Summary

Investment of UK companies abroad (outward) and foreign companies into the UK (inward), including investment flows, positions and earnings, by country, component and industry using the directional and asset and liability measurement principles.

Publications

• Foreign direct investment statistics, overview of methods changes: 2020

  Summarising how we have used commercial information to enhance the UK’s foreign direct investment (FDI) populations and stratification methods, with further information on the composition of microdata behind these estimates.

• Foreign direct investment involving UK companies: 2020

  Investment of UK companies abroad (outward) and foreign companies into the UK (inward), including investment flows, positions and earnings, by country, component and industry.

Data

• Foreign direct investment involving UK companies (directional): outward

  Annual statistics on the investment of UK companies abroad, including for investment flows, positions and earnings.

• Foreign direct investment involving UK companies (directional): inward

  Annual statistics on the investment of foreign companies into the UK, including for investment flows, positions and earnings.

Methodology

• Foreign Direct Investment QMI

  Quality and methodology information (QMI) for foreign direct investment (FDI) statistics, detailing the strengths and limitations of the data, methods used and data uses and users.

Contact details

Changes to this release date

1. Previous date

   20 December 2021 9:30am

   Reason for change

   The FDI 2020 results require further quality assurance before estimates are finalised and ready for publication. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

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