Germany vs High income: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps

Germany
108.13 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
High income
1.22 trillion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Germany rank
5th
High income rank
2nd

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time

  • Germany
  • High income
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How they compare

High income currently reports 1.22 trillion BoP, current US$ against 108.13 billion BoP, current US$ in Germany, a difference of 1.11 trillion BoP, current US$.

That makes High income's figure about 11.3 times Germany's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 5th and High income ranks 2nd of 192 countries.

High income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany High income Difference Ahead
1970s 2.58 billion BoP, current US$ 28.09 billion BoP, current US$ 25.50 billion BoP, current US$ High income
1980s 6.68 billion BoP, current US$ 95.50 billion BoP, current US$ 88.82 billion BoP, current US$ High income
1990s 46.15 billion BoP, current US$ 450.57 billion BoP, current US$ 404.42 billion BoP, current US$ High income
2000s 80.93 billion BoP, current US$ 1.51 trillion BoP, current US$ 1.43 trillion BoP, current US$ High income
2010s 132.15 billion BoP, current US$ 1.65 trillion BoP, current US$ 1.52 trillion BoP, current US$ High income
2020s 138.53 billion BoP, current US$ 1.40 trillion BoP, current US$ 1.26 trillion BoP, current US$ High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Germany or High income?
High income, at 1.22 trillion BoP, current US$ against 108.13 billion BoP, current US$ in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Germany and High income?
1.11 trillion BoP, current US$, with High income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and High income?
55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Germany and High income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
Germany ranks 5th and High income ranks 2nd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,166 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.