Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi)

What Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) does

The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie, BMWi), legally named Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz and operating under the trade names BMWi and BMWE, is a German federal government ministry headquartered at Scharnhorststraße 34-37 in Berlin. It is the executive-branch entity responsible for setting and implementing national policy across economic affairs, energy, climate protection, industrial competitiveness, SME (Mittelstand) support, foreign trade, export control, digital transformation, and European affairs. Its stakeholder base comprises German small and medium-sized enterprises and large industrial firms, German citizens, international trading partners and foreign governments, and other federal ministries and state (Länder) governments, addressed through funding programs, legislation, policy frameworks, and administrative services.

The ministry operates a portfolio of digital services and policy programs. Digital channels include the Medienraum (media hub) for press releases and events, the Publikationen publications library, an Open Data portal, a public Ausschreibungen (tenders) platform, a Wettbewerbe (competitions) portal, a Veranstaltungen (events) calendar, and an Abo-Service newsletter with RSS newsfeed. Policy initiatives under the ministry's purview include the Wasserstoffstrategie (Hydrogen Strategy), Industrie 4.0, Mittelstand digitalisieren, Innovationspolitik, the Startup- und Scaleup-Strategie, and recently passed legislation such as the Gebäudemodernisierungsgesetz (Building Modernization Law) with accompanying subsidy reform. Website technology is a government CMS with video content delivered via JW-Player served by the German provider TV1; consent-gated data handling is described under TTDSG §25(1) and DSGVO Art. 6(1)(a). External communications are distributed through LinkedIn (@bmwe-bund), X (@BMWE_), Instagram (@bundeswirtschaftsministerium), TikTok (@wirtschaftspolitik), YouTube, press releases, and a newsletter/RSS feed.

BMWi is a government ministry and does not generate commercial revenue. Operations are funded through the federal budget (Steuerhaushalt) and services are delivered as public goods to citizens and businesses; no pricing models or product ARR apply. The ministry's 'go-to-market' is non-commercial policy distribution rather than sales. It is led by Federal Minister Katherina Reiche (Bundesministerin für Wirtschaft und Energie). Notable recent partnerships include a bilateral agreement with the French Ministry for Economy, Finance and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty on critical raw materials and EU internal market strengthening.

Name

Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi)

Legal name

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz

Website

https://bmwi.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1917

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi/BMWE), headquartered in Berlin, is the German federal ministry setting national policy on economic affairs, energy, climate, industry, trade, and SME support. It serves German citizens, businesses (Mittelstand), and international partners through legislation, funding programs, and digital services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Administration / Economic Policy

NAICS

Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined (921140), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Public Finance Activities (92113)

SIC

International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Executive Office / Cabinet Secretariat (BPAIAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Central Government Policy, Strategy & Performance (incl. OMB-style functions) (BPAIAAAB), Trade, Industry & Economic Development Administration (BPAIAAAL), Government Digital Service & eGovernment (Service Delivery, IDs, Portals) (BPAIAAAE)

Keywords

• Economic policy
• Energy policy
• Industrial policy
• Trade policy
• SME support

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz / BMWi) is the German federal ministry responsible for shaping national economic, energy, industrial, SME, trade, and digital policy. It sets regulatory frameworks, administers funding programs, and operates digital service portals including media services, publications, open data, public tenders, competitions, and events. The ministry functions as a public-sector service provider delivering government information and administrative services to citizens, businesses, and international partners.

Product overview

The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy operates a digital service platform providing government information and administrative services to citizens and businesses. The portfolio includes digital service portals (Medienraum media hub, Publikationen publications, Open Data portal, Ausschreibungen tenders, Wettbewerbe competitions, Veranstaltungen events, Newsletter/RSS), policy initiatives (Wasserstoffstrategie hydrogen strategy, Industrie 4.0, Mittelstand digitalisieren, Innovationspolitik, Startup- und Scaleup-Strategie), and legislation (Gebäudemodernisierungsgesetz). These services function as both information portals and administrative interfaces for Germany's economic, energy, and industrial policy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medienraum (Media Room) Central media hub providing access to press releases, press photos, events, publications, announcements, and competitions from the ministry for journalists and the public.
• Publikationen (Publications) Digital library of ministry publications including reports, studies, policy papers, and official documents available for download by citizens, businesses, and researchers.
• Open Data Portal Open data initiative providing publicly accessible datasets from the ministry and its administrative domain for transparency and reuse.
• Ausschreibungen (Public Tenders) Public procurement portal listing current tender opportunities and procurement notices from the ministry for potential bidders and suppliers.
• Wettbewerbe (Competitions) Portal for ministry-organized competitions and award programs open to the public and businesses.
• Veranstaltungen (Events) Event calendar and registration portal for ministry events, conferences, and public meetings.
• Newsletter/RSS Newsfeed Subscription service for ministry news via email newsletter and RSS feed for automated content updates on policy, press releases, and publications.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• French Ministry for Economy, Finance and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty (Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 July 2026BMWi and the French Ministry agreed to deepen cooperation on critical raw materials and strengthening the EU internal market. This bilateral partnership focuses on joint priorities for European industrial policy, energy sovereignty, and economic resilience. The collaboration aims to coordinate positions on EU policy matters and promote Franco-German economic interests.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• French Ministry for Economy, Finance and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty: France's counterpart ministry with overlapping mandates over economic policy, energy, industry, and digital sovereignty. Explicitly identified as a bilateral cooperation partner on critical raw materials and EU internal market.
• Italian Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy (MIMIT): Italian ministry with a similar combined economic-and-industrial mandate, including SME support, energy transition, and innovation policy. Comparable in size and EU coordination role.
• Spanish Ministry of Economy, Trade and Enterprise: Spain's national economics ministry with responsibility for trade, enterprise policy, and economic competitiveness. Functionally parallel to BMWi's domestic economic policy and SME support roles.

Broad incumbents

• UK Department for Business and Trade: UK ministry combining economic affairs, trade, and industrial policy functions. Comparable in mandate scope (SME support, trade, industrial strategy) though operating in a different post-Brexit regulatory context.
• U.S. Department of Commerce: U.S. federal executive department with overlapping economic policy, trade, industry, and tech/innovation responsibilities. Comparable as a national-level economic affairs authority, though with a narrower energy mandate.
• Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI, Japan): Japan's central economic and industrial policy ministry, with strong tradition of coordinating industrial transformation, energy policy, and SME support — closely analogous to BMWi's combined economic-and-energy remit.
• European Commission — DG GROW (Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs): EU-level directorate-general with the closest EU-wide mandate to BMWi's industrial, SME, and single-market functions. A coordination counterpart rather than a direct competitor, but functionally comparable in policy domain.

Others

• Bundesministerium der Finanzen (BMF): Sister German federal ministry responsible for federal budget and fiscal policy. Closely coordinated with BMWi on economic, trade, and EU financial matters, but not a functional peer in mandate.
• OECD: International organization that BMWi explicitly engages with via the OECD Leitsätze for multinational enterprises. Functions as a peer forum and policy benchmarking institution rather than a direct administrative counterpart.
• KfW (Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau): German state-owned development bank that operationalizes many of BMWi's SME financing, energy transition, and innovation funding programs. An implementing partner rather than a competitive peer, but materially linked to the ministry's economic policy output.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BMWK
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/wirtschaftspolitik
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bmwe-bund
• Instagraminstagram.com/bundeswirtschaftsministerium
• TikToktiktok.com/@wirtschaftspolitik

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments67 records

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