For the 13 EU Member States which report inward foreign direct investment (FDI) positions by ultimate investing economy, the total value amounted to €2 990 billion in 2020, EuroStat reports.
This inward FDI by ultimate investing economy was concentrated among a relatively small number of developed countries. The top ultimate investing economy was that of the United States, making up a fourth of the total invested €752 billion (25.1% of the total value by ultimate investing economy), followed by those of Germany with €425 billion (14.2%), France with €367 billion (12.3%), the United Kingdom with €351 billion (11.7%) and Switzerland with €255 billion (8.5%).
Luxembourg was the biggest immediate investing economy
The total inward FDI positions for the immediate investing economy for the 13 EU Member States amounted to €3 162 billion.
Luxembourg accounted for almost a fourth of the total investments with €725 billion (22.9% of the total by immediate investing economy), followed by the Netherlands with €598 billion (18.9%), Switzerland with €353 billion (11.2%), the United Kingdom with €350 billion (11.1%) and Germany with €271 billion (8.6%).
