Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in United Kingdom, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in United Kingdom is 0.0191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 646.1% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in United Kingdom peaked at 0.12 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2018.
That places United Kingdom 108th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -40.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +99.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +50.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0129 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -39.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1984 | -0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -107.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1587.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.1% |
| 1988 | 0.029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +65.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0292 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0378 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -46.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0185 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0227 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0327 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0661 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +102.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0767 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0982 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0339 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -65.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0501 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -65.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +105.1% |
| 2005 | 0.099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +176.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0749 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0675 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0861 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.5% |
| 2009 | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -93.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0267 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +346.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -62.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +70.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0154 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 0.12 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +679.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0464 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -61.3% |
| 2018 | -0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -118.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -179.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0577 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +738.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0321 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0292 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -86.2% |
| 2024 | -0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -187.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -646.1% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.0191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 90% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.0191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 99% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +1587.2% | -0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2020 | +738.5% | 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0577 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2016 | +679.7% | 0.0154 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.12 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2025 | +646.1% | -0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0292 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0767 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0569 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0273 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.12 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0231 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0577 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 105 Australia 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 106 Poland 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 107 Palestine 0.0192 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 109 Eritrea 0.0189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 110 Germany 0.0188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 111 Morocco 0.0182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0099 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 571.28 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0072 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 417.14 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in United Kingdom?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in United Kingdom was 0.0191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.12 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- How does United Kingdom rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- United Kingdom ranks 108th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.