{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"gb-vc-investment-total","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gb-vc-investment-total","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gb-vc-investment-total/","title":"United Kingdom Venture Capital Investment (Total) (2025)","description":"United Kingdom's Venture Capital Investment (Total): 6,495.6 USD millions in 2025, -0.7% YoY. OECD (OECD.SDD.TPS:DSD_VC@DF_VC_INV), 2007–2025.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","OECD","United Kingdom","2025"],"publisher":"OECD","frequency":"Annual","geography":"United Kingdom","temporal_coverage":"2007/2025","unit":"USD millions","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"United Kingdom Venture Capital Investment (Total)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"OECD","url":"https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?fs[0]=Topic%2C0%7CFinancial+sector%23FIN%23&pg=0&fc=Topic&bp=true&snb=10"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2007–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"19"},{"label":"Geography","value":"United Kingdom"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"United Kingdom (2025)","value":"6,495.6","unit":"USD millions","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.7% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.7%","unit":"USD millions"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"19","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"United Kingdom Venture Capital Investment (Total)"}],"observation_count":19,"observations":[{"period":"2007","value":2025.2505782046833},{"period":"2008","value":2138.4797018390386},{"period":"2009","value":984.8897919640168},{"period":"2010","value":916.9371824668297},{"period":"2011","value":1093.5098416108024},{"period":"2012","value":1039.0778367632809},{"period":"2013","value":882.912356215283},{"period":"2014","value":1206.090564960897},{"period":"2015","value":1484.1678501285937},{"period":"2016","value":984.6758894719156},{"period":"2017","value":2320.9323561485726},{"period":"2018","value":2577.048938057943},{"period":"2019","value":3380.12002020516},{"period":"2020","value":3119.6286057988827},{"period":"2021","value":6659.409774265248},{"period":"2022","value":3773.9180070001185},{"period":"2023","value":3875.371399553886},{"period":"2024","value":6538.566217141433},{"period":"2025","value":6495.640253868339}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"USD millions"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"6495.6","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2024","value":"6538.6","yoyChange":"+68.7%"},{"year":"2023","value":"3875.4","yoyChange":"+2.7%"},{"year":"2022","value":"3773.9","yoyChange":"-43.3%"},{"year":"2021","value":"6659.4","yoyChange":"+113.5%"},{"year":"2020","value":"3119.6","yoyChange":"-7.7%"},{"year":"2019","value":"3380.1","yoyChange":"+31.2%"},{"year":"2018","value":"2577.0","yoyChange":"+11.0%"},{"year":"2017","value":"2320.9","yoyChange":"+135.7%"},{"year":"2016","value":"984.7","yoyChange":"-33.7%"},{"year":"2015","value":"1484.2","yoyChange":"+23.1%"},{"year":"2014","value":"1206.1","yoyChange":"+36.6%"},{"year":"2013","value":"882.9","yoyChange":"-15.0%"},{"year":"2012","value":"1039.1","yoyChange":"-5.0%"},{"year":"2011","value":"1093.5","yoyChange":"+19.3%"},{"year":"2010","value":"916.9","yoyChange":"-6.9%"},{"year":"2009","value":"984.9","yoyChange":"-53.9%"},{"year":"2008","value":"2138.5","yoyChange":"+5.6%"},{"year":"2007","value":"2025.3","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks total venture capital investment (all investment stages) in United Kingdom from 2007 to present, in USD millions. VC investment volume is a leading indicator of startup ecosystem vitality and innovation capital availability. It is published by OECD and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 6,659.4 USD millions in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 882.9 in 2013. The latest reading of 6,495.6 in 2025 represents a change of -0.7%."}]}