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 €164 billion, foreign direct investment continued to expand sharply in 2021, after the small increase in the first Corona year 2020 (119 bn).

Transaction values
Stock data

Germany’s outward primary and secondary foreign direct investment (FDI) was down by €75 billion at the end of 2020 to €1,315 billion.

Stock data
Foreign affiliates statistics (FATS)

In 2019, the number of foreign corporate units with German investors increased slightly. The annual turnover generated in these corporate units increased by 98 billion to over 2.6 trillion euros.

Foreign affiliates statistics (FATS)