Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Total FDI outflows — Value US$ was 2,007 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$ in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 2,007 million USD.
That represents a change of down 97.9% on the previous year and down 95.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$ in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 275,482 million USD in 2007 and was at its lowest, -149,328 million USD, in 2014.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 41st of 168 countries 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17,948 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 16,409 million USD | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 20,106 million USD | +22.5% |
| 1993 | 27,305 million USD | +35.8% |
| 1994 | 34,224 million USD | +25.3% |
| 1995 | 48,079 million USD | +40.5% |
| 1996 | 36,385 million USD | -24.3% |
| 1997 | 60,645 million USD | +66.7% |
| 1998 | 122,816 million USD | +102.5% |
| 1999 | 203,426 million USD | +65.6% |
| 2000 | 233,371 million USD | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 58,855 million USD | -74.8% |
| 2002 | 50,300 million USD | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 62,187 million USD | +23.6% |
| 2004 | 91,019 million USD | +46.4% |
| 2005 | 80,833 million USD | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 86,271 million USD | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 275,482 million USD | +219.3% |
| 2008 | 182,589 million USD | -33.7% |
| 2009 | 39,092 million USD | -78.6% |
| 2010 | 39,380 million USD | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 96,340 million USD | +144.6% |
| 2012 | 20,702 million USD | -78.5% |
| 2013 | 40,493 million USD | +95.6% |
| 2014 | -149,328 million USD | -468.8% |
| 2015 | -65,556 million USD | -56.1% |
| 2016 | -37,395 million USD | -43.0% |
| 2017 | 142,378 million USD | -480.7% |
| 2018 | 82,954 million USD | -41.7% |
| 2019 | 11,281 million USD | -86.4% |
| 2020 | -95,876 million USD | -949.9% |
| 2021 | 84,922 million USD | -188.6% |
| 2022 | 95,352 million USD | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 2,007 million USD | -97.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -949.9% | 11,281 million USD | -95,876 million USD |
| 2014 | -468.8% | 40,493 million USD | -149,328 million USD |
| 2017 | +480.7% | -37,395 million USD | 142,378 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58,734 million USD | 16,409 million USD | 203,426 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 116,000 million USD | 39,092 million USD | 275,482 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,125 million USD | -149,328 million USD | 142,378 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,601 million USD | -95,876 million USD | 95,352 million USD | 4 |
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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$, 2015 prices 584,388 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 382,508 million SLC (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$ in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$ in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 2,007 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 275,482 million USD in 2007.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was -149,328 million USD in 2014.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for total fdi outflows — value us$?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 41st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$ rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.0%. 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 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.