Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices was 163,003 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in European Union (27), 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in European Union (27) is 163,003 million USD, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in European Union (27) peaked at 932,472 million USD in 2007 and was at its lowest, 58,330 million USD, in 2020.
That places European Union (27) 7th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 141,549 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 111,966 million USD | -20.9% |
| 1992 | 93,677 million USD | -16.3% |
| 1993 | 83,306 million USD | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 112,403 million USD | +34.9% |
| 1995 | 114,125 million USD | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 158,450 million USD | +38.8% |
| 1997 | 203,088 million USD | +28.2% |
| 1998 | 347,385 million USD | +71.1% |
| 1999 | 540,293 million USD | +55.5% |
| 2000 | 713,105 million USD | +32.0% |
| 2001 | 370,830 million USD | -48.0% |
| 2002 | 467,282 million USD | +26.0% |
| 2003 | 356,198 million USD | -23.8% |
| 2004 | 361,012 million USD | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 579,258 million USD | +60.5% |
| 2006 | 681,852 million USD | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 932,472 million USD | +36.8% |
| 2008 | 706,928 million USD | -24.2% |
| 2009 | 487,062 million USD | -31.1% |
| 2010 | 557,891 million USD | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 725,668 million USD | +30.1% |
| 2012 | 487,418 million USD | -32.8% |
| 2013 | 315,001 million USD | -35.4% |
| 2014 | 374,995 million USD | +19.0% |
| 2015 | 766,163 million USD | +104.3% |
| 2016 | 450,563 million USD | -41.2% |
| 2017 | 342,416 million USD | -24.0% |
| 2018 | 237,081 million USD | -30.8% |
| 2019 | 384,800 million USD | +62.3% |
| 2020 | 58,330 million USD | -84.8% |
| 2021 | 524,180 million USD | +798.7% |
| 2022 | 155,544 million USD | -70.3% |
| 2023 | 163,003 million USD | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 190,624 million USD | 83,306 million USD | 540,293 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 565,600 million USD | 356,198 million USD | 932,472 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 464,200 million USD | 237,081 million USD | 766,163 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 225,264 million USD | 58,330 million USD | 524,180 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 4 China, Hong Kong SAR 89,476 million USD compare
- 5 Germany 82,280 million USD compare
- 6 Canada 74,792 million USD compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 203.75 million USD compare
- 7 France 63,404 million USD compare
- 8 Singapore 51,491 million USD compare
- 9 Sweden 46,852 million USD compare
- 10 British Virgin Islands 45,942 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$, 2015 prices 3.30 million million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in European Union (27)?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in European Union (27) was 163,003 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 932,472 million USD in 2007.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,330 million USD in 2020.
- How does European Union (27) rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- European Union (27) ranks 7th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union (27) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 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.