Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Euro area
Euro area: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 0.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Euro area, 1971–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Euro area stood at 0.6%.
The figure is down 68.1% on the previous year and down 91.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Euro area peaked at 10.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -1.6%, in 2023.
That places Euro area 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5% | — |
| 1972 | 0.6% | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | -29.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | -22.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | +25.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4% | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | -9.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | -9.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | -10.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | +15.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | +41.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7% | +33.8% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | +31.4% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | -12.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | +23.2% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | +92.7% |
| 1999 | 5.0% | +109.9% |
| 2000 | 8.6% | +72.0% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | -43.1% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -27.8% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +124.4% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | +22.1% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +35.8% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -53.2% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +63.5% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -28.1% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -31.6% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | +125.1% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -28.6% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -73.7% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +186.3% |
| 2020 | -0.3% | -109.6% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -1225.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -82.7% |
| 2023 | -1.6% | -371.4% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -209.0% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | -68.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 2.7% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 1.1% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | -1.6% | 3.4% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Euro area
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 37,260 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5677 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 28,509 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 48,253 current US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3841 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Euro area?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Euro area was 0.6% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.6% in 2023.
- How does Euro area rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Euro area ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.