Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Germany
Germany: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 1,295 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Germany, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Germany recorded 1,295 BoP, current US$ per person for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 24.3% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Germany peaked at 2,581 BoP, current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.33 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1971.
That places Germany 15th out of 192 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Germany, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 15.33 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1972 | 22.93 BoP, current US$ per person | +49.6% |
| 1973 | 24.87 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 26.87 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 27.73 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 33.3 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.1% |
| 1977 | 30.8 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 1978 | 50.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +63.8% |
| 1979 | 64.2 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.2% |
| 1980 | 53.15 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.2% |
| 1981 | 48.04 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 34.82 BoP, current US$ per person | -27.5% |
| 1983 | 37.67 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 60.71 BoP, current US$ per person | +61.1% |
| 1985 | 70.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.5% |
| 1986 | 120.92 BoP, current US$ per person | +70.9% |
| 1987 | 106.13 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.2% |
| 1988 | 153.05 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.2% |
| 1989 | 169.34 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 302.61 BoP, current US$ per person | +78.7% |
| 1991 | 286.67 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 230.69 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.5% |
| 1993 | 211.89 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 231.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 478.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +106.4% |
| 1996 | 620.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.7% |
| 1997 | 509.52 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.8% |
| 1998 | 1,083 BoP, current US$ per person | +112.5% |
| 1999 | 1,698 BoP, current US$ per person | +56.8% |
| 2000 | 1,194 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.7% |
| 2001 | 852.97 BoP, current US$ per person | -28.6% |
| 2002 | 208.55 BoP, current US$ per person | -75.6% |
| 2003 | 476.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +128.3% |
| 2004 | 109.91 BoP, current US$ per person | -76.9% |
| 2005 | 1,078 BoP, current US$ per person | +881.0% |
| 2006 | 1,796 BoP, current US$ per person | +66.6% |
| 2007 | 1,710 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 1,194 BoP, current US$ per person | -30.2% |
| 2009 | 1,218 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1,793 BoP, current US$ per person | +47.3% |
| 2011 | 1,344 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 1,232 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 1,157 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 1,303 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 1,460 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 1,415 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 1,802 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.3% |
| 2018 | 2,568 BoP, current US$ per person | +42.5% |
| 2019 | 2,062 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.7% |
| 2020 | 1,742 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 2,581 BoP, current US$ per person | +48.1% |
| 2022 | 1,927 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.3% |
| 2023 | 1,395 BoP, current US$ per person | -27.6% |
| 2024 | 1,042 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.3% |
| 2025 | 1,295 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.3% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 1,295 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 365.76 BoP, current US$ per person, 3.5× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Germany's 1,295 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 198.35 BoP, current US$ per person, 6.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Germany changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +881.0% | 109.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,078 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.94 BoP, current US$ per person | 15.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 64.2 BoP, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 85.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 34.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 169.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 565.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 211.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,698 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 983.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 109.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,796 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,614 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,157 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,568 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,664 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,042 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,581 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 12 Andorra 1,444 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 13 Israel 1,429 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 14 Canada 1,373 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 16 United Kingdom 1,251 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 17 United States 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 18 Finland 1,183 BoP, current US$ per person compare
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- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0108 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 654.77 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0079 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 478.11 units per person (2025)
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- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0053 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Germany?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Germany was 1,295 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 2,581 BoP, current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.33 BoP, current US$ per person in 1971.
- How does Germany rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Germany ranks 15th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.