Germany Foreign Portfolio Investment

1971 - 2025 | Quarterly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Germany Foreign Portfolio Investment

  • Germany Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 79.616 USD bn in Sep 2025, compared with an increase of 39.431 USD bn in the previous quarter.
  • Germany Foreign Portfolio Investment: USD mn data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1971 to Sep 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 17.362 USD bn in Sep 2025.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 10.095 USD bn in Sep 2025.
  • Germany Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 3.388 USD bn in Sep 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 Sep 2025 in the chart:

Germany Foreign Portfolio Investment

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

Germany Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 79.616 USD bn in Sep 2025, compared with an increase of 39.431 USD bn in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
79,615.696 Sep 2025 39,430.840 Jun 2025 -124,270.336 Dec 2020 161,334.309 Sep 2020 USD mn quarterly Mar 1971 - Sep 2025

Foreign Portfolio Investment by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) -29.996 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Argentina (USD mn) 1,074.495 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Armenia (USD mn) -5.165 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Australia (USD mn) 7,236.680 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1988 - Jun 2025
Austria (USD mn) 10,598.598 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (USD mn) -20.210 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Jun 2025
Bahrain (USD mn) 1,703.622 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Bangladesh (USD mn) -44.601 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Jun 2025
Belarus (USD mn) -117.561 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Belgium (USD mn) 29,304.359 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Bolivia (USD mn) -0.061 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) -5.866 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Botswana (USD mn) 1.212 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Brazil (USD mn) 7,366.087 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Bulgaria (USD mn) 2,388.487 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (USD mn) 0.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Canada (USD mn) 58,288.079 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1950 - Sep 2025
Chile (USD mn) 2,618.892 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
China (USD mn) 8,325.913 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Jun 2025
Colombia (USD mn) 6,188.960 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Croatia (USD mn) -269.030 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) -467.912 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Czech Republic (USD mn) 7,066.306 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Denmark (USD mn) 2,119.772 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (USD mn) 3.617 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Egypt (USD mn) -514.700 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Jun 2025
Estonia (USD mn) 393.201 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
European Union (USD mn) 210,296.404 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Finland (USD mn) -1,888.037 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
France (USD mn) 97,367.029 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Georgia (USD mn) 48.919 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Germany (USD mn) 79,615.696 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Sep 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) 8,538.517 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Hungary (USD mn) 4,008.600 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Jun 2025
Iceland (USD mn) 1,238.152 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
India (USD mn) 2,480.701 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2009 - Jun 2025
Indonesia (USD mn) -6,122.160 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Iran (USD mn) 45.600 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Ireland (USD mn) 159,110.587 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Israel (USD mn) 3,509.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Jun 2025
Italy (USD mn) 9,779.068 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (USD mn) -49.577 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Japan (USD mn) 15,221.453 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Jordan (USD mn) -1,068.406 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2025
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 2,720.551 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2025
Kenya (USD mn) 430.625 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
South Korea (USD mn) 17,012.200 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Kosovo (USD mn) 0.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Kuwait (USD mn) 1,084.720 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Laos (USD mn) -88.987 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Latvia (USD mn) -58.620 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (USD mn) -337.940 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2024
Lithuania (USD mn) -154.044 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Luxembourg (USD mn) 52,503.734 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) -4,790.901 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
North Macedonia (USD mn) -50.418 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Malawi (USD mn) -146.374 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
Malaysia (USD mn) -3,446.528 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Malta (USD mn) 659.826 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Mauritius (USD mn) 1,187.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Mexico (USD mn) 10,379.581 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Moldova (USD mn) -0.700 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (USD mn) 611.706 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (USD mn) -23.088 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Morocco (USD mn) 3,981.967 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
Mozambique (USD mn) -7.970 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Netherlands (USD mn) 30,999.369 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Jun 2025
New Zealand (USD mn) 8,010.768 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1995 - Jun 2025
Nigeria (USD mn) -5,026.384 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2025
Norway (USD mn) 9,423.979 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Oman (USD mn) -218.726 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Pakistan (USD mn) -631.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2025
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) 66.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Panama (USD mn) 434.124 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Jun 2025
Paraguay (USD mn) 24.837 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Peru (USD mn) -417.589 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 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) 6,142.968 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Qatar (USD mn) -1,983.242 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Romania (USD mn) 8,024.833 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Russia (USD mn) -367.470 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 7,640.716 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Serbia (USD mn) -139.504 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Singapore (USD mn) 3,900.132 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (USD mn) 2,199.967 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (USD mn) -388.089 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
South Africa (USD mn) 3,796.487 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025
Spain (USD mn) 34,763.665 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (USD mn) -329.407 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Sudan (USD mn) 0.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2004 - Jun 2025
Sweden (USD mn) 6,368.311 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1982 - Sep 2025
Switzerland (USD mn) -13,787.576 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025
Taiwan (USD mn) 5,365.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Sep 2025
Thailand (USD mn) -2,528.950 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Tunisia (USD mn) -1,286.813 2024 yearly 1976 - 2024
Turkey (USD mn) 10,719.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2025
Ukraine (USD mn) -168.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025

