In 2022, for the 11 EU countries, which report inward foreign direct investment (FDI) positions by ultimate investing economy, the total value amounted to €3 246 billion.
The inward FDI by ultimate investing economy was concentrated among a relatively small number of countries. The top ultimate investing economy in 2022 was the United States, which invested €435 billion (13.4% of the total value by ultimate investing economy), keeping the same position as in 2021. This country was followed by Germany with €342 billion (10.5%), France with €319 billion (9.8%), the United Kingdom with €298 billion (9.2%) and Switzerland with €202 billion (6.2%).
Source dataset: bop_fdi6_pos
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 €3 244 billion.
Luxembourg accounted for the largest part of the total investments with €572 billion (17.6% of the total by immediate investing economy), followed by the Netherlands (€455 billion; 14.0%), Germany (€293 billion; 9.0%), the United Kingdom (€289 billion; 8.9%) and France (€208 billion; 6.4%).
Russia investments drop
In 2022, the share of FDI stocks held by Russia as an ultimate investor in 11 reporting EU countries dropped by 2%. In terms of immediate investors in the same 11 EU countries, Russia witnessed a 25% drop compared with 2021.
