IW-Studie: Ausländische Investitionen in Deutschland steigen um 50 Prozent
Die USA investieren weniger in deutsche Unternehmen. Dafür sind britische Investoren deutlich umtriebiger. China spielt dagegen eine untergeordnete Rolle.
Foreign investments in Germany have surged by 50 percent, according to a recent study by the employer-focused Institute of the German Economy Cologne (IW). In 2025, firms invested approximately 86 billion Euros, a 50 percent increase from the previous year, as indicated by an analysis based on new data from the Bundesbank. "After plummeting by nearly 32 percent in 2024, foreign investments have since stabilized," economist Samina Sultan of the IW told Reuters on Monday.
Direct investment flows can vary significantly from year to year, influenced by individual large transactions. Additionally, the figures are often revised upward or downward after the fact. For 2025, the IW therefore compares the total value to the median of the years 2015 through 2024, showing that an almost 11 percent increase still persists.
"The source countries of capital have shifted significantly in 2025," Sultan emphasized. US firms invested only 11.8 billion Euros in Germany, a decrease of nearly 44 percent compared to 2024. Their share of all foreign investments in the country thus shrank from over 36 percent to around 14 percent.
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