Net foreign direct investment (FDI) stocks held in non-EU countries by investors resident in the EU amounted to €9,479 billion in 2025, down 2.3% from 2024 (€9,701 billion), Eurostat said.
Investment stocks held by non-EU residents in the EU also fell to €6,988 billion, down 2.8% from 2024 (€7,186 billion). Eurostat said FDI stocks held by the rest of the world in the EU have been decreasing since 2022, when they reached €7,878 billion, their highest level since 2013.
Special Purpose Entities (SPEs) accounted for 26.2% of total EU FDI stocks held abroad and 33.3% of FDI stocks held by the rest of the world in the EU at the end of 2025.
At the end of 2025, the United States absorbed 29.4% (€2,791 billion) of the total FDI stocks held by the EU in the rest of the world, followed by the United Kingdom (€1,877 billion, 19.8%), Switzerland (€812 billion, 8.6%), Brazil (€310 billion, 3.3%) and Canada (€246 billion, 2.6%). The Cayman Islands and Mexico each accounted for 2.4%, followed by China (excluding Hong Kong) and Singapore (2.3% each) and Bermu
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