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Germany Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -46,923.274 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 289,924.014 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 22.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 3,217,205.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 62.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 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 (%) 2.670 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Trade Balance (USD mn) 17,819.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Sep 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 153,945.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 2.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1951 - Sep 2025
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) 136,125.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Sep 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 4.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1951 - Sep 2025
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) 15,397.511 Sep 2025 monthly Sep 1977 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 10,165.974 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1990 - Sep 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 7,946.738 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 17,865.279 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Imports cif (EUR mn) 112,323.771 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2025
Exports fob (EUR mn) 125,080.953 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2025
Exports fob: YoY (%) 0.400 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Imports cif: YoY (%) 2.500 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Imports cif: swda (EUR bn) 113.140 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2025
Exports fob: swda (EUR bn) 129.170 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2025
Trade Balance: swda (EUR bn) 16.030 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2025
Exports: SITC: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (EUR th) 19,193,096.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Exports: SITC: Electrical Machinery, TV Image and Sound Reproducing (EUR th) 12,545,323.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Imports: SITC: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (EUR th) 12,277,980.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Exports: SITC: Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 8,446,608.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Imports: SITC: Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 5,258,596.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Imports: SITC: Vehicles, Motorcycles & Bicycles (EUR th) 9,570,236.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Exports: SITC: Plastics & Articles Thereof (EUR th) 4,440,956.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Exports: SITC: Vehicles, Motorcycles & Bicycles (EUR th) 16,430,085.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Imports: SITC: Electrical Machinery, TV Image and Sound Reproducing (EUR th) 14,276,678.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Exports: SITC: Iron & Steel (EUR th) 1,720,795.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Imports: SITC: Iron & Steel (EUR th) 1,543,056.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Imports: SITC: Mineral Fuels & Oils, Bituminous Substances (EUR th) 9,942,246.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Exports: China (EUR th) 6,058,582.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Motor Vehicle Exports: Car (Unit) 292,200.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2000 - Nov 2025
Exports Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Photovoltaic Cells asse... (EUR th) 24,437.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2022 - Dec 2024
Imports Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Light Emitting Diodes (... (EUR th) 54,496.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2022 - Dec 2024
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 3,388.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 17,362.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 4.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 10,094.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 79,615.696 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 6.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -4,838.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 84,454.253 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Sep 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 7,881,499.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Jun 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 147.6 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 2,850,772.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 52.5 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 595.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 244.728 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 3,903,737.077 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1957 - Jun 2025
Insolvency (IN): No of Proceedings (NP) (Unit) 9,071.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.5 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 49.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Jun 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 3,299,802.727 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 4,604,051.140 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1969 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 3.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Oct 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 36,376.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 0.704 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 0.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Sep 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 433,546.899 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1998 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 7,048,966.986 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1997 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 2.2 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1998 - Oct 2025
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 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 12.300 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 2,329.108 Mar 2025 quarterly Dec 1970 - Mar 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 6,532.569 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1955 - Mar 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 2,531,962.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Jun 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 8,564,458.401 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 0.68 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1949 - Oct 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 73.24 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 8.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2025
Current Economic Situation Indicator: Germany: Balance (%) -88.500 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1991 - Feb 2025
Economic Expectation Indicator: Germany (%) 26.000 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1991 - Feb 2025
Leading Economic Index (2016=100) 87.300 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1965 - Dec 2024

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