Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices was -85,842 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is -85,842 million USD, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 654.1% on the previous year and down 266.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 287,611 million USD in 2016 and was at its lowest, -85,842 million USD, in 2023.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 187th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50,136 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 23,118 million USD | -53.9% |
| 1992 | 26,104 million USD | +12.9% |
| 1993 | 29,252 million USD | +12.1% |
| 1994 | 17,066 million USD | -41.7% |
| 1995 | 33,607 million USD | +96.9% |
| 1996 | 39,366 million USD | +17.1% |
| 1997 | 43,753 million USD | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 83,874 million USD | +91.7% |
| 1999 | 117,192 million USD | +39.7% |
| 2000 | 163,444 million USD | +39.5% |
| 2001 | 74,987 million USD | -54.1% |
| 2002 | 32,206 million USD | -57.1% |
| 2003 | 20,159 million USD | -37.4% |
| 2004 | 58,432 million USD | +189.9% |
| 2005 | 179,778 million USD | +207.7% |
| 2006 | 153,370 million USD | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 161,947 million USD | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 83,520 million USD | -48.4% |
| 2009 | 82,156 million USD | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 53,006 million USD | -35.5% |
| 2011 | 46,664 million USD | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 55,847 million USD | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 51,503 million USD | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 23,057 million USD | -55.2% |
| 2015 | 38,666 million USD | +67.7% |
| 2016 | 287,611 million USD | +643.8% |
| 2017 | 110,160 million USD | -61.7% |
| 2018 | 95,061 million USD | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 59,693 million USD | -37.2% |
| 2020 | 46,775 million USD | -21.6% |
| 2021 | -69,685 million USD | -249.0% |
| 2022 | 15,493 million USD | -122.2% |
| 2023 | -85,842 million USD | -654.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +643.8% | 38,666 million USD | 287,611 million USD |
| 2023 | -654.1% | 15,493 million USD | -85,842 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46,347 million USD | 17,066 million USD | 117,192 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 101,000 million USD | 20,159 million USD | 179,778 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 82,127 million USD | 23,057 million USD | 287,611 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | -23,315 million USD | -85,842 million USD | 46,775 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 184 Iraq -4,261 million USD compare
- 185 Ireland -8,110 million USD compare
- 186 Luxembourg -51,885 million USD compare
- 188 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) -134,896 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 1.45 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 6.72 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local 1.45 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local Currency 3.79 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 17.87 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 16.77 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 17.87 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 16.77 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 584,388 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 382,508 million SLC (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was -85,842 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 287,611 million USD in 2016.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was -85,842 million USD in 2023.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 187th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 266.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 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.