United Kingdom Foreign Direct Investment (USD bn)

Foreign direct investment in the United Kingdom averaged USD 50.9 billion in the decade to 2024 and was USD -40.0 billion in the year 2024.

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Note: This chart displays Foreign Direct Investment (USD bn) for United Kingdom from 2013 to 2024.
Source: Macrobond.

	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD bn)	44.4	-72.1	14.9	52.2	-40.0

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