# Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Germany

Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Germany was 1.88% of GDP in 2025. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `fdi_net_inflows_gdp`
- Place id: `de`
- Unit: % of GDP
- Definition: Net foreign investment inflows to acquire a lasting management interest of at least 10% of voting stock, as a percentage of GDP. Includes equity, reinvested earnings and other capital recorded in the balance of payments.
- Note: Net inflows subtract disinvestment from new investment. Negative values indicate net disinvestment; zero is a valid net balance. Flows can exceed GDP, particularly in financial centers. The latest year varies by country.
- Source: World Bank, Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) (BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
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- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) (BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=fdi_net_inflows_gdp&place=de

| Period | % of GDP |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 1.88 |
| 2024 | 1.34 |
| 2023 | 1.99 |
| 2022 | 1.82 |
| 2021 | 2.93 |
| 2020 | 4.49 |
| 2019 | 1.91 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2.89 |
| 2016 | 1.64 |
| 2015 | 1.82 |
| 2014 | 0.44 |
| 2013 | 1.77 |
| 2012 | 1.82 |
| 2011 | 2.55 |
| 2010 | 2.48 |
| 2009 | 1.63 |
| 2008 | 0.81 |
| 2007 | 1.46 |
| 2006 | 2.87 |
| 2005 | 2.07 |
| 2004 | -0.72 |
| 2003 | 2.58 |
| 2002 | 2.44 |
| 2001 | 2.9 |
| 2000 | 12.61 |
| 1999 | 3.89 |
| 1998 | 1.31 |
| 1997 | 0.84 |
| 1996 | 0.62 |
| 1995 | 0.46 |
| 1994 | 0.34 |
| 1993 | 0.02 |
| 1992 | -0.1 |
| 1991 | 0.25 |
| 1990 | 0.14 |