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 83.492 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 12.178 USD bn in Dec 2025.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell by 22.554 USD bn in Dec 2025.
  • Germany Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 3.702 USD bn in Dec 2025.
  • 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 83.492 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 83,492.035 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) -23.990 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Argentina (USD mn) -2,654.552 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Armenia (USD mn) 54.048 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Australia (USD mn) 34,622.331 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 1988 - Dec 2025
Austria (USD mn) 10,598.598 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (USD mn) -8.778 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
Bahrain (USD mn) 1,793.275 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2025
Bangladesh (USD mn) -41.917 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Sep 2025
Belarus (USD mn) -3.168 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Belgium (USD mn) 10,616.137 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (USD mn) 2.925 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 229.207 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Botswana (USD mn) 0.952 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Brazil (USD mn) 7,366.087 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Bulgaria (USD mn) 63.331 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2025
Cambodia (USD mn) 0.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Canada (USD mn) 41,752.910 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1950 - Dec 2025
Chile (USD mn) 2,769.336 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
China (USD mn) 8,325.913 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Jun 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) 358.897 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (USD mn) 7,066.306 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Denmark (USD mn) 9,026.924 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Ecuador (USD mn) -5.037 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Egypt (USD mn) 1,837.300 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
Estonia (USD mn) 617.287 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
European Union (USD mn) 285,507.487 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Finland (USD mn) 15,405.001 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
France (USD mn) 11,142.701 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2025
Georgia (USD mn) 422.964 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 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) 197.167 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 24,129.998 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Hungary (USD mn) 2,818.513 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 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) 37,679.183 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2025
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 1,694.078 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Japan (USD mn) 84,827.260 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Jordan (USD mn) -1,068.406 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2025
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 2,786.393 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2025
Kenya (USD mn) 430.625 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
South Korea (USD mn) 16,261.600 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
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) 2,354.227 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (USD mn) 137,119.986 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 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) 1,751.551 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (USD mn) 1,039.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Mexico (USD mn) -12,271.187 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Moldova (USD mn) 0.670 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (USD mn) 198.065 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Montenegro (USD mn) -89.045 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Morocco (USD mn) -153.776 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Mozambique (USD mn) -7.970 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Netherlands (USD mn) 8,335.293 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (USD mn) 4,209.210 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1995 - Sep 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) 32.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) 21.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Panama (USD mn) 665.035 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
Paraguay (USD mn) 24.837 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Peru (USD mn) 1,379.889 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Philippines (USD mn) 942.773 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Poland (USD mn) 5,728.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Portugal (USD mn) -5,611.260 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Qatar (USD mn) 1,615.110 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Romania (USD mn) 2,918.352 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Russia (USD mn) 862.330 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 26,828.884 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Serbia (USD mn) -139.504 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Singapore (USD mn) 14,964.357 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Slovakia (USD mn) 2,596.353 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2025
Slovenia (USD mn) -124.777 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
South Africa (USD mn) 3,796.487 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025
Spain (USD mn) 22,877.043 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 25.584 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Sudan (USD mn) 0.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2004 - Sep 2025
Sweden (USD mn) -4,644.440 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1982 - Dec 2025
Switzerland (USD mn) -271.549 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2025
Taiwan, China (USD mn) -15,090.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Dec 2025
Thailand (USD mn) 149.210 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 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) 3,535.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025

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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 (%) 23.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 3,271,285.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 63.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) 2,707.148 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) 3,815.153 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) 2,497.167 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.600 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Trade Balance (USD mn) 24,932.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 153,224.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 0.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1951 - Jan 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) 128,291.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) -4.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1951 - Jan 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) 12,144.339 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 1977 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 8,502.656 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 1990 - Jan 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 7,884.906 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 16,816.537 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Motor Vehicle Exports: Car (Unit) 225,300.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2000 - Jan 2026
Imports: SITC: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (EUR th) 13,494,304.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2025
Imports: SITC: Iron & Steel (EUR th) 1,543,474.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2025
Imports: SITC: Vehicles, Motorcycles & Bicycles (EUR th) 10,099,717.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2025
Exports: SITC: Vehicles, Motorcycles & Bicycles (EUR th) 16,753,710.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2025
Exports: SITC: Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 8,193,489.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2025
Exports: SITC: Electrical Machinery, TV Image and Sound Reproducing (EUR th) 13,819,452.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2025
Exports: SITC: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (EUR th) 20,254,846.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2025
Imports: SITC: Electrical Machinery, TV Image and Sound Reproducing (EUR th) 15,363,498.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2025
Imports: SITC: Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 4,952,090.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2025
Imports: SITC: Mineral Fuels & Oils, Bituminous Substances (EUR th) 8,097,166.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2025
Exports: SITC: Plastics & Articles Thereof (EUR th) 4,305,866.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2025
Exports: SITC: Iron & Steel (EUR th) 1,650,276.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2025
Exports: China (EUR th) 6,733,481.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Imports cif (EUR mn) 105,133.618 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2026
Exports fob (EUR mn) 121,721.773 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2026
Imports cif: YoY (%) 8.400 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Exports fob: YoY (%) 6.100 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Exports fob: swda (EUR bn) 130.470 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2026
Trade Balance: swda (EUR bn) 21.230 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2026
Imports cif: swda (EUR bn) 109.240 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2026
Exports Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Photovoltaic Cells asse... (EUR th) 21,668.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2021 - Dec 2025
Imports Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Light Emitting Diodes (... (EUR th) 58,699.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2021 - Dec 2025
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 3,702.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 12,178.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -22,553.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.4 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) -5,082.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 67,115.610 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Dec 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 7,965,114.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 147.6 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 2,905,517.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 52.5 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 594.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 253.996 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 4,118,779.652 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1957 - Sep 2025
Insolvency (IN): No of Proceedings (NP) (Unit) 9,700.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
DE: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 38,264.366 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 (%) 48.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 3,461,625.094 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 4,801,896.542 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1969 - Jan 2026
M2 Growth (%) 4.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1970 - Jan 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 37,291.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 0.713 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 0.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 562,123.097 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1998 - Feb 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 7,461,547.984 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1997 - Jan 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.9 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1998 - Jan 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 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 12.400 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 2,536.840 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1970 - Jun 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 7,157.690 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1955 - Jun 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 2,543,326.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 9,091,618.517 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 3.05 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1949 - Jan 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 72.67 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Dec 2025
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 10.4 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Feb 2026
Business Climate: Balance: sa: Manufacturing Industry (NA) -11.329 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Feb 2026
Business Assessment: Balance: Manufacturing Industry (NA) -14.200 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Feb 2026
Economic Expectation Indicator: Germany (%) 58.300 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1991 - Feb 2026
Current Economic Situation Indicator: Germany: Balance (%) -65.900 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1991 - Feb 2026
Leading Economic Index (2016=100) 89.200 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1965 - Dec 2025

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