Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Western Europe

Foreign direct investment outflows in Western Europe in 2025 — 188,331,672,601 US$. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 5,958.8%.

2025 188B US$ −15.16% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 1.17T US$2007
Period minimum -189B US$2023

Trend over time

1971–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Western Europe, 1971–2025-500B0500B1T1.5T19711977198319891995200120072013201920251971: 3,108,395,737 US$1972: 4,215,608,240 US$1973: 5,323,703,828 US$1974: 6,189,680,094 US$1975: 6,301,667,116 US$1976: 7,007,710,195 US$1977: 6,999,321,280 US$1978: 9,876,431,640 US$1979: 14,710,168,767 US$1980: 13,471,005,418 US$1981: 13,156,577,366 US$1982: 8,909,261,342 US$1983: 9,527,497,037 US$1984: 13,192,674,517 US$1985: 15,355,943,941 US$1986: 22,372,316,022 US$1987: 30,501,549,988 US$1988: 46,335,481,653 US$1989: 64,236,412,628 US$1990: 86,123,834,032 US$1991: 72,723,109,617 US$1992: 81,565,926,877 US$1993: 61,985,167,485 US$1994: 74,240,013,461 US$1995: 99,032,942,697 US$1996: 139,677,112,126 US$1997: 129,852,955,314 US$1998: 223,541,254,673 US$1999: 482,957,594,876 US$2000: 485,458,714,356 US$2001: 330,811,434,608 US$2002: 136,972,040,963 US$2003: 201,267,852,736 US$2004: 302,553,078,877 US$2005: 650,381,770,738 US$2006: 963,652,491,277 US$2007: 1,170,369,010,917 US$2008: 799,562,587,267 US$2009: 595,196,467,357 US$2010: 538,171,218,924 US$2011: 779,016,591,954 US$2012: 573,773,851,411 US$2013: 585,748,464,169 US$2014: 393,272,971,578 US$2015: 770,251,732,496 US$2016: 767,307,353,334 US$2017: 483,255,203,758 US$2018: 15,010,576,276 US$2019: 347,439,831,907 US$2020: -94,861,981,805 US$2021: 504,079,455,711 US$2022: 262,522,556,034 US$2023: -189,277,736,920 US$2024: 221,995,470,076 US$2025: 188,331,672,601 US$
Change over the period: +185B (+5,958.81%) Average annual rate: 7.9 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Europe

Western Europe 188B US$
World 1.49T US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Western Europe, by year Western Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 188B −33.66B −15.16%
2024 222B +411B +217.29%
2023 -189B −452B −172.1%
2022 263B −242B −47.92%
2021 504B +599B +631.38%
2020 -94.86B −442B −127.3%
2019 347B +332B +2,214.63%
2018 15.01B −468B −96.89%
2017 483B −284B −37.02%
2016 767B −2.94B −0.38%
2015 770B +377B +95.86%
2014 393B −192B −32.86%
2013 586B +11.97B +2.09%
2012 574B −205B −26.35%
2011 779B +241B +44.75%
2010 538B −57.03B −9.58%
2009 595B −204B −25.56%
2008 800B −371B −31.68%
2007 1.17T +207B +21.45%
2006 964B +313B +48.17%
2005 650B +348B +114.96%
2004 303B +101B +50.32%
2003 201B +64.3B +46.94%
2002 137B −194B −58.6%
2001 331B −155B −31.86%
2000 485B +2.5B +0.52%
1999 483B +259B +116.05%
1998 224B +93.69B +72.15%
1997 130B −9.82B −7.03%
1996 140B +40.64B +41.04%
1995 99.03B +24.79B +33.4%
1994 74.24B +12.25B +19.77%
1993 61.99B −19.58B −24.01%
1992 81.57B +8.84B +12.16%
1991 72.72B −13.4B −15.56%
1990 86.12B +21.89B +34.07%
1989 64.24B +17.9B +38.63%
1988 46.34B +15.83B +51.91%
1987 30.5B +8.13B +36.34%
1986 22.37B +7.02B +45.69%
1985 15.36B +2.16B +16.4%
1984 13.19B +3.67B +38.47%
1983 9.53B +618M +6.94%
1982 8.91B −4.25B −32.28%
1981 13.16B −314M −2.33%
1980 13.47B −1.24B −8.42%
1979 14.71B +4.83B +48.94%
1978 9.88B +2.88B +41.11%
1977 7B −8.39M −0.12%
1976 7.01B +706M +11.2%
1975 6.3B +112M +1.81%
1974 6.19B +866M +16.27%
1973 5.32B +1.11B +26.29%
1972 4.22B +1.11B +35.62%
1971 3.11B

About the indicator

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.