Foreign direct investment inflows in Germany
Net foreign direct investment inflows to Germany were 1.9% of GDP in 2025.
Germany, 2025
1.9%
Change from 2024
+0.5percentage points
European Union, 2025
1.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
2.0%
Position in 2025
99th of 184
Foreign direct investment inflows in Germany over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Germany | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.9% | 1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | 1.0% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | 1.4% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | 3.9% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | 1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | 3.7% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | 0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | 4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | 5.2% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | 6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | 3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | 4.0% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | 5.7% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | 3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | 5.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | 7.2% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | 6.1% |
| 2004 | -0.7% | 2.7% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | 3.0% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | 3.7% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | 5.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 1.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1.8%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
- Among the 184 countries with data for 2025, Germany has the 99th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 1.2%.
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78.5%
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Exports share of GDP
40.1%p (Provisional)
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Imports share of GDP
37.9%p (Provisional)
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Current account balance, quarterly
3.9%
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Exports share of GDP
40.4%
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Imports share of GDP
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