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2025
Going International 2025
Global trade is undergoing a fundamental change that is having a noticeable impact on German companies. Higher tariffs, counter-tariffs, stricter certification requirements and new regulations are putting companies under pressure. This is evident from the survey "Going International" conducted by the German Chambers of Commerce and Industry among nearly 2,600 companies.
Foreign Investment of German Industry 2025
Germany's manufacturing industry is increasingly moving abroad for cost reasons. This is confirmed by the survey "Foreign Investment of German Industry 2025" by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK), which is based on the responses of around 1,700 internationally active industrial companies.
Economic Survey February 2025
After two years of recession, the German economy is facing another year of crisis in 2025. This is shown by the economic survey conducted by the DIHK at the beginning of 2025, in which around 23,000 companies from all sectors and regions took part.
2024
"World Business Outlook" Fall 2024
The challenges are significant, yet German companies operating internationally remain optimistic about the future in numerous markets. This is demonstrated by the "AHK World Business Outlook Fall 2024", based on feedback from nearly 3,500 companies worldwide. Special evaluations of the survey focus on the region of Sub-Saharan Africa, the United States of America or the Asia-Pacific region.
Economic Survey Fall 2024
The German economy is losing ground. This is shown by the DIHK Economic Survey Fall 2024, presented on 29 October, in which around 25,000 companies from all sectors and regions participated. They and their willingness to invest suffer from too much bureaucracy and too high location costs
Economic Survey Early Summer 2024
The upswing remains elusive. This is demonstrated by the DIHK Economic Survey for Early Summer 2024, presented on May 23, in which more than 24,000 companies from all sectors and regions participated. According to the survey, a weak domestic economy and tangible structural challenges continue to grip the economy.
"World Business Outlook" Spring 2024
German companies are once again predominantly optimistic at their international locations and are more confident about the development of the global economy. However, the "AHK World Business Outlook" Spring 2024 shows that the spark is not yet spreading to their own business. A special analysis of the survey focusses on the Asia-Pacific region.
IHK Business Barometer 2024 "Reviving the economy"
Despite the current loss of attractiveness of the EU as a location, especially for industrial companies, German businesses continue to emphasize the added value of the European Union. For the IHK Business Barometer for the 2024 European Parliament elections, the Chambers of Industry and Commerce (IHKs) collected responses from around 3,000 businesses across all sectors and regions.
GDPR-Survey 2024
Even after six years, the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) remains one of the biggest bureaucratic burdens for German businesses. This is the result of the survey "Making data protection practicable and legally certain" conducted by the German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) among 4,900 companies from almost all sectors.
Going International 2024
German companies are increasingly confronted with trade barriers in their international business. This is evident from the survey "Going International" conducted by the German Chambers of Commerce and Industry among nearly 2,400 companies.
Foreign Investment of German Industry 2024
Declining competitiveness in Germany, as well as a weak economy, geopolitical risks, and an increasing number of trade barriers determine the foreign investments of German industrial companies. This is shown by the DIHK analysis "Foreign Investment of German Industry 2024".
Economic Survey February 2024
The poor mood in the German economy as a whole continues to consolidate. This is shown by the economic survey conducted by the DIHK at the beginning of 2024, in which more than 27,000 companies from all sectors and regions took part.
2023
AHK World Business Outlook Fall 2023
German companies are also feeling the effects of an economic slowdown at their international locations. Despite the associated challenges, however, they are currently expanding their global activities in many markets. This is a result of the current AHK World Business Outlook.
Economic Survey Fall 2023
More than half of companies in Germany currently consider economic and location policy in Germany to be a problem for their own development. This was revealed by the nationwide DIHK economic survey for fall 2023 among 24,000 companies from all industries and regions.
Energy Transition Barometer 2023
Confidence in energy policy among German businesses is currently at an all-time low. This is shown by the IHK organization's Energy Transition Barometer 2023 (PDF, 1 MB), in which 3,572 companies from all sectors and regions took part. It shows the worst value since the survey was launched in 2012.
AHK World Business Outlook Spring 2023
German companies are more positive about the future at their international locations than they were in autumn 2022 – but with very subdued optimism. This is shown by the current AHK World Business Outlook.
Economic Survey Early Summer 2023
The results of the DIHK economic survey for early summer 2023 among approximately 21,000 companies from all industries and regions nationwide confirm that the German economy is still stagnating.
Going International 2023
Trade barriers all over the world are increasingly causing problems for German companies operating internationally. This is the result of the current survey "Going International" by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK), in which 2,400 companies participated.
Foreign Investment of German Industry 2023
Due to higher energy prices and the slowdown in the global economy, German industrial companies are currently investing less abroad. At the same time, almost one in three industrial companies with investment plans abroad plan foreign investment mainly to save costs. For further information click here.
Economic Survey February 2023
Germany's companies expect mostly stagnation and sideways movement in the current year. This is the result of the nationwide DIHK business survey of around 27,000 companies from all sectors and regions, presented by DIHK Managing Director Martin Wansleben in Berlin on February 9th.
2022
Economic Survey Fall 2022
German businesses are bracing themselves for another economic slump over the next twelve months. "Companies fear that the worst is yet to come," said DIHK CEO Martin Wansleben on 2 November at the presentation of the results of the nationwide IHK business survey of a total of more than 24,000 companies from all sectors and regions.
Economic Survey Early Summer 2022
Business expectations in the German economy has taken a significant turn for the worse in the recent months. This is one of the results of the nationwide IHK economic survey for early summer, for which the DIHK evaluated the feedback from a total of more than 25,000 companies from all sectors and regions. According to the survey, one third of the companies expect business to become worse in the next twelve months, and only 19 percent expect an improvement.