Results of the Survey by the Network of German Chambers of Commerce Abroad (AHKs)
The AHK World Business Outlook is based on a regular DIHK survey of member companies of the German Chambers of Commerce Abroad, Delegations and Representative Offices (AHKs). In autumn 2021, it collected feedback from more than 3,200 German companies, branches and subsidiaries worldwide, as well as companies with close ties to Germany.
41 percent of the responding companies are from the industry and construction sector, 37 percent from the service sector and another 22 percent are trading companies. Smaller companies with fewer than 100 employees account for 46 percent of the responses. Twenty-three percent of businesses employ 100 to 1,000 people. Large companies with more than 1,000 employees worldwide account for 31 percent of respondents.