Foreign direct investment inflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment inflows — European Union

Foreign direct investment inflows in the European Union in 2025 — 74,047,920,788 US$. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 2,453.8%.

2025 74.05B US$ −76.82% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 1.48T US$2007
Period minimum -244B US$2023

Trend over time

1970–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment inflows — European Union, 1970–2025-500B0500B1T1.5T19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 2,899,569,469 US$1971: 4,101,957,483 US$1972: 5,247,233,595 US$1973: 6,849,955,524 US$1974: 8,012,974,186 US$1975: 6,594,486,585 US$1976: 4,895,513,547 US$1977: 7,411,236,947 US$1978: 9,556,880,497 US$1979: 10,674,298,740 US$1980: 10,849,499,997 US$1981: 9,811,504,830 US$1982: 8,777,233,646 US$1983: 9,639,295,533 US$1984: 9,617,570,869 US$1985: 10,479,696,702 US$1986: 14,482,696,248 US$1987: 23,850,125,598 US$1988: 36,143,075,340 US$1989: 48,464,549,240 US$1990: 64,506,841,224 US$1991: 64,759,019,604 US$1992: 63,700,927,675 US$1993: 69,497,717,004 US$1994: 71,893,612,460 US$1995: 110,509,674,673 US$1996: 100,961,081,046 US$1997: 110,336,730,090 US$1998: 215,210,809,077 US$1999: 452,758,331,551 US$2000: 634,200,506,229 US$2001: 366,360,079,036 US$2002: 295,298,465,434 US$2003: 293,768,597,753 US$2004: 314,210,792,152 US$2005: 732,553,887,352 US$2006: 914,388,369,613 US$2007: 1,479,575,647,575 US$2008: 825,460,956,900 US$2009: 585,517,909,000 US$2010: 480,128,559,625 US$2011: 903,651,733,603 US$2012: 582,411,385,398 US$2013: 613,498,236,804 US$2014: 468,473,023,861 US$2015: 849,890,812,407 US$2016: 729,126,074,549 US$2017: 591,455,183,723 US$2018: 133,983,702,758 US$2019: 582,178,363,189 US$2020: 178,618,904,097 US$2021: 684,481,966,450 US$2022: 228,189,602,103 US$2023: -243,939,947,871 US$2024: 319,395,459,160 US$2025: 74,047,920,788 US$
Change over the period: +71.15B (+2,453.76%) Average annual rate: 6.07 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union

European Union 74.05B US$
World 1.35T US$
Foreign direct investment inflows — European Union, by year European Union All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 74.05B −245B −76.82%
2024 319B +563B +230.93%
2023 -244B −472B −206.9%
2022 228B −456B −66.66%
2021 684B +506B +283.21%
2020 179B −404B −69.32%
2019 582B +448B +334.51%
2018 134B −457B −77.35%
2017 591B −138B −18.88%
2016 729B −121B −14.21%
2015 850B +381B +81.42%
2014 468B −145B −23.64%
2013 613B +31.09B +5.34%
2012 582B −321B −35.55%
2011 904B +424B +88.21%
2010 480B −105B −18%
2009 586B −240B −29.07%
2008 825B −654B −44.21%
2007 1.48T +565B +61.81%
2006 914B +182B +24.82%
2005 733B +418B +133.14%
2004 314B +20.44B +6.96%
2003 294B −1.53B −0.52%
2002 295B −71.06B −19.4%
2001 366B −268B −42.23%
2000 634B +181B +40.07%
1999 453B +238B +110.38%
1998 215B +105B +95.05%
1997 110B +9.38B +9.29%
1996 101B −9.55B −8.64%
1995 111B +38.62B +53.71%
1994 71.89B +2.4B +3.45%
1993 69.5B +5.8B +9.1%
1992 63.7B −1.06B −1.63%
1991 64.76B +252M +0.39%
1990 64.51B +16.04B +33.1%
1989 48.46B +12.32B +34.09%
1988 36.14B +12.29B +51.54%
1987 23.85B +9.37B +64.68%
1986 14.48B +4B +38.2%
1985 10.48B +862M +8.96%
1984 9.62B −21.72M −0.23%
1983 9.64B +862M +9.82%
1982 8.78B −1.03B −10.54%
1981 9.81B −1.04B −9.57%
1980 10.85B +175M +1.64%
1979 10.67B +1.12B +11.69%
1978 9.56B +2.15B +28.95%
1977 7.41B +2.52B +51.39%
1976 4.9B −1.7B −25.76%
1975 6.59B −1.42B −17.7%
1974 8.01B +1.16B +16.98%
1973 6.85B +1.6B +30.54%
1972 5.25B +1.15B +27.92%
1971 4.1B +1.2B +41.47%
1970 2.9B

About the indicator

Net inflows of foreign direct investment — investment by non-residents that gives them at least 10% of the voting shares of an enterprise: equity capital, reinvested earnings and intra-company loans. Values can be negative when capital is withdrawn. The figures are distorted by flows in transit through holding-company jurisdictions.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.