financial risk management and financial instruments”.