United Kingdom Later Stage Venture Capital Investment (2025)
United Kingdom's Later Stage Venture Capital Investment: 2,950.1 USD millions in 2025, -18.5% YoY. OECD (OECD.SDD.TPS:DSD_VC@DF_VC_INV), 2007–2025.
United Kingdom (2025)
2,950.1
USD millions
-18.5% YoY
YoY Change
-18.5%
Trend
down
Series length
19
years of data
Data
| Year | USD millions | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,950.1 | -18.5% |
| 2024 | 3,618.6 | +95.7% |
| 2023 | 1,848.9 | +44.6% |
| 2022 | 1,278.3 | -68.1% |
| 2021 | 4,008.6 | +199.3% |
| 2020 | 1,339.5 | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 1,485.3 | +40.0% |
| 2018 | 1,060.8 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1,075.4 | +125.7% |
| 2016 | 476.6 | -36.4% |
| 2015 | 749.6 | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 629.5 | +89.0% |
| 2013 | 333 | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 378.9 | -40.4% |
| 2011 | 635.6 | +24.9% |
| 2010 | 508.9 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 509.6 | -63.2% |
| 2008 | 1,383.1 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 1,338.5 | n/a |
About this Dataset
United Kingdom recorded 2,950.1 USD millions in 2025. The latest change was -18.5%. Across 2007–2025 the series ranges from 333 USD millions in 2013 to 4,008.6 USD millions in 2021.
This page tracks later-stage venture capital investment in United Kingdom. Later-stage VC reflects the capacity to scale proven business models and is the primary driver of unicorn valuations.
Data sourced from OECD via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks later-stage venture capital investment in United Kingdom. Later-stage VC reflects the capacity to scale proven business models and is the primary driver of unicorn valuations. It is published by OECD and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2025. OECD typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2007–2025 (19 observations).
The series peaked at 4,008.6 USD millions in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 333 USD millions in 2013. The latest reading is 2,950.1 USD millions in 2025. The latest change was -18.5%.