Germany vs Italy: Foreign direct investment, net
Foreign direct investment, net over time
- Germany
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 22.02 billion BoP, current US$ against 12.94 billion BoP, current US$ in Germany, a difference of 9.09 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.7 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Germany ahead.
Globally, Germany ranks 10th and Italy ranks 7th of 196 countries.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.