Germany Foreign Portfolio Investment

1971 - 2025 | Quarterly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Germany Foreign Portfolio Investment

  • Germany Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 50.888 USD bn in Dec 2025, compared with an increase of 80.451 USD bn in the previous quarter.
  • Germany Foreign Portfolio Investment: USD mn data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1971 to Dec 2025.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 161.334 USD bn in Sep 2020 and a record low of -124.270 USD bn in Dec 2020.

CEIC calculates quarterly Foreign Portfolio Investment in USD from monthly Foreign Portfolio Investment. Deutsche Bundesbank provides Foreign Portfolio investments in EUR. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.


Related information about Germany Foreign Portfolio Investment

  • In the latest reports of Germany, Current Account recorded a surplus of 20.998 USD bn in Jan 2026.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 2.082 USD bn in Jan 2026.
  • Germany Direct Investment Abroad fell by 11.664 USD bn in Jan 2026.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 1,310.046 USD bn in Sep 2025.

View Germany's Foreign Portfolio Investment from Mar 1971 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

Germany Foreign Portfolio Investment

What was Germany's Foreign Portfolio Investment in Dec 2025?

Germany Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 50.888 USD bn in Dec 2025, compared with an increase of 80.451 USD bn in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
50,888.238 Dec 2025 80,451.218 Sep 2025 -124,270.336 Dec 2020 161,334.309 Sep 2020 USD mn quarterly Mar 1971 - Dec 2025

Foreign Portfolio Investment by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) -343.413 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Argentina (USD mn) 7,415.669 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Armenia (USD mn) 32.620 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Australia (USD mn) 34,622.331 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 1988 - Dec 2025
Austria (USD mn) -962.297 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 5.632 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
Bahrain (USD mn) 1,793.275 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2025
Bangladesh (USD mn) -58.494 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Dec 2025
Belarus (USD mn) 11.620 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Belgium (USD mn) 18,695.459 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Bolivia (USD mn) -29.413 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) -0.006 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Botswana (USD mn) 0.198 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Brazil (USD mn) 15,853.692 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2026
Bulgaria (USD mn) 64.721 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2025
Cambodia (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2025
Canada (USD mn) 41,752.910 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1950 - Dec 2025
Chile (USD mn) 6,234.981 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2026
China (USD mn) -19,981.674 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Colombia (USD mn) 6,036.571 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Croatia (USD mn) -269.030 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) -754.577 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (USD mn) 7,771.604 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Denmark (USD mn) 2,505.521 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
Ecuador (USD mn) 29.355 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Egypt (USD mn) 3,209.900 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2025
Estonia (USD mn) 728.642 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
European Union (USD mn) 339,709.800 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Finland (USD mn) 4,497.458 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2026
France (USD mn) 151,409.549 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2026
Georgia (USD mn) 50.340 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Germany (USD mn) 50,888.238 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Dec 2025
Ghana (USD mn) -61.216 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Greece (USD mn) 5,700.991 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 8,113.077 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Hungary (USD mn) 3,668.755 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2025
Iceland (USD mn) 241.504 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
India (USD mn) -84.635 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2009 - Dec 2025
Indonesia (USD mn) 5,761.260 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Iran (USD mn) 45.600 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Ireland (USD mn) 167,683.168 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Israel (USD mn) -1,527.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Italy (USD mn) 38,268.889 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2025
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 1,694.078 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Japan (USD mn) 54,840.760 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2026
Jordan (USD mn) 294.499 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2025
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 931.997 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1997 - Mar 2026
Kenya (USD mn) 1,846.554 2025 yearly 2009 - 2025
South Korea (USD mn) -41,291.800 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1980 - Mar 2026
Kosovo (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
Kuwait (USD mn) 182.526 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Laos (USD mn) 60.553 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Latvia (USD mn) 2,053.097 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Lebanon (USD mn) -45.210 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Lithuania (USD mn) -170.235 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (USD mn) 170,169.542 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) -4,790.366 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
North Macedonia (USD mn) 22.461 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Malawi (USD mn) -146.374 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
Malaysia (USD mn) 3,381.831 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Malta (USD mn) 1,579.015 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Mauritius (USD mn) 637.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Mexico (USD mn) -12,271.187 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Moldova (USD mn) 1.210 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Mongolia (USD mn) 92.070 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2026
Montenegro (USD mn) -89.045 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Morocco (USD mn) -987.474 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Mozambique (USD mn) -6.434 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Netherlands (USD mn) 29,084.185 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2025
New Zealand (USD mn) 3,775.300 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1995 - Dec 2025
Nigeria (USD mn) 2,512.415 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Norway (USD mn) 6,810.240 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Oman (USD mn) -218.726 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Pakistan (USD mn) -343.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 2002 - Mar 2026
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) 89.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
Panama (USD mn) -11.668 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
Paraguay (USD mn) -336.520 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Peru (USD mn) 1,379.889 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Philippines (USD mn) -1,798.205 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Poland (USD mn) 6,993.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Portugal (USD mn) -5,611.260 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Qatar (USD mn) 5,106.044 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
Romania (USD mn) 2,850.979 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Russia (USD mn) -945.450 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 7,988.730 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Serbia (USD mn) -32.020 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Singapore (USD mn) 14,964.357 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Slovakia (USD mn) 2,596.587 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2025
Slovenia (USD mn) -124.569 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
South Africa (USD mn) 160.828 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Dec 2025
Spain (USD mn) 20,106.098 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 8.029 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Sudan (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2004 - Dec 2025
Sweden (USD mn) -4,644.440 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1982 - Dec 2025
Switzerland (USD mn) 30,664.716 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Dec 2025
Taiwan, China (USD mn) -15,090.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Dec 2025
Thailand (USD mn) 1,009.620 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Tunisia (USD mn) -1,047.883 2025 yearly 1976 - 2025
Turkey (USD mn) 2,711.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Dec 2025
Ukraine (USD mn) 63.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2026

