FDI flows by economic activity, BMD4 — FDI financial flows - equity in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: FDI flows by economic activity, BMD4 — FDI financial flows - equity was 13,776 Reported currency in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
13,776 Reported currency
Change on year
up 39.4%
World rank
1st
of 19 countries
All-time high
13,776 Reported currency
in 2019
All-time low
1,273 Reported currency
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

FDI flows by economic activity, BMD4 — FDI financial flows - equity in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2015–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k2015201720192015: 1.3k Reported currency2016: 3.1k Reported currency2017: 2.9k Reported currency2018: 9.9k Reported currency2019: 13.8k Reported currency

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Reported currency.

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 13,776 Reported currency for fdi flows by economic activity, bmd4 — fdi financial flows - equity in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 39.4% on the previous year and up 982.1% over five years.

FDI flows by economic activity, BMD4 — FDI financial flows - equity in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for FDI flows by economic activity, BMD4 — FDI financial flows - equity (excluding reinvestment of earnings) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2015 to 2019.
Year Reported currency Change
2015 1,273 Reported currency
2016 3,096 Reported currency +143.2%
2017 2,870 Reported currency -7.3%
2018 9,880 Reported currency +244.3%
2019 13,776 Reported currency +39.4%

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 1 Estonia 0 Reported currency
  2. 1 Slovenia 0 Reported currency
  3. 1 Latvia 0 Reported currency compare
  4. 1 Lithuania 0 Reported currency
  5. 1 Poland 0 Reported currency compare
  6. 1 Türkiye 0 Reported currency
  7. 2 Luxembourg 4,259 Reported currency compare
  8. 3 Spain 343 Reported currency compare
  9. 4 Costa Rica 0 Reported currency
  10. 4 Switzerland 0 Reported currency
  11. 4 Czechia 0 Reported currency
  12. 4 Denmark 0 Reported currency compare
  13. 4 Germany 0 Reported currency
  14. 4 Belgium 0 Reported currency
  15. 4 Finland 0 Reported currency
  16. 4 France 0 Reported currency
  17. 4 Greece 0 Reported currency compare
  18. 4 Italy 0 Reported currency
  19. 4 Colombia 0 Reported currency
  20. 4 Sweden 0 Reported currency
  21. 4 Norway 0 Reported currency
  22. 4 Iceland 0 Reported currency
  23. 4 Hungary 0 Reported currency compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fdi flows by economic activity, bmd4 — fdi financial flows - equity in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Fdi flows by economic activity, bmd4 — fdi financial flows - equity in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 13,776 Reported currency in 2019, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest fdi flows by economic activity, bmd4 — fdi financial flows - equity recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 13,776 Reported currency in 2019.
What is the lowest fdi flows by economic activity, bmd4 — fdi financial flows - equity recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,273 Reported currency in 2015.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for fdi flows by economic activity, bmd4 — fdi financial flows - equity?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 1st out of 19 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of FDI flows by economic activity, BMD4 — FDI financial flows - equity (excluding reinvestment of earnings). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
FDI flows by economic activity, BMD4 — FDI financial flows - equity (excluding reinvestment of earnings)
Unit
Reported currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
27 places, 323 data points, 2005–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset FDI flows by economic activity, BMD4 includes inward and outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows by economic activity for OECD reporting economies:Inward FDI flows by economic activity measure the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy in a specific industry during a year, enabling, for example, the identification of the most attractive industries for FDI in each OECD economy in that year. Outward FDI flows by economic activity measure the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year, by industry. The industry sector corresponds to the activity of the direct investment enterprise or to the activity of the direct investor (more details on the activity allocation method for outward FDI flows are indicated in the metadata information attached at the country level). Inward and outward FDI flows by economic activity are presented according to the directional principle (unless otherwise specified in the country level metadata); they are measured in USD millions and in millions of national currency. A cross-classification of inward and outward FDI flows by major ISIC4 sections and by main geographic aggregates are also available for some OECD reporting economies. In 2014, many countries implemented the latest international standards for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) statistics: the OECD’s Benchmark Definition of FDI, 4th edition (BMD4); and the IMF’s Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, 6th edition (BPM6) An OECD database was launched in March 2015 which includes the data series reported by national experts according to BMD4. The data are for the most part based on balance of payments statistics published by Central Banks and Statistical Offices following the recommendations of the IMF’s BPM6 and the OECD’s BMD4. However, some of the data relate to other sources such as notifications or approvals. Historical and unrevised series of FDI flows by economic activity under the previous BMD3 methodology can be accessed in the archived dataset FDI flows by industry.