GTAI FDI Report
2025 Report: Germany Records FDI Decline
Germany Trade & Invest’s annual report on foreign direct investments shows a drop in the number and value of projects.
May 21, 2025
Report Summary
1564 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects were implemented in Germany in 2025 – that’s according to annual figures compiled by Germany’s international business agency Germany Trade & Invest.
Project numbers declined by 9.3 percent from 2024. For comparison, the number of foreign investment projects declined globally by 9.5 percent, and in the EU by 18.1 percent.
The volume of German foreign investment projects declined to EUR 11.8 billion – an annual drop of 49.1 percent.
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Key findings
- Germany registered 1564 foreign direct investment projects (greenfield, expansions, relocations, but excluding M&A) in 2025.
- That represented a drop, but Germany outperformed the world as a whole and significantly outperformed the EU average.
- China overtook the United States to again become the leader source country.
- Roughly 1 in 5 international companies use Germany as a production or R&D location.
