In 2024, for the 13 EU countries that have reported inward foreign direct investment (FDI) positions by ultimate investing economy, the total value of foreign investment amounted to €3 892 billion. Tracing the ultimate investor in enterprises has become increasingly important, as the ownership structures have become more complex and often involve intermediate investors such as holding companies or special purpose entities. The United States and Germany were the top ultimate investing economies, with 14% and 12% worth of the total investments value, respectively. United Kingdom and France came in third and fourth with 9% each. Source dataset: bop_fdi6_pos Biggest immediate investing economy: Luxembourg The total inward FDI positions by the immediate investing economy for the same 13 EU countries also amounted to €3 892 billion. The top immediate investing economy was Luxembourg, with 17% of the total investments, followed by the Netherlands with 15%. Germany and the United Kingdom were the third and fourth biggest immediate investing economies with 10% each.