Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Western Europe
Western Europe: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices was -85,303 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Western Europe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Western Europe stood at -85,303 million USD.
The figure is up 77.8% on the previous year and down 165.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Western Europe peaked at 627,819 million USD in 2011 and was at its lowest, -383,447 million USD, in 2022.
That places Western Europe 30th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 52,319 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 41,525 million USD | -20.6% |
| 1992 | 31,435 million USD | -24.3% |
| 1993 | 31,912 million USD | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 45,030 million USD | +41.1% |
| 1995 | 56,578 million USD | +25.6% |
| 1996 | 59,844 million USD | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 73,793 million USD | +23.3% |
| 1998 | 140,185 million USD | +90.0% |
| 1999 | 212,931 million USD | +51.9% |
| 2000 | 480,906 million USD | +125.9% |
| 2001 | 169,770 million USD | -64.7% |
| 2002 | 386,160 million USD | +127.5% |
| 2003 | 292,109 million USD | -24.4% |
| 2004 | 157,356 million USD | -46.1% |
| 2005 | 315,668 million USD | +100.6% |
| 2006 | 368,344 million USD | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 579,174 million USD | +57.2% |
| 2008 | 314,788 million USD | -45.6% |
| 2009 | 368,830 million USD | +17.2% |
| 2010 | 382,425 million USD | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 627,819 million USD | +64.2% |
| 2012 | 405,544 million USD | -35.4% |
| 2013 | 130,331 million USD | -67.9% |
| 2014 | 64,505 million USD | -50.5% |
| 2015 | 411,975 million USD | +538.7% |
| 2016 | 317,787 million USD | -22.9% |
| 2017 | 183,707 million USD | -42.2% |
| 2018 | 113,108 million USD | -38.4% |
| 2019 | 179.04 million USD | -99.8% |
| 2020 | -124,329 million USD | -69540.9% |
| 2021 | -84,968 million USD | -31.7% |
| 2022 | -383,447 million USD | +351.3% |
| 2023 | -85,303 million USD | -77.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74,555 million USD | 31,435 million USD | 212,931 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 343,310 million USD | 157,356 million USD | 579,174 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 263,738 million USD | 179.04 million USD | 627,819 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | -169,512 million USD | -383,447 million USD | -84,968 million USD | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Western Europe
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 9.16 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 0.7042 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 21.22 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 21.94 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.94 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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 — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 0.4755 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 127.32 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Western Europe?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Western Europe was -85,303 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 627,819 million USD in 2011.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was -383,447 million USD in 2022.
- How does Western Europe rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Western Europe ranks 30th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 165.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Europe 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.