For the 11 EU countries, which report inward foreign direct investment (FDI) positions by ultimate investing economy, the total value amounted to €3 052 billion, reads the recent report of Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union.
The inward FDI by ultimate investing economy was concentrated among a relatively small number of countries. The top ultimate investing economy in 2021 was the United States, which invested €405 billion (13.3% of the total value by ultimate investing economy), keeping the same position as in 2020. This country was followed by Germany with €330 billion (10.8%), France with €315 billion (10.3%), the United Kingdom with €274 billion (9.0%) and Switzerland with €178 billion (5.8%).
Luxembourg was the biggest immediate investing economy
The total inward FDI positions for the immediate investing economy for the same 11 EU countries amounted to €3 051 billion.
Luxembourg accounted for the largest part of the total investments with €504 billion (16.5% of the total by immediate investing economy), followed by the Netherlands (€446 billion; 14.6%), Germany (€275 billion; 9.0%), the United Kingdom (€264 billion; 8.7%) and France (€196 billion; 6.4%), Eurostat says.