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Germany Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Dec 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -59,276.118 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 314,507.152 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 23.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 3,330,957.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 63.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) 2,798.121 2031 yearly 1991 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) 3,991.688 2031 yearly 1991 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) 2,599.816 2031 yearly 1991 - 2031
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.600 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Trade Balance (USD mn) 16,468.7 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 156,897.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 1.9 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1951 - Mar 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 11,279,159.417 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 70,970,902.063 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 54,214,028.985 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 140,429.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 7.2 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1951 - Mar 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 36,738,204.645 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 41,845,878.903 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 14,112.465 Feb 2026 monthly Sep 1977 - Feb 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 9,280.271 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 1990 - Mar 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 6,750.041 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 16,030.192 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2026
Motor Vehicle Exports: Car (Unit) 352,400.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jul 2000 - Apr 2026
Imports: SITC: Vehicles, Motorcycles & Bicycles (EUR th) 11,620,816.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Exports: SITC: Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 9,666,502.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Exports: SITC: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (EUR th) 20,598,512.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Exports: SITC: Electrical Machinery, TV Image and Sound Reproducing (EUR th) 15,162,150.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Imports: SITC: Electrical Machinery, TV Image and Sound Reproducing (EUR th) 15,830,479.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Exports: SITC: Plastics & Articles Thereof (EUR th) 5,669,527.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Exports: SITC: Vehicles, Motorcycles & Bicycles (EUR th) 21,149,954.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Imports: SITC: Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 5,460,033.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Imports: SITC: Mineral Fuels & Oils, Bituminous Substances (EUR th) 7,351,707.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Imports: SITC: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (EUR th) 13,771,633.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Exports: SITC: Iron & Steel (EUR th) 2,312,705.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Imports: SITC: Iron & Steel (EUR th) 2,147,437.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Exports: China (EUR th) 5,708,763.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2026
Imports cif (EUR mn) 130,431.733 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Mar 2026
Exports fob (EUR mn) 150,266.787 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Mar 2026
Exports fob: YoY (%) 1.600 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2026
Imports cif: YoY (%) 0.600 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2026
Imports cif: swda (EUR bn) 121.510 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Mar 2026
Exports fob: swda (EUR bn) 135.760 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Mar 2026
Trade Balance: swda (EUR bn) 14.250 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Mar 2026
Exports Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Photovoltaic Cells asse... (EUR th) 25,022.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2021 - Feb 2026
Imports Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Light Emitting Diodes (... (EUR th) 70,143.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2021 - Feb 2026
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 15,773.7 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1971 - Feb 2026
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 23,056.8 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Feb 2026
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 681.7 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1971 - Feb 2026
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 50,888.238 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 3.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -16,227.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 67,115.610 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Dec 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 7,936,265.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 151.3 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 2,873,834.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 54.8 2025 yearly 2004 - 2025
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 585.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 243.613 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 4,316,908.054 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1957 - Dec 2025
Insolvency (IN): No of Proceedings (NP) (Unit) 9,377.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
DE: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 36,406.381 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
DE: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (USD mn) 34,336.677 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
DE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn) 23,662.388 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
DE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn) 21,225.006 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.5 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 48.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 3,376,962.404 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 4,674,349.917 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1969 - Mar 2026
M2 Growth (%) 3.7 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1970 - Mar 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Apr 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 38,266.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 0.737 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1991 - Mar 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 0.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 499,892.328 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1998 - Apr 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 7,241,419.548 Mar 2026 monthly Sep 1997 - Mar 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.7 Mar 2026 monthly Sep 1998 - Mar 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 0.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - May 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) 5.400 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 12.400 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 2,560.189 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1970 - Sep 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 7,222.373 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1955 - Sep 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 2,554,105.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 8,825,953.104 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 2.44 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1949 - Mar 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 72.66 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Dec 2025
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 2.7 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2026
Business Climate: Balance: sa: Manufacturing Industry (NA) -15.483 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Apr 2026
Business Assessment: Balance: Manufacturing Industry (NA) -9.400 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Apr 2026
Economic Expectation Indicator: Germany (%) -10.200 May 2026 monthly Dec 1991 - May 2026
Current Economic Situation Indicator: Germany: Balance (%) -77.800 May 2026 monthly Dec 1991 - May 2026
Leading Economic Index (2016=100) 88.300 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1965 - Feb 2026

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