Venture capital investments in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Venture capital investments was 0.1624 Percentage of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Venture capital investments in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2007–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 0.1624 Percentage of GDP for venture capital investments in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and up 222.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, venture capital investments in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.2085 Percentage of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0316 Percentage of GDP, in 2013.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6th out of 28 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Venture capital investments in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0652 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2008 | 0.0726 Percentage of GDP | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0405 Percentage of GDP | -44.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0367 Percentage of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0409 Percentage of GDP | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0382 Percentage of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0316 Percentage of GDP | -17.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0391 Percentage of GDP | +23.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0504 Percentage of GDP | +28.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0364 Percentage of GDP | -27.8% |
| 2017 | 0.086 Percentage of GDP | +136.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0889 Percentage of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1175 Percentage of GDP | +32.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1145 Percentage of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2085 Percentage of GDP | +82.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1186 Percentage of GDP | -43.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1133 Percentage of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.177 Percentage of GDP | +56.2% |
| 2025 | 0.1624 Percentage of GDP | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0595 Percentage of GDP | 0.0405 Percentage of GDP | 0.0726 Percentage of GDP | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0566 Percentage of GDP | 0.0316 Percentage of GDP | 0.1175 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1491 Percentage of GDP | 0.1133 Percentage of GDP | 0.2085 Percentage of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 3 Lithuania 0.0651 Percentage of GDP compare
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- 5 Switzerland 0.167 Percentage of GDP compare
- 6 Latvia 0.0166 Percentage of GDP compare
- 7 New Zealand 0.1527 Percentage of GDP compare
- 8 Denmark 0.1299 Percentage of GDP compare
- 9 Finland 0.1036 Percentage of GDP compare
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- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.86 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is venture capital investments in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Venture capital investments in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.1624 Percentage of GDP in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest venture capital investments recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2085 Percentage of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest venture capital investments recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0316 Percentage of GDP in 2013.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for venture capital investments?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 6th out of 28 countries with data for 2025.
- Is venture capital investments rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 222.4%. 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Venture capital investments (market statistics). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
In the OECD Entrepreneurship Financing Database, venture capital is made up of the sum of early stage (including pre-seed, seed, start-up and other early stage) and later stage venture capital. As there are no harmonised definitions of venture capital stages across venture capital associations and other data providers, original data have been re-aggregated to fit the OECD classification of venture capital by stages. Korea, New Zealand, the Russian Federation and South Africa do not provide breakdowns of venture capital by stage that would allow meaningful international comparisons. The attached table shows the correspondences between original data and OECD harmonised data for venture capital investments by stage. https://webfs-sdd.oecd.org/files/.Stat/VC_INV/VC_OECD_HarmonisedStages.xlsx Venture capital is a form of equity financing particularly relevant for young companies with innovation and growth potential but untested business models and no track record; it replaces or complements traditional bank finance. The development of the venture capital industry is considered an important framework condition to stimulate innovative entrepreneurship. Aggregate data on venture capital provide useful information on trends in the venture capital industry. These data are typically compiled by national or regional Private Equity and Venture Capital Associations, often with the support of commercial data providers. The quality and availability of aggregate data on venture capital have improved considerably in recent years; international comparisons, however, remain complicated because of two main problems. The first difficulty comes from the lack of a standard international definition of venture capital. While there is a general understanding, the definition of the types of investments included in venture capital varies across countries and regions. In some cases, differences are purely linguistic; in others, they are more substantive. The second problem relates to the diverse methodologies employed by data compilers. The completeness and representativeness of venture capital statistics with respect to the venture capital industry of a country will differ depending on how data were collected. The units used are : Millions of US Dollars and share of GDP. OECD statistics contact: stat.contact@oecd.org