Nowhere else in Germany is the number of foreign companies and their importance for the labor market greater than in NRW. The most important investor countries are:
- Netherlands - 750 companies
Examples: Akzo Nobel, Solland Solar, Suntjes Süßwaren
- USA - 580 companies
Examples: 3M, Delphi, Ford, General Motors, Hewlett-Packard, QVC
- Japan - 500 companies
Examples: Fuji Photo Film, Sony, TMG Toyota Motorsport, Yakult
- PR China - 460 companies
Examples: Jiangyin Mould Plastic/KCI, Midea, Minmetals Germany
- United Kingdom - 300 companies
Examples: Bodycote, Dyson, UCI, Vodafone
- Turkey - 280 companies
Examples: GTI Travel, Sahinler Group, Tirsan
- France - 220 companies
Examples: Bonduelle, Decathlon, Renault Nissan
- Poland - 200 companies
Examples: Hoesch Design, FLT-Metall, Tele-Fonika Kable
- Russia - 200 companies
Examples: Sovtransavto, Ravenol
- Schweden - 200 companies
Examples: Atlas Copco, Ericsson, Kinnarps
- India - 100 companies
Examples: Tata, Mahindra & Mahindra, Bharat Forge
- Taiwan - 100 companies
Examples: Intai Techology, Mustek Optic, Nanya Technology
- Denmark - 90 companies
Examples: Danfoss, Grundfos
- Finland - 80 companies
Beispiel: Rhein Papier
- Korea - 60 companies
Examples: Daewoo, Doosan Infracore, LG Electronics, Posco
- Norway - 40 companies
Examples: MasterCoach, Statkraft Markets
Quellen: Deutsche Bundesbank, NRW.INVEST GmbH
