Germany Investment: % of GDP

1991 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Germany Investment: % of GDP

  • Germany Investment accounted for 21.2 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with a ratio of 22.9 % in the previous quarter.
  • Germany investment share of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1991 to Dec 2025, with an average ratio of 20.1 %.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 27.7 % in Jun 1991 and a record low of 15.8 % in Dec 2009.

CEIC calculates Investment as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Nominal Gross Capital Formation and quarterly Nominal GDP. Statistisches Bundesamt provides Nominal Gross Capital Formation in EUR and Nominal GDP in EUR.


Related information about Germany Investment: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports, Germany GDP expanded 0.3 % YoY in Sep 2025.
  • Germany Nominal GDP reached 1,310.0 USD bn in Sep 2025.
  • Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) increased 3.1 % in Sep 2025.
  • Germany GDP Per Capita reached 56,061.4 USD in Dec 2024.
  • Its Gross Savings Rate was measured at 24.5 % in Sep 2025.

View Germany's Investment: % of GDP from Mar 1991 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

Germany Investment: % of GDP

What was Germany's Investment: % of GDP in Dec 2025?

Germany Investment accounted for 21.2 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with a ratio of 22.9 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
21.2 Dec 2025 22.9 Sep 2025 15.8 Dec 2009 27.7 Jun 1991 % quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025

Investment: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 23.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Algeria (%) 41.1 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Argentina (%) 19.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Armenia (%) 30.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2025
Australia (%) 25.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 1959 - Dec 2025
Austria (%) 23.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1988 - Dec 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 18.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Bahrain (%) 28.4 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Bangladesh (%) 28.5 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
Belarus (%) 29.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Belgium (%) 25.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Bolivia (%) 1.8 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 27.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Botswana (%) 28.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Brazil (%) 12.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Brunei (%) 33.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Bulgaria (%) 23.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Cambodia (%) 32.2 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Canada (%) 26.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1961 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) 26.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
China (%) 40.6 2024 yearly 1952 - 2024
Colombia (%) 19.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Croatia (%) 16.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Cyprus (%) 20.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (%) 25.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Denmark (%) 20.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (%) 19.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Jun 2025
Egypt (%) 19.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2025
Estonia (%) 24.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
European Union (%) 22.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Finland (%) 20.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
France (%) 20.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Georgia (%) 21.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Germany (%) 21.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Ghana (%) 10.0 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Greece (%) 14.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 21.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1973 - Dec 2025
Hungary (%) 21.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Iceland (%) 22.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
India (%) 37.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2004 - Sep 2025
Indonesia (%) 30.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Iran (%) 30.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1988 - Jun 2025
Ireland (%) 24.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Israel (%) 24.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Italy (%) 21.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 23.6 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Japan (%) 27.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Jordan (%) 17.6 2023 yearly 1963 - 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 31.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Kenya (%) 16.8 2024 yearly 1964 - 2024
South Korea (%) 29.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Dec 2025
Kosovo (%) 35.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Kuwait (%) 15.1 2024 yearly 1962 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 33.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Laos (%) 29.0 2016 yearly 2000 - 2016
Latvia (%) 27.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Dec 2025
Lebanon (%) 24.8 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 25.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (%) 15.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 12.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
North Macedonia (%) 35.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Malawi (%) 14.5 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Malaysia (%) 19.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Malta (%) 18.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 19.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Mexico (%) 22.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Moldova (%) 23.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (%) 33.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Montenegro (%) 28.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Morocco (%) 30.9 Dec 2014 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2014
Mozambique (%) 17.7 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 34.1 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Nepal (%) 28.1 2025 yearly 1965 - 2025
Netherlands (%) 17.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1987 - Dec 2025
New Zealand (%) 24.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1987 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) 23.7 2024 yearly 1981 - 2024
Norway (%) 23.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1978 - Sep 2025
Oman (%) 24.8 2024 yearly 1967 - 2024
Pakistan (%) 14.3 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 28.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Panama (%) 35.7 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 20.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Peru (%) 20.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) 18.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1972 - Dec 2025
Poland (%) 23.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Portugal (%) 20.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Qatar (%) 30.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2022
Romania (%) 23.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Russia (%) 25.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 30.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2025
Serbia (%) 20.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 22.5 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
Slovakia (%) 19.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2025
Slovenia (%) 21.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) 12.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Dec 2025
Spain (%) 22.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 26.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Sudan (%) 2.9 2024 yearly 1976 - 2024
Sweden (%) 26.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Switzerland (%) 33.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - 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) 271,300.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jul 2000 - Feb 2026
Imports: SITC: Vehicles, Motorcycles & Bicycles (EUR th) 10,099,717.000 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
Imports: SITC: Mineral Fuels & Oils, Bituminous Substances (EUR th) 8,097,166.000 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: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (EUR th) 20,254,846.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2025
Imports: SITC: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (EUR th) 13,494,304.000 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
Exports: SITC: Iron & Steel (EUR th) 1,650,276.000 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: Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 4,952,090.000 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: China (EUR th) 6,733,481.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Exports fob (EUR mn) 121,721.773 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2026
Imports cif (EUR mn) 105,133.618 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2026
Exports fob: YoY (%) 6.100 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Imports cif: YoY (%) 8.400 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Imports cif: swda (EUR bn) 109.240 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2026
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
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) -11,663.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1971 - Jan 2026
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 20,998.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2026
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 2,082.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1971 - Jan 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) 7,965,114.8 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) 9,696.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 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) 38,031.4 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Feb 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) 2,560.189 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) 2,543,326.6 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 (%) 72.66 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) 89.100 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1965 - Jan 2026

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