Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Germany
Germany: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 36,698 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Germany, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Germany recorded 36,698 million USD for total fdi inflows — value us$ in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 232.0% on the previous year and up 186.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Germany peaked at 198,276 million USD in 2000 and was at its lowest, -10,189 million USD, in 2004.
That places Germany 9th out of 207 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,461 million USD | -2,089 million USD | 56,076 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 51,423 million USD | -10,189 million USD | 198,276 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 42,842 million USD | -3,009 million USD | 97,051 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,804 million USD | 11,053 million USD | 56,998 million USD | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Germany
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp 2.36 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.17 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 44,147 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 17.61 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 3.69 trillion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 44,147 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.885 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -57.62 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -65.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 425.09 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in Germany?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in Germany was 36,698 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 198,276 million USD in 2000.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was -10,189 million USD in 2004.
- How does Germany rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Germany ranks 9th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 186.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.