Foreign direct investment outflows in the European Union in 2025 — 210,381,481,213 US$. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 8,986.5%.
1970–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 210B | −240B | −53.31% |
| 2024 | 451B | +683B | +293.88% |
| 2023 | -232B | −798B | −141.13% |
| 2022 | 565B | −528B | −48.3% |
| 2021 | 1.09T | +939B | +609.61% |
| 2020 | 154B | −406B | −72.5% |
| 2019 | 560B | +195B | +53.6% |
| 2018 | 365B | −280B | −43.46% |
| 2017 | 645B | −230B | −26.32% |
| 2016 | 875B | −81.36B | −8.5% |
| 2015 | 957B | +320B | +50.36% |
| 2014 | 636B | −102B | −13.85% |
| 2013 | 739B | +79.84B | +12.12% |
| 2012 | 659B | −284B | −30.14% |
| 2011 | 943B | +324B | +52.45% |
| 2010 | 618B | −123B | −16.62% |
| 2009 | 742B | −444B | −37.42% |
| 2008 | 1.19T | −451B | −27.57% |
| 2007 | 1.64T | +452B | +38.12% |
| 2006 | 1.18T | +286B | +31.85% |
| 2005 | 899B | +488B | +119.02% |
| 2004 | 410B | +144B | +54.18% |
| 2003 | 266B | +54.37B | +25.68% |
| 2002 | 212B | −198B | −48.33% |
| 2001 | 410B | −207B | −33.56% |
| 2000 | 617B | +61.91B | +11.16% |
| 1999 | 555B | +254B | +84.61% |
| 1998 | 301B | +138B | +84.6% |
| 1997 | 163B | +10.94B | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 152B | +33.87B | +28.71% |
| 1995 | 118B | +30.72B | +35.19% |
| 1994 | 87.29B | +17.08B | +24.33% |
| 1993 | 70.21B | −15.01B | −17.61% |
| 1992 | 85.22B | −3.75B | −4.21% |
| 1991 | 88.97B | −22.04B | −19.85% |
| 1990 | 111B | +35.41B | +46.85% |
| 1989 | 75.59B | +20.32B | +36.77% |
| 1988 | 55.27B | +16.53B | +42.69% |
| 1987 | 38.73B | +9.53B | +32.65% |
| 1986 | 29.2B | +13.94B | +91.39% |
| 1985 | 15.26B | −1.23B | −7.44% |
| 1984 | 16.48B | +3.41B | +26.12% |
| 1983 | 13.07B | +1.3B | +11.07% |
| 1982 | 11.77B | −4.17B | −26.18% |
| 1981 | 15.94B | +425M | +2.74% |
| 1980 | 15.51B | −784M | −4.81% |
| 1979 | 16.3B | +5.63B | +52.72% |
| 1978 | 10.67B | +2B | +23.13% |
| 1977 | 8.67B | +598M | +7.41% |
| 1976 | 8.07B | +706M | +9.58% |
| 1975 | 7.36B | +380M | +5.44% |
| 1974 | 6.98B | +879M | +14.41% |
| 1973 | 6.1B | +1.15B | +23.18% |
| 1972 | 4.95B | +1.14B | +29.92% |
| 1971 | 3.81B | +1.5B | +64.69% |
| 1970 | 2.32B | — | — |
Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.
Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
How much direct investment from abroad comes into a country in a year.
Finance Current account balanceThe balance of a country's external transactions as a percent of GDP: surplus or deficit.
Economy GDPGross domestic product in current US dollars — the size of a country's economy.
Business FDI inflows (% of GDP)Inflows of direct investment relative to the size of the economy.
Business Stock market capitalization (% of GDP)The value of a country's listed companies as a percent of GDP.
Business Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP)The annual turnover in shares as a percent of GDP — the liquidity of the market.