Germany could require up to €4.1 trillion ($4.6 trillion) in investment and financing through 2035 across five growth areas, business initiative Made for Germany estimated ahead of a government summit on attracting capital.
The group set a range of €2.9 trillion to €4.1 trillion in a report released Oct. 19. Its categories are AI as a cross-cutting force, industrial reinvention and next-generation technologies, resilient energy systems, core infrastructure, and security and defense. The report credits Deutsche Bank and McKinsey analysis for its chart of capital requirements.
Resilient energy systems account for an estimated €800 billion to €1 trillion, while core infrastructure accounts for €700 billion to €1 trillion. The figures describe potential financing needs through 2035, rather than funds already committed to projects.
Made for Germany said its 147 members plan to invest more than €850 billion from 2025 through 2028. That figure includes more than €200 billion the initiative says they invested in 2025. The members' plans cover a shorter period than the report's estimate for the five growth areas.
The group presents the scale of demand as an opportunity for investors, while identifying high energy and labor costs, corporate taxes and regulation as obstacles for businesses. It points to two decades of underinvestment and calls for faster approvals and continued reforms to help projects move forward.
Germany's push for private capital follows a 0.5% decline in inflation-adjusted fixed-asset investment in 2025, detailed in earlier coverage of the Berlin investor summit. The government expects about 200 domestic and international executives and investors at the Oct. 20 summit in Berlin.
