COUNTRY / INDICATOR
Germany FDI Inflows
Germany fdi inflows: latest available value for 2025, historical series from 1971, ranking context and source documentation.
Series overview
BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,88 | 0,55 |
| 2024 | 1,34 | -0,66 |
| 2023 | 1,99 | 0,17 |
| 2022 | 1,82 | -1,11 |
| 2021 | 2,93 | -1,56 |
| 2020 | 4,49 | 2,58 |
| 2019 | 1,91 | -2,10 |
| 2018 | 4,00 | 1,11 |
| 2017 | 2,89 | 1,25 |
| 2016 | 1,64 | -0,18 |
| 2015 | 1,82 | 1,38 |
| 2014 | 0,44 | -1,33 |
| 2013 | 1,77 | -0,05 |
| 2012 | 1,82 | -0,73 |
| 2011 | 2,55 | 0,07 |
| 2010 | 2,48 | 0,85 |
| 2009 | 1,63 | 0,82 |
| 2008 | 0,81 | -0,65 |
| 2007 | 1,46 | -1,41 |
| 2006 | 2,87 | 0,80 |
| 2005 | 2,07 | 2,78 |
| 2004 | -0,72 | -3,30 |
| 2003 | 2,58 | 0,14 |
| 2002 | 2,44 | -0,46 |
| 2001 | 2,90 | -9,71 |
| 2000 | 12,61 | 8,72 |
| 1999 | 3,89 | 2,79 |
| 1998 | 1,09 | 0,54 |
| 1997 | 0,55 | 0,29 |
| 1996 | 0,26 | -0,20 |
| 1995 | 0,46 | 0,14 |
| 1994 | 0,32 | 0,30 |
| 1993 | 0,02 | 0,12 |
| 1992 | -0,10 | -0,35 |
| 1991 | 0,25 | 0,11 |
| 1990 | 0,14 | -0,22 |
| 1989 | 0,37 | 0,48 |
| 1988 | -0,11 | -0,23 |
| 1987 | 0,12 | 0,01 |
| 1986 | 0,11 | 0,04 |
| 1985 | 0,07 | -0,01 |
| 1984 | 0,08 | -0,05 |
| 1983 | 0,13 | 0,07 |
| 1982 | 0,06 | 0,11 |
| 1981 | -0,05 | -0,03 |
| 1980 | -0,02 | -0,22 |
| 1979 | 0,20 | -0,02 |
| 1978 | 0,22 | 0,06 |
| 1977 | 0,16 | -0,10 |
| 1976 | 0,25 | 0,11 |
| 1975 | 0,14 | -0,35 |
| 1974 | 0,49 | -0,04 |
| 1973 | 0,53 | -0,10 |
| 1972 | 0,63 | 0,19 |
| 1971 | 0,44 | — |
Source methodology
World Development IndicatorsIndicator note: Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.
Source organization: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF); International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB); World Bank GDP estimates, World Bank (WB); OECD GDP estimates, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Metadata fetched: 2026-08-01 02:15:27. Open original metadata response.
Revision history
2 detected changesSource revisions are retained before the current observation is replaced. This table documents the previous and replacement value for reproducibility.
| Detected | Data year | Previous value | Replacement value | Source | Source update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-01 00:30:05 | 2025 | 1,88 | 1,88 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-07-30 22:03:54 | 2025 | 1,88 | 1,88 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
Country-specific interpretation
Automatically derived from the displayed seriesGermany recorded 1,88 percent of GDP in 2025, the latest year available in this series.
Compared with 2024, the fdi inflows increased by 0,55.
Across the latest five-year comparison window, the series shows an downward direction.
Across 55 observations from 1971 to 2025, the average was 1,37; the minimum was -0,72 in 2004 and the maximum was 12,61 in 2000.
Germany ranks 50 out of 99 countries with a current value in the portal ranking.
The latest value is above the available average for Europe & Central Asia.
It is also above the available average for the High income group.
International investment attraction.