Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 60,357 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in European Union (27), 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded 60,357 million USD for total fdi inflows — value us$ in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 142.2% on the previous year and down 81.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in European Union (27) peaked at 874,509 million USD in 2011 and was at its lowest, -142,948 million USD, in 2022.
European Union (27) ranks 14th of 30 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.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 57,053 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 54,577 million USD | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 47,748 million USD | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 52,564 million USD | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 64,640 million USD | +23.0% |
| 1995 | 100,307 million USD | +55.2% |
| 1996 | 85,994 million USD | -14.3% |
| 1997 | 99,731 million USD | +16.0% |
| 1998 | 188,803 million USD | +89.3% |
| 1999 | 298,700 million USD | +58.2% |
| 2000 | 472,013 million USD | +58.0% |
| 2001 | 210,134 million USD | -55.5% |
| 2002 | 365,504 million USD | +73.9% |
| 2003 | 308,685 million USD | -15.5% |
| 2004 | 200,685 million USD | -35.0% |
| 2005 | 368,520 million USD | +83.6% |
| 2006 | 471,554 million USD | +28.0% |
| 2007 | 816,374 million USD | +73.1% |
| 2008 | 504,934 million USD | -38.1% |
| 2009 | 461,625 million USD | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 495,582 million USD | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 874,509 million USD | +76.5% |
| 2012 | 573,967 million USD | -34.4% |
| 2013 | 323,136 million USD | -43.7% |
| 2014 | 299,810 million USD | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 636,145 million USD | +112.2% |
| 2016 | 344,500 million USD | -45.8% |
| 2017 | 272,897 million USD | -20.8% |
| 2018 | 372,114 million USD | +36.4% |
| 2019 | 451,061 million USD | +21.2% |
| 2020 | 187,646 million USD | -58.4% |
| 2021 | 257,807 million USD | +37.4% |
| 2022 | -142,948 million USD | -155.4% |
| 2023 | 60,357 million USD | -142.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 105,011 million USD | 47,748 million USD | 298,700 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 418,003 million USD | 200,685 million USD | 816,374 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 464,372 million USD | 272,897 million USD | 874,509 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 90,715 million USD | -142,948 million USD | 257,807 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 11 Australia and New Zealand 33,442 million USD compare
- 12 United Arab Emirates 30,688 million USD compare
- 13 Australia 29,874 million USD compare
- 14 Sweden 29,418 million USD compare
- 15 Poland 28,685 million USD compare
- 16 India 28,163 million USD compare
- 17 Cayman Islands 28,134 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$, 2015 prices 3.30 million million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in European Union (27)?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in European Union (27) was 60,357 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 874,509 million USD in 2011.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was -142,948 million USD in 2022.
- How does European Union (27) rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- European Union (27) ranks 14th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.3%. 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$. 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.