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Germany Trade & Invest has carried out the first study of international business attitudes toward Europe’s largest economy. Companies in five countries were surveyed.

Germany Trade & Invest’s annual survey of foreign direct investment indicates that, despite a variety of challenges, companies are continuing to expand at a high rate in and to Europe’s largest economy.

Foreign direct investment to Germany saw a big comeback in 2021 as Germany Trade and Invest’s FDI report recorded a seven percent increase which elevated greenfield project numbers to 1,806.

The US and post-Brexit Britain drove an unprecedented level of FDI in Germany in the past year. Even without a huge investment by chipmaker Intel, the value of business expansions was up considerably.

The volume of international business expansions to and in Europe’s largest economy inceased by 37 percent last year.

2,062 foreign companies opened up businesses in Germany in 2018 – a new record. That is the result of the 2018 Germany Trade & Invest FDI Report.

Despite a decline in raw numbers, foreign firms that set up shop in Germany in 2019 created far greater employment.

The annual Germany Trade & Invest FDI report shows that Germany has attracted more foreign business in 2020 than experts had predicted. We documented 1,684 international companies who set up shop with greenfield investments, expansions and relocations.

Foreign investors can usually acquire stakes in German companies without restriction. However, the BMWK may review and, if necessary, prohibit acquisitions of domestic firms.

Germany ranks among the world’s top ten FDI recipient countries according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).