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Foreign direct investment to GDP in United Kingdom

Latest: 0.9%
Previous: -0.4%
Change: +1.29 (+367.9%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Foreign direct investment to GDP over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Foreign direct investment to GDP in United Kingdom
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	1.1%
Dec 31, 1971	1.2%
Dec 31, 1972	0.7%
Dec 31, 1973	1.4%
Dec 31, 1974	2.1%
Dec 31, 1975	1.4%
Dec 31, 1976	1.3%
Dec 31, 1977	1.7%
Dec 31, 1978	1.1%
Dec 31, 1979	1.5%
Dec 31, 1980	1.8%
Dec 31, 1981	1.1%
Dec 31, 1982	1.1%
Dec 31, 1983	1.1%
Dec 31, 1984	-0.1%
Dec 31, 1985	1.1%
Dec 31, 1986	1.4%
Dec 31, 1987	1.8%
Dec 31, 1988	2.9%
Dec 31, 1989	2.9%
Dec 31, 1990	3.8%
Dec 31, 1991	2.0%
Dec 31, 1992	2.0%
Dec 31, 1993	1.9%
Dec 31, 1994	1.7%
Dec 31, 1995	2.2%
Dec 31, 1996	2.3%
Dec 31, 1997	3.3%
Dec 31, 1998	6.6%
Dec 31, 1999	7.7%
Dec 31, 2000	9.8%
Dec 31, 2001	3.4%
Dec 31, 2002	5.0%
Dec 31, 2003	1.7%
Dec 31, 2004	3.6%
Dec 31, 2005	9.9%
Dec 31, 2006	7.5%
Dec 31, 2007	6.7%
Dec 31, 2008	8.6%
Dec 31, 2009	0.6%
Dec 31, 2010	2.7%
Dec 31, 2011	1.0%
Dec 31, 2012	1.7%
Dec 31, 2013	1.9%
Dec 31, 2014	1.9%
Dec 31, 2015	1.5%
Dec 31, 2016	12.0%
Dec 31, 2017	4.6%
Dec 31, 2018	-0.9%
Dec 31, 2019	0.7%
Dec 31, 2020	5.8%
Dec 31, 2021	3.2%
Dec 31, 2022	2.9%
Dec 31, 2023	0.4%
Dec 31, 2024	-0.4%
Dec 31, 2025	0.9%

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