Germany vs United States of America: Total FDI inflows — Value US$
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ over time
- Germany
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 310,947 million USD against 36,698 million USD in Germany, a difference of 274,249 million USD.
That makes United States of America's figure about 8.5 times Germany's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 5th of 191 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,461 million USD | 89,064 million USD | 76,602 million USD | United States of America |
| 2000s | 51,423 million USD | 174,473 million USD | 123,049 million USD | United States of America |
| 2010s | 42,842 million USD | 271,182 million USD | 228,341 million USD | United States of America |
| 2020s | 37,804 million USD | 286,023 million USD | 248,219 million USD | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi inflows — value us$, Germany or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 310,947 million USD against 36,698 million USD in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi inflows — value us$ between Germany and United States of America?
- 274,249 million USD, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Germany and United States of America rank globally for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Germany ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 5th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.