China became the biggest investing country in Germany in 2014 with a record number of investment projects, an official report showed on Monday.

Last year, China invested in 190 greenfield projects in Europe's biggest economy, outpacing the US and Switzerland which ranked second and third with 168 and 130 projects respectively, said Germany Trade & Invest, the country's official economic promotion agency.

Compared with the previous year, the number of greenfield projects from China increased by 37 percent in 2014.