The annual Investment Report provides a comprehensive overview of the developments and drivers of investment and investment finance in the European Union. The 2025/2026 report focuses on Europe's transition to a digital and green future, social investment and maximising the effect of public financing. The report draws extensively on the results of the annual EIB Investment Survey (EIBIS), combining internal EIB analysis with contributions from leading experts in the field.



About the EIB

With a €600 billion balance sheet, the European Investment Bank Group is the financing arm of the European Union and one of the largest multilateral development banks in the world. Building on its robust balance sheet, triple-A rating, strong risk management and profitable business model, the EIB mobilises public and private investment at scale. Every year, the EIB channels annual earnings into reserves, enabling the whole Group to leverage its own resources and public guarantees to raise funds in financial markets and provide long-term loans, guarantees and capital for projects and companies that build a stronger Europe in a safer, more prosperous world. A key implementing partner of the European Commission, the EIB Group mobilises EU budget guarantees, instruments and mandates. It is active in every corner of the European Union and in more than 160 countries across the world. Each euro of EU funding backed by the EIB Group mobilises €15 of investment, making a difference where it matters most – in projects with impact that people can feel and partners can trust.