Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices was 56,685 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in European Union (27), 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in European Union (27) stood at 56,685 million USD.
That represents a change of up 149.5% on the previous year and down 79.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in European Union (27) peaked at 757,603 million USD in 2007 and was at its lowest, -114,518 million USD, in 2022.
That places European Union (27) 13th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 79,749 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 76,211 million USD | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 64,339 million USD | -15.6% |
| 1993 | 76,547 million USD | +19.0% |
| 1994 | 89,498 million USD | +16.9% |
| 1995 | 125,592 million USD | +40.3% |
| 1996 | 106,579 million USD | -15.1% |
| 1997 | 137,569 million USD | +29.1% |
| 1998 | 257,139 million USD | +86.9% |
| 1999 | 409,664 million USD | +59.3% |
| 2000 | 724,931 million USD | +77.0% |
| 2001 | 332,252 million USD | -54.2% |
| 2002 | 574,332 million USD | +72.9% |
| 2003 | 395,287 million USD | -31.2% |
| 2004 | 242,289 million USD | -38.7% |
| 2005 | 412,407 million USD | +70.2% |
| 2006 | 499,737 million USD | +21.2% |
| 2007 | 757,603 million USD | +51.6% |
| 2008 | 422,448 million USD | -44.2% |
| 2009 | 418,122 million USD | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 459,672 million USD | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 754,908 million USD | +64.2% |
| 2012 | 524,852 million USD | -30.5% |
| 2013 | 277,576 million USD | -47.1% |
| 2014 | 256,106 million USD | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 636,145 million USD | +148.4% |
| 2016 | 343,640 million USD | -46.0% |
| 2017 | 262,352 million USD | -23.7% |
| 2018 | 335,527 million USD | +27.9% |
| 2019 | 422,672 million USD | +26.0% |
| 2020 | 170,674 million USD | -59.6% |
| 2021 | 219,300 million USD | +28.5% |
| 2022 | -114,518 million USD | -152.2% |
| 2023 | 56,685 million USD | -149.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 142,289 million USD | 64,339 million USD | 409,664 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 477,941 million USD | 242,289 million USD | 757,603 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 427,345 million USD | 256,106 million USD | 754,908 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 83,035 million USD | -114,518 million USD | 219,300 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 10 Sweden 29,018 million USD compare
- 11 Australia and New Zealand 27,292 million USD compare
- 12 United Arab Emirates 27,154 million USD compare
- 13 Mexico 26,738 million USD compare
- 14 India 25,461 million USD compare
- 15 Australia 24,150 million USD compare
- 16 Cayman Islands 24,108 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for European Union (27)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 19.41 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 4.15 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1.11 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 1.03 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 4.5 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 4.41 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 15.69 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 34,842 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 43,110 USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 3.30 million million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in European Union (27)?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in European Union (27) was 56,685 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 757,603 million USD in 2007.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was -114,518 million USD in 2022.
- How does European Union (27) rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- European Union (27) ranks 13th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union (27) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.