United Kingdom (2024)
-0.4
% of GDP
-0.8pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.8pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
35
years of data

Data

Year% of GDPYoY Change
2024-0.4-0.8pp
20230.4-2.5pp
20222.9-0.3pp
20213.2-2.6pp
20205.8+5.1pp
20190.7+1.6pp
2018-0.9-5.5pp
20174.6-7.4pp
201612+10.5pp
20151.5-0.4pp
20141.9-0pp
20132+0.2pp
20121.7+0.7pp
20111-1.7pp
20102.7+2.1pp
20090.6-8pp
20088.6+1.9pp
20076.8-0.7pp
20067.5-2.4pp
20059.9n/a

About this Dataset

United Kingdom recorded -0.4 % of GDP in 2024. The most recent year-on-year change was -0.8pp. The historical series (1990–2024) shows a peak of 12.0 in 2016 and a trough of -0.9 in 2018.

Data sourced from World Bank Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology ensuring cross-country comparability.

The chart above shows the full historical trend; the table below lists annual values with year-on-year changes.

Frequently Asked Questions

This indicator tracks united kingdom fdi net inflows (% of gdp) in United Kingdom, published by World Bank. Data covers 1990–2024 at annual frequency using harmonised methodology.
The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. Data is updated annual.
The series peaked at 12.0 % of GDP in 2016 and reached its lowest recorded value of -0.9 in 2018. The latest reading of -0.4 in 2024 represents a year-on-year change of -0.8pp.