Estimates of investment, both purchased and own-account production, of intangible assets, annual data. These are official statistics in development.

In the first quarter of 2025, the business investment index in the United Kingdom was 113, compared with 108 in the previous quarter, indicating that business investment has increased. During this time period, there are two notable dips in business investment, the first occurring during the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, and the second in 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the UK. This itself was preceded by a long period of virtually no business investment growth between 2016 and 2020, possibly due to the chaotic nature of the UK's withdrawal from the EU. Tax a key issue for businesses in 2025 According to a survey conducted in the second quarter of 2025, approximately 56 percent of UK firms saw taxation as the main external threat facing their business. A rise in the amount of National Insurance Tax that employers pay came into force in April 2025, by far the most significant tax rise in the government's Autumn Budget from the previous year. Possibly due to this, UK businesses have started to scale back their workforce, with payrolled employment falling by over 230,000 since the start of the year. Inflation concerns return in 2025 Just behind taxation, the second-most pressing external issue for the surveyed businesses was that of inflation. As of April 2025, the CPI inflation rate for the UK stood at 3.5 percent, up from 1.7 percent in September 2024. For 2025 as a whole, the annual inflation rate was initially expected to reach 2.6 percent, with this revised upwards to 3.2 percent during the Spring Statement of 2025. According to the same forecasts, the peak of inflation is anticipated for the third quarter of the year, at 3.7 percent, before falling to more usual levels by 2026.

Fintech investment in the United Kingdom saw a sharp decline in 2023 after a period of continuous growth. Investment value dropped from ***** billion in 2022 to *** billion in 2023. The downward trend continued in 2024, with investment falling by another ** percent to *** billion, reflecting a significant slowdown in funding activity.

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

In 2023, the U.S. investments made in the United Kingdom were valued at approximately 1.06 trillion U.S. dollars. The total direct position of the United States abroad amounted to 6.68 trillion U.S. dollars in that year.

Private Investment in the United Kingdom decreased to -4 percent in the second quarter of 2025 from 3.90 percent in the first quarter of 2025. This dataset provides - United Kingdom Business Investment- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about United Kingdom Foreign Direct Investment

• United Kingdom Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell by 8.6 USD bn in Sep 2024, compared with a drop of 15.0 USD bn in the previous quarter.
• UK Foreign Direct Investment: USD mn net flows data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1987 to Sep 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 147.2 USD bn in Sep 2005 and a record low of -68.9 USD bn in Jun 2009.

• In the latest reports of UK, Current Account recorded a deficit of 13.1 USD bn in Mar 2023.
• UK Direct Investment Abroad fell by 7.0 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 2.8 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 786.4 USD bn in Mar 2023.

Foreign Direct Investment in the United Kingdom increased by 4528 GBP Million in the first quarter of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United Kingdom Net Foreign Direct Investment - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Key information about United Kingdom Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

• United Kingdom Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a fall equal to 0.9 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2024, compared with a fall equal to 1.7 % in the previous quarter.
• UK Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1987 to Sep 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 23.5 % in Sep 2005 and a record low -11.8 % in Jun 2009.

• In the latest reports of UK, Current Account recorded a deficit of 13.1 USD bn in Mar 2023.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell by 8.6 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• UK Direct Investment Abroad fell by 7.0 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 2.8 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 786.4 USD bn in Mar 2023.

Key information about United Kingdom Foreign Portfolio Investment

• United Kingdom Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 2.779 USD bn in Sep 2024, compared with an increase of 40.421 USD bn in the previous quarter.
• UK Foreign Portfolio Investment: USD mn data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1987 to Sep 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 169.149 USD bn in Jun 1999 and a record low of -106.309 USD bn in Sep 2012.

• In the latest reports of UK, Current Account recorded a deficit of 13.073 USD bn in Mar 2023.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell by 8.586 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• UK Direct Investment Abroad fell by 6.997 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 786.411 USD bn in Mar 2023.

The United States emerged as the largest foreign real estate investor in the UK property market in the 12 months ending June 2024. During that period, the U.S. accounted for **** million in cross-border investments. That was nearly half of the total **** billion U.S. dollars targeting the UK property sector.

3i Group was the leading investment company in the United Kingdom (UK) as of October 11, 2024, with a market capitalization amounting to approximately ***** billion U.S. dollars. Legal & General followed as the second largest investment firm in the country, with a market cap of almost ** billion U.S. dollars.

This statistic presents the value of capital investment in the travel and tourism industries in the United Kingdom from 2012 to 2018, with a forecast for 2028. Capital investment spending reached **** billion British pounds in 2017. This is expected to increase in 2018.