Germany (2025)
1.9
% of GDP
+0.6pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.6pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
50
years of data

Data

Germany FDI Net Inflows (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 1.9 +0.6pp
2024 1.3 -0.7pp
2023 2 +0.2pp
2022 1.8 -1.1pp
2021 2.9 -1.6pp
2020 4.5 +2.6pp
2019 1.9 -2.1pp
2018 4 +1.1pp
2017 2.9 +1.3pp
2016 1.6 -0.2pp
2015 1.8 +1.4pp
2014 0.4 -1.4pp
2013 1.8 unchanged
2012 1.8 -0.8pp
2011 2.6 +0.1pp
2010 2.5 +0.9pp
2009 1.6 +0.8pp
2008 0.8 -0.7pp
2007 1.5 -1.4pp
2006 2.9 +0.8pp

About this Dataset

Germany recorded 1.9 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was +0.6pp. Across 1976–2025 the series ranges from -0.7 in 2004 to 12.6 in 2000.

This page tracks foreign direct investment net inflows as a share of GDP in Germany from 1990 to present. FDI is the primary channel of long-term cross-border capital allocation.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks foreign direct investment net inflows as a share of GDP in Germany from 1990 to present. FDI is the primary channel of long-term cross-border capital allocation. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations).

The series peaked at 12.6 % of GDP in 2000 and reached its lowest recorded value of -0.7 in 2004. The latest reading of 1.9 in 2025 represents a change of +0.6pp.