Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in Western Europe
Western Europe: Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows was 78,817 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in Western Europe, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 78,817 for foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows in 2024.
That represents a change of up 191.6% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows in Western Europe peaked at 557,920 in 2015 and was at its lowest, -300,141, in 2022.
Western Europe ranks 16th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44,716 | — |
| 1991 | 39,333 | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 36,184 | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 35,139 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 43,803 | +24.7% |
| 1995 | 62,047 | +41.7% |
| 1996 | 65,971 | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 68,110 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 129,312 | +89.9% |
| 1999 | 278,209 | +115.1% |
| 2000 | 406,724 | +46.2% |
| 2001 | 197,558 | -51.4% |
| 2002 | 127,571 | -35.4% |
| 2003 | 134,399 | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 53,454 | -60.2% |
| 2005 | 169,258 | +216.6% |
| 2006 | 235,424 | +39.1% |
| 2007 | 380,647 | +61.7% |
| 2008 | 55,645 | -85.4% |
| 2009 | 244,760 | +339.9% |
| 2010 | 227,509 | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 333,387 | +46.5% |
| 2012 | 125,496 | -62.4% |
| 2013 | 213,664 | +70.3% |
| 2014 | 138,865 | -35.0% |
| 2015 | 557,920 | +301.8% |
| 2016 | 338,521 | -39.3% |
| 2017 | 328,904 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | -79,026 | -124.0% |
| 2019 | 51,393 | -165.0% |
| 2020 | -107,849 | -309.9% |
| 2021 | 51,170 | -147.4% |
| 2022 | -300,141 | -686.6% |
| 2023 | -86,003 | -71.3% |
| 2024 | 78,817 | -191.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in Western Europe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -686.6% | 51,170 | -300,141 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80,282 | 35,139 | 278,209 | 10 |
| 2000s | 200,544 | 53,454 | 406,724 | 10 |
| 2010s | 223,663 | -79,026 | 557,920 | 10 |
| 2020s | -72,801 | -300,141 | 78,817 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More economy & growth data for Western Europe
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 12.78 million (2027)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 2.48 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 11.28 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 56,453 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 45,841 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 9.16 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 3.64 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 3.47 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 0.4755 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth -1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows in Western Europe?
- Foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows in Western Europe was 78,817 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 557,920 in 2015.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was -300,141 in 2022.
- How does Western Europe rank for foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows?
- Western Europe ranks 16th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Europe data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (millions of United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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