Foreign direct investment outflows in the United Kingdom in 2025 — 86,925,056,868 US$. Ranked 6 in the world out of 91. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 5,081.5%.
1970–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 86.93B | +159B | +219.9% |
| 2024 | -72.5B | −103B | −340.01% |
| 2023 | 30.21B | −113B | −78.97% |
| 2022 | 144B | +10.32B | +7.74% |
| 2021 | 133B | +117B | +713.44% |
| 2020 | 16.39B | +37.89B | +176.23% |
| 2019 | -21.5B | +7.13B | +24.92% |
| 2018 | -28.63B | −201B | −116.64% |
| 2017 | 172B | +139B | +422.8% |
| 2016 | 32.91B | +93.09B | +154.69% |
| 2015 | -60.18B | +53.74B | +47.17% |
| 2014 | -114B | −160B | −346.3% |
| 2013 | 46.25B | +34.23B | +284.67% |
| 2012 | 12.02B | −68.81B | −85.13% |
| 2011 | 80.83B | +26.43B | +48.57% |
| 2010 | 54.41B | +103B | +212.42% |
| 2009 | -48.4B | −405B | −113.57% |
| 2008 | 357B | −13.7B | −3.7% |
| 2007 | 370B | +228B | +160.37% |
| 2006 | 142B | −17.66B | −11.04% |
| 2005 | 160B | +31.27B | +24.31% |
| 2004 | 129B | +46.56B | +56.72% |
| 2003 | 82.08B | −38.82B | −32.11% |
| 2002 | 121B | +43.49B | +56.18% |
| 2001 | 77.41B | −215B | −73.49% |
| 2000 | 292B | +49.7B | +20.51% |
| 1999 | 242B | +84.37B | +53.41% |
| 1998 | 158B | +83.28B | +111.48% |
| 1997 | 74.7B | +32.98B | +79.07% |
| 1996 | 41.71B | −14.79B | −26.18% |
| 1995 | 56.51B | +12.78B | +29.21% |
| 1994 | 43.73B | +13.31B | +43.75% |
| 1993 | 30.42B | +4.27B | +16.33% |
| 1992 | 26.15B | +2.6B | +11.06% |
| 1991 | 23.55B | −4.44B | −15.86% |
| 1990 | 27.98B | −3.39B | −10.82% |
| 1989 | 31.38B | −10.26B | −24.64% |
| 1988 | 41.64B | +12.71B | +43.94% |
| 1987 | 28.93B | +11.91B | +69.96% |
| 1986 | 17.02B | +6.41B | +60.45% |
| 1985 | 10.61B | +2.63B | +32.96% |
| 1984 | 7.98B | −207M | −2.53% |
| 1983 | 8.18B | +1.02B | +14.26% |
| 1982 | 7.16B | −4.99B | −41.06% |
| 1981 | 12.15B | +924M | +8.23% |
| 1980 | 11.23B | −1.31B | −10.45% |
| 1979 | 12.54B | +5.72B | +83.99% |
| 1978 | 6.82B | +2.64B | +63.31% |
| 1977 | 4.17B | −165M | −3.8% |
| 1976 | 4.34B | +1.34B | +44.56% |
| 1975 | 3B | −1.38B | −31.43% |
| 1974 | 4.38B | −605M | −12.15% |
| 1973 | 4.98B | +2.96B | +146.91% |
| 1972 | 2.02B | +29.31M | +1.47% |
| 1971 | 1.99B | +311M | +18.51% |
| 1970 | 1.68B | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
United Kingdom
86.93B
Sweden
8.03B
Finland
6.68B
Norway
1.11B
Latvia
317M
Lithuania
128M
Estonia
-24.28M
Iceland
-852M
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.