Trends in global direct investment

The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 not only posed an immense challenge to global security, but also led to far-reaching geopolitical and economic turmoil. Supply chains were disrupted, inflation accelerated, energy prices rose significantly and the financial markets experienced a period of heightened uncertainty. These developments also had an impact on global direct investments, whose inflows fell by 16.4 % to USD 1.36 trillion. Strong negative valuation effects, particularly on the stock markets, led to a record 5.9% decline in holdings to USD 44.4 trillion. The preliminary figures for 2023 and 2024 show that holdings will increase again in these years, particularly due to positive price effects.