June 5, 2023

In 2021, for the 11 EU countries, which report inward foreign direct investment (FDI) positions by ultimate investing economy, the total value amounted to €3 052 billion.

The inward FDI by ultimate investing economy was concentrated among a relatively small number of countries. The top ultimate investing economy in 2021 was the United States, which invested €405 billion (13.3% of the total value by ultimate investing economy), keeping the same position as in 2020. This country was followed by Germany with €330 billion (10.8%), France with €315 billion (10.3%), the United Kingdom with €274 billion (9.0%) and Switzerland with €178 billion (5.8%).

Bar chart: Total inward foreign direct investments positions, 2021

Luxembourg was the biggest immediate investing economy

The total inward FDI positions for the immediate investing economy for the same 11 EU countries amounted to €3 051 billion.

Luxembourg accounted for the largest part of the total investments with €504 billion (16.5% of the total by immediate investing economy), followed by the Netherlands (€446 billion; 14.6%), Germany (€275 billion; 9.0%), the United Kingdom (€264 billion; 8.7%) and France (€196 billion; 6.4%).


Source: Eurostat
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