Direct investments and foreign affiliates statistics (FATS)

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is defined as cross-border investment in enterprises with the objective of establishing a lasting influence over business activities.

The statistics on the structure and activity of foreign affiliates (foreign affiliates statistics – FATS) provide key data on foreign-controlled enterprises.

Transaction values

At €169 billion, foreign direct investment continued to expand in 2022, albeit to a slightly lesser extent than in the previous year (€181 billion). It is thus still at a high level.

Transaction values
Stock data

Germany’s outward primary and secondary foreign direct investment (FDI) was up by €120 billion at the end of 2021 to €1,426 billion.

Stock data
Foreign affiliates statistics (FATS)

In 2021, foreign corporate units with German investors generated an annual turnover of 2.6 Billion euro.

Foreign affiliates statistics (FATS)