European Union Direct Investment Abroad
Key information about European Union Direct Investment Abroad
- European Union Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 29.8 USD bn in Feb 2026, compared with a growth of 29.9 USD bn in the previous month.
- EU Direct Investment Abroad: USD mn data is updated monthly.
- It is available from Jan 2000 to Feb 2026 and averaged 32.7 USD bn throughout the period.
- The data reached an all-time high of 225.3 USD bn in Oct 2013 and a record low of -306.5 USD bn in Dec 2018.
CEIC converts monthly Direct Investment Abroad into USD. European Central Bank provides Direct Investment Abroad in EUR. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Direct Investment Abroad covers Euro Area 21.
Key information about European Union Direct Investment Abroad
- In the latest reports of EU, Current Account recorded a surplus of 121.4 USD bn in Dec 2025.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 22.9 USD bn in Feb 2026.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 339.7 USD bn in Dec 2025.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 5,301.1 USD bn in Jun 2025.
View European Union's Direct Investment Abroad from Jan 2000 to Feb 2026 in the chart:
What was European Union's Direct Investment Abroad in Feb 2026?
European Union Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 29.8 USD bn in Feb 2026, compared with a growth of 29.9 USD bn in the previous month. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29,770.7 Feb 2026 | 29,932.9 Jan 2026 | -306,547.4 Dec 2018 | 225,258.0 Oct 2013 | USD mn | monthly | Jan 2000 - Feb 2026 |
Direct Investment Abroad by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (USD mn) | 81.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Algeria (USD mn) | 0.3 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Argentina (USD mn) | 887.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Dec 2025 |
| Armenia (USD mn) | 75.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Australia (USD mn) | 731.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Dec 2025 |
| Austria (USD mn) | -10,145.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Dec 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (USD mn) | -12.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Bahrain (USD mn) | 549.9 2025 | yearly | 1975 - 2025 |
| Bangladesh (USD mn) | 78.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| Belarus (USD mn) | 68.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| Belgium (USD mn) | 3,210.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Jan 2026 |
| Bolivia (USD mn) | 21.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2025 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) | 51.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2025 |
| Botswana (USD mn) | 32.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Brazil (USD mn) | 2,205.3 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Mar 2026 |
| Brunei (USD mn) | -97.6 2025 | yearly | 1970 - 2025 |
| Bulgaria (USD mn) | 53.7 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Feb 2026 |
| Cambodia (USD mn) | 36.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Canada (USD mn) | 9,672.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Dec 2025 |
| Chile (USD mn) | 993.3 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Mar 2026 |
| China (USD mn) | 40,435.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Colombia (USD mn) | 760.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| Croatia (USD mn) | -498.9 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2022 |
| Cyprus (USD mn) | 570.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Czech Republic (USD mn) | 771.6 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Feb 2026 |
| Denmark (USD mn) | -1,642.2 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Feb 2026 |
| Egypt (USD mn) | 228.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Estonia (USD mn) | 69.2 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Feb 2026 |
| European Union (USD mn) | 29,770.7 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Feb 2026 |
| Finland (USD mn) | 1,022.8 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Feb 2026 |
| France (USD mn) | 3,478.7 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Mar 2026 |
| Georgia (USD mn) | 61.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Germany (USD mn) | 15,773.7 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1971 - Feb 2026 |
| Ghana (USD mn) | 46.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2025 |
| Greece (USD mn) | 710.3 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Feb 2026 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) | 11,913.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Hungary (USD mn) | 7,930.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1992 - Dec 2025 |
| Iceland (USD mn) | 139.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2025 |
| India (USD mn) | 7,537.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Indonesia (USD mn) | 2,947.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2025 |
| Iran (USD mn) | 328.0 2021 | yearly | 1997 - 2021 |
| Ireland (USD mn) | 34,262.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2025 |
| Israel (USD mn) | 3,061.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2025 |
| Italy (USD mn) | 2,989.8 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Feb 2026 |
| Japan (USD mn) | 14,052.9 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2026 |
| Jordan (USD mn) | 48.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Dec 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (USD mn) | -624.6 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Mar 2026 |
| Kenya (USD mn) | 430.2 2025 | yearly | 2009 - 2025 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | 8,885.3 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Mar 2026 |
| Kosovo (USD mn) | 111.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2025 |
| Kuwait (USD mn) | 3,480.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) | -4.9 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2025 |
| Latvia (USD mn) | 105.2 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Feb 2026 |
| Lebanon (USD mn) | 23.1 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Lithuania (USD mn) | 342.6 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Feb 2026 |
| Luxembourg (USD mn) | 31,696.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (USD mn) | 1,240.6 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia (USD mn) | -215.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Malawi (USD mn) | -122.4 2021 | yearly | 2003 - 2021 |
| Malaysia (USD mn) | 2,192.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Malta (USD mn) | 8,221.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Mauritius (USD mn) | 1,936.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2025 |
| Mexico (USD mn) | 4,328.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Moldova (USD mn) | 26.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2025 |
| Mongolia (USD mn) | 9.8 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Mar 2026 |
