Germany vs United Kingdom: FDI flows by counterpart area, BMD4 — FDI financial flows - total

Germany
7,792 Reported currency
in 2024
United Kingdom
13,018 Reported currency
in 2019
Germany rank
3rd
United Kingdom rank
2nd

FDI flows by counterpart area, BMD4 — FDI financial flows - total over time

  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
-10.0k010.0k20.0k200520142024

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 13,018 Reported currency against 7,792 Reported currency in Germany, a difference of 5,226 Reported currency.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.7 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2014 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Germany ranks 3rd and United Kingdom ranks 2nd of 19 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fdi flows by counterpart area, bmd4 — fdi financial flows - total, Germany or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 13,018 Reported currency against 7,792 Reported currency in Germany as of 2019.
What is the difference in fdi flows by counterpart area, bmd4 — fdi financial flows - total between Germany and United Kingdom?
5,226 Reported currency, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom?
5 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
How do Germany and United Kingdom rank globally for fdi flows by counterpart area, bmd4 — fdi financial flows - total?
Germany ranks 3rd and United Kingdom ranks 2nd of 19 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as FDI flows by counterpart area, BMD4 — FDI financial flows - total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
FDI flows by counterpart area, BMD4 — FDI financial flows - total
Unit
Reported currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
27 places, 338 data points, 2005–2024
Last refreshed

<b>This dataset <i>FDI flows by counterpart area, BMD4</i> includes inward and outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows by partner country for OECD reporting economies:</b><ul style="list-style-type=square"><li>Inward FDI flows by partner country measure the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year, by source country, enabling, for example, the identification of the major sources of FDI for a specific OECD economy in that year. Inward FDI flows are allocated to the immediate investing country.</li><li>Outward FDI flows by partner country measure the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year, by destination country or region, enabling, for example, the identification of the major destinations of FDI for a specific OECD economy in that year. Outward FDI flows are allocated to the immediate counterpart country for all OECD countries.</li></ul><p>Inward and outward FDI flows by partner country are presented according to the directional principle (unless otherwise specified in the country level metadata); they are measured in USD millions and in millions of national currency.</p><p>In 2014, many countries implemented the latest international standards for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) statistics:</p><ul style="list-style-type=square"> <li>the <a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/inv/investment-policy/fdibenchmarkdefinition.htm">OECD’s Benchmark Definition of FDI, 4th edition (BMD4);</a> and</li> <li>the <a href="http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/bop/2007/bopman6.htm">IMF’s Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, 6th edition (BPM6)</a></li></ul><p>This OECD database was launched in March 2015 which includes the data series reported by national experts according to BMD4. The data are for the most part based on balance of payments statistics published by Central Banks and Statistical Offices following the recommendations of the IMF’s BPM6 and the OECD’s BMD4. However, some of the data relate to other sources such as notifications or approvals.</p><p>Historical and unrevised series of FDI flows by counterpart area under the previous BMD3 methodology can be accessed in the archived dataset <a href="https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?lc=en&df[ds]=DisseminateArchiveDMZ&df[id]=DF_FDI_FLOW_PARTNER&df[ag]=OECD&df[vs]=1.0&av=true&pd=%2C&dq=.V1%2BA1UN%2BA1%2BF7%2BIDN%2BIND%2BCHN%2BF6REC%2BSAU%2BF4%2BF2%2BBRA%2BARG%2BF1REC%2BF1%2BE7%2BZAF%2BE6%2BE4%2BE1%2BUSA%2BGBR%2BTUR%2BMEX%2BKOR%2BJPN%2BITA%2BDEU%2BFRA%2BCAN%2BAUS%2BA8.USD.ITA&to[TIME_PERIOD]=false&lo=5&lom=LASTNPERIODS&ly[cl]=FLOW%2CTIME_PERIOD&ly[rw]=PC&vw=tb">FDI flows by partner country</a>.</p>