Germany (2025)
2,766.7
USD millions
-11.4% YoY
YoY Change
-11.4%
USD millions
Trend
down
Series length
19
years of data

Data

Germany Venture Capital Investment (Total) (2025) — source data. OECD.
Year USD millions YoY Change
2025 2,766.7 -11.4%
2024 3,122.1 +21.4%
2023 2,572.7 -27.0%
2022 3,524.7 -27.7%
2021 4,872 +129.6%
2020 2,121.5 -9.7%
2019 2,348.9 +34.7%
2018 1,743.9 +12.5%
2017 1,550.4 +2.2%
2016 1,516.4 +47.2%
2015 1,030.1 +15.1%
2014 895.2 -2.5%
2013 918.4 +23.6%
2012 742.9 -23.9%
2011 975.8 +9.8%
2010 888.4 unchanged
2009 888.4 -42.5%
2008 1,545 +43.3%
2007 1,077.9 n/a

About this Dataset

Germany recorded 2,766.7 USD millions in 2025. The latest change was -11.4%. Across 2007–2025 the series ranges from 742.9 in 2012 to 4,872 in 2021.

This page tracks total venture capital investment (all investment stages) in Germany from 2007 to present, in USD millions. VC investment volume is a leading indicator of startup ecosystem vitality and innovation capital availability.

Data sourced from OECD via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks total venture capital investment (all investment stages) in Germany from 2007 to present, in USD millions. VC investment volume is a leading indicator of startup ecosystem vitality and innovation capital availability. It is published by OECD and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. OECD typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2007–2025 (19 observations).

The series peaked at 4,872 USD millions in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 742.9 in 2012. The latest reading of 2,766.7 in 2025 represents a change of -11.4%.