Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Total FDI outflows — Value US$ was 181,368 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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$ in European Union (27) is 181,368 million USD, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 15.1% on the previous year and down 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$ in European Union (27) peaked at 1.00 million million USD in 2007 and was at its lowest, 62,906 million USD, in 1993.
European Union (27) ranks 7th of 30 groups on this measure, 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$ in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 107,902 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 84,640 million USD | -21.6% |
| 1992 | 75,871 million USD | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 62,906 million USD | -17.1% |
| 1994 | 87,174 million USD | +38.6% |
| 1995 | 102,653 million USD | +17.8% |
| 1996 | 140,206 million USD | +36.6% |
| 1997 | 157,172 million USD | +12.1% |
| 1998 | 270,154 million USD | +71.9% |
| 1999 | 404,385 million USD | +49.7% |
| 2000 | 466,836 million USD | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 239,732 million USD | -48.6% |
| 2002 | 291,104 million USD | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 276,884 million USD | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 324,995 million USD | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 539,520 million USD | +66.0% |
| 2006 | 669,030 million USD | +24.0% |
| 2007 | 1.00 million million USD | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 846,624 million USD | -15.6% |
| 2009 | 537,094 million USD | -36.6% |
| 2010 | 608,986 million USD | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 844,121 million USD | +38.6% |
| 2012 | 532,913 million USD | -36.9% |
| 2013 | 369,082 million USD | -30.7% |
| 2014 | 441,335 million USD | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 766,163 million USD | +73.6% |
| 2016 | 451,823 million USD | -41.0% |
| 2017 | 355,761 million USD | -21.3% |
| 2018 | 260,540 million USD | -26.8% |
| 2019 | 408,581 million USD | +56.8% |
| 2020 | 63,160 million USD | -84.5% |
| 2021 | 619,724 million USD | +881.2% |
| 2022 | 157,585 million USD | -74.6% |
| 2023 | 181,368 million USD | +15.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in European Union (27) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +881.2% | 63,160 million USD | 619,724 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 149,306 million USD | 62,906 million USD | 404,385 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 519,518 million USD | 239,732 million USD | 1.00 million million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 503,930 million USD | 260,540 million USD | 844,121 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 255,459 million USD | 63,160 million USD | 619,724 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 4 China, Hong Kong SAR 104,286 million USD compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,434 million USD compare
- 5 Germany 101,254 million USD compare
- 5 Melanesia 687.37 million USD compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 256.54 million USD compare
- 6 Canada 89,583 million USD compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 235.5 million USD compare
- 7 France 72,356 million USD compare
- 8 Singapore 62,997 million USD compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 86.67 million USD compare
- 9 Sweden 47,498 million USD compare
- 10 British Virgin Islands 44,158 million USD compare
- 10 Polynesia 15.59 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for European Union (27)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 0.5295 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 4.5 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 1.03 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1.11 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 4.15 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 21.37 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 21.06 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth -1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate 0.5295 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$ in European Union (27)?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$ in European Union (27) was 181,368 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.00 million million USD in 2007.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,906 million USD in 1993.
- How does European Union (27) rank for total fdi outflows — value us$?
- European Union (27) ranks 7th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$ rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. 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$. 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.