| Montenegro (USD mn) | 21.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Morocco (USD mn) | 578.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Mozambique (USD mn) | -1.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| Netherlands (USD mn) | 82,627.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| New Zealand (USD mn) | 1,471.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Nigeria (USD mn) | -164.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Norway (USD mn) | 112.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Oman (USD mn) | -142.8 2024 | yearly | 2001 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (USD mn) | 125.0 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| Palestinian Territory (USD mn) | -3.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2025 |
| Panama (USD mn) | 212.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Dec 2025 |
| Paraguay (USD mn) | -58.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Peru (USD mn) | 733.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2025 |
| Philippines (USD mn) | 742.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Poland (USD mn) | 1,009.0 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Feb 2026 |
| Portugal (USD mn) | 504.2 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2026 |
| Qatar (USD mn) | -1,395.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2025 |
| Romania (USD mn) | 54.4 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Feb 2026 |
| Russia (USD mn) | 8,721.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (USD mn) | 5,050.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Serbia (USD mn) | 62.9 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Feb 2026 |
| Singapore (USD mn) | 33,615.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Slovakia (USD mn) | -944.9 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Feb 2026 |
| Slovenia (USD mn) | 162.3 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Feb 2026 |
| South Africa (USD mn) | -70.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Dec 2025 |
| Spain (USD mn) | 4,779.3 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Feb 2026 |
| Sri Lanka (USD mn) | 36.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2025 |
| Sudan (USD mn) | 0.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Sweden (USD mn) | 4,187.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1982 - Dec 2025 |
| Switzerland (USD mn) | 7,423.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Dec 2025 |
| Taiwan, China (USD mn) | 8,817.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Dec 2025 |
| Thailand (USD mn) | 2,644.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Turkey (USD mn) | 918.0 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Feb 2026 |
| Ukraine (USD mn) | -6.0 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Mar 2026 |
| United Arab Emirates (USD mn) | 77,168.1 2024 | yearly | 1980 - 2024 |
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| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 3.7 2017 | yearly | 2008 - 2017 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 50.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 12,992,066.667 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 18,748,418.651 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 4.0 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Mar 2026 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 1.0 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Apr 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 338,821.5 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 1.801 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 1.4 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Feb 2026 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 19,062,905.575 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 5.2 Mar 2026 | monthly | Sep 1998 - Mar 2026 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 27,019,799.4 May 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - May 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 0.5 May 2025 | monthly | Sep 1998 - May 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 7,971,968.4 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 22,846,438.410 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 4.77 Mar 2026 | monthly | Sep 1998 - Mar 2026 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 76.73 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| Eurosystem: ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves (FCR) (EUR bn) | 294.254 Mar 2026 | monthly | Nov 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| Eurosystem: Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (EUR bn) | 1,908.131 Mar 2026 | monthly | Nov 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| Money Supply M3: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 17,420.225 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Mar 2026 |
| Money Supply M3: swda: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 17,446.547 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Mar 2026 |
| Money Supply M2: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 16,266.572 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Mar 2026 |
| Money Supply M1: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 11,234.491 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Mar 2026 |
| Money Supply M2: swda: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 16,277.495 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Mar 2026 |
| Money Supply M1: swda: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 11,279.794 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Mar 2026 |
| MFIs Deposits: Outstanding: Households (EUR bn) | 9,860.952 Mar 2026 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Mar 2026 |
| MFIs Deposits: Outstanding: Non Financial Corp (NFC) (EUR bn) | 3,742.262 Mar 2026 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Mar 2026 |
| MFIs Loans: Outstanding: Non Financial Sector (EUR bn) | 5,354.718 Mar 2026 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Mar 2026 |
| MFIs Loans: Outstanding: Households: Consumer Credit (CS) (EUR bn) | 686.042 Jan 2019 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2019 |
| MFIs Loans: Outstanding: Households: HP: Over 5 Years (EUR bn) | 4,296.809 Jan 2019 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2019 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 2.7 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Apr 2026 |
| BE: Industrial Confidence Indicator (ICI): sa: NACE 2 (% Point) | -12.200 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Apr 2026 |
| Construction Confidence Indicator (CCI): sa: EU 27 excl UK (EU 27E) (% Point) | -15.900 Apr 2020 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Apr 2020 |
| Eurocoin Leading Indicator (Number) | 0.520 Apr 2026 | monthly | Dec 2019 - Apr 2026 |
| Economic Sentiment Index: sa: EU 27 excl UK (NA) | 65.800 Apr 2020 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Apr 2020 |
| Industrial Confidence Indicator (ICI): sa: EA 19 (% Point) | 5.80 Jul 2018 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Jul 2018 |
| Industrial Confidence Indicator (ICI): sa: EU 27 excl UK (EU 27E) (% Point) | -30.600 Apr 2020 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Apr 2020 |
| Service Confidence Indicator (SCI): sa: Euro Area 19 (% Point) | 15.30 Jul 2018 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jul 2018 |
| Service Confidence Indicator (SCI): sa: EU 27 excl UK (EU 27E) (% Point) | -35.400 Apr 2020 | monthly | Oct 1996 - Apr 2020 |
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