Germany FDI Inflows

$95.2B +$32.6B

Dec 2025 · Annual

Foreign direct investment inflows to Germany reached 95.2 billion USD in 2025, rising from 62.6 billion USD in 2024. The value is 153.0 billion USD below the all-time high of 248.0 billion USD set in 2000. The series covers data from 1971 onward.

Germany FDI Inflows, 1990–2025
ActualPreviousHighestLowestDatesFrequency
$95.2B$62.6B$248.0BDec 2000$-20.4BDec 20041971 – 2025Annual

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About this series

FDI Inflows in Germany averaged $63.1B from 1971 until 2025, reaching an all-time high of $248.0B in Dec 2000 and a record low of $-20.4B in Dec 2004. The series is reported yearly with history from 1971.

Foreign direct investment inflows measure the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest in an enterprise operating in Germany. The data are in current US dollars and reported annually. The series spans from 1971 to 2025.

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