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 8th out of 191 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.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Germany, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,962 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 4,727 million USD | +59.6% |
| 1992 | -2,089 million USD | -144.2% |
| 1993 | 368.24 million USD | -117.6% |
| 1994 | 7,135 million USD | +1837.5% |
| 1995 | 12,024 million USD | +68.5% |
| 1996 | 6,573 million USD | -45.3% |
| 1997 | 12,245 million USD | +86.3% |
| 1998 | 24,593 million USD | +100.8% |
| 1999 | 56,076 million USD | +128.0% |
| 2000 | 198,276 million USD | +253.6% |
| 2001 | 26,414 million USD | -86.7% |
| 2002 | 53,523 million USD | +102.6% |
| 2003 | 32,368 million USD | -39.5% |
| 2004 | -10,189 million USD | -131.5% |
| 2005 | 47,439 million USD | -565.6% |
| 2006 | 55,626 million USD | +17.3% |
| 2007 | 80,208 million USD | +44.2% |
| 2008 | 8,109 million USD | -89.9% |
| 2009 | 22,459 million USD | +177.0% |
| 2010 | 65,620 million USD | +192.2% |
| 2011 | 97,051 million USD | +47.9% |
| 2012 | 64,739 million USD | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 12,804 million USD | -80.2% |
| 2014 | -3,009 million USD | -123.5% |
| 2015 | 30,569 million USD | -1115.9% |
| 2016 | 12,626 million USD | -58.7% |
| 2017 | 33,261 million USD | +163.4% |
| 2018 | 62,073 million USD | +86.6% |
| 2019 | 52,684 million USD | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 56,998 million USD | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 46,468 million USD | -18.5% |
| 2022 | 11,053 million USD | -76.2% |
| 2023 | 36,698 million USD | +232.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 36,698 million USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,565 million USD, 8.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Germany's 36,698 million USD is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,447 million USD, 10.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +1837.5% | 368.24 million USD | 7,135 million USD |
| 2015 | +1115.9% | -3,009 million USD | 30,569 million USD |
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 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 5 Canada 50,324 million USD compare
- 6 France 42,032 million USD compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,668 million USD compare
- 7 British Virgin Islands 39,889 million USD compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,635 million USD compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,422 million USD compare
- 9 Mexico 36,057 million USD compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 1,339 million USD compare
- 10 Spain 34,376 million USD compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 804.16 million USD compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 688 million USD compare
- 11 Caribbean 74,479 million USD compare
- 11 Australia and New Zealand 33,442 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Germany
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.7761 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.6565 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 108.13 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,295 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 95.19 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 51.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,140 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 51.4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ 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$?
- Germany ranks 8th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ 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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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.