In 2023, startups in the energy sector in the United Kingdom attracted the highest value of venture capital (VC) investments, with a value of nearly five billion U.S. dollars. Second in the ranking was the fintech industry, which received four billion dollars in VC investments in the same year.

Sector and asset breakdowns of gross fixed capital formation (GFCF), including business investment and revisions.

This statistic illustrates the total value of venture capital private equity investments in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2016. Private equity is the OTC provision of equity capital through private or institutional investments with the participation of companies in another company for a limited time in order to generate financial benefits. It can be seen that the total value of venture capital investments fluctuated during the period under observation, reaching a value of almost 1.34 billion euros as of 2016. The largest value of investments was found in 2007, when venture capital investments of almost 1.9 billion euros were recorded.

Detailed breakdown of business investment by industry and asset, in current prices and chained volume measures, non-seasonally adjusted and seasonally adjusted, UK.

This data set provides deflators (price indices) for UK regional capital investment (Gross Fixed Capital Formation, GFCF) published by the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) in May 2022. Deflators are available by region, asset type and industry, consistent with the breakdowns in the ONS published dataset. The geographic breakdown is defined by the International Territorial Levels 1 and 2 (ITL1 and ITL2).The data set is structured long by region, asset and industry. Separate data sets are provided for ITL1 and ITL2. The ITL2 data set contains the associated ITL1 region for each ITL2 region. The industries are sections (letter-level) of the UK Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 2007. The associated current price investment data (i.e. before adjusting for price changes) are provided in the data set, which are attributable to ONS. More information on the sources and methods for this data set can be obtained from Annex A in the following publication:M. Becker, J. Martin (2023) New insights on regional capital investment in the UK, 1997 to 2019. Productivity Insights Paper No.016, The Productivity Institute.

Key information about United Kingdom Investment: % of GDP

• United Kingdom Investment accounted for 17.9 % of its Nominal GDP in Jun 2025, compared with a ratio of 20.8 % in the previous quarter.
• UK investment share of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1955 to Jun 2025, with an average ratio of 101,640.0 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 120,202.9 % in Dec 2007 and a record low of 62,154.0 % in Dec 1967.

CEIC calculates Investment as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Nominal Gross Capital Formation and quarterly Nominal GDP. Gross Capital Formation is calculated as the sum of Gross Fixed Capital Formation, Changes in Inventories and Acquisition less Disposals of Valuables. Office for National Statistics provides Nominal Gross Capital Formation in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency.


Related information about United Kingdom Investment: % of GDP

• In the latest reports, UK GDP expanded 1.3 % YoY in Sep 2025.
• UK Nominal GDP reached 1,029.9 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) increased 3.7 % in Sep 2025.
• UK GDP Per Capita reached 53,191.3 USD in Dec 2024.
• Its Gross Savings Rate was measured at 17.5 % in Jun 2025.

In 2023, the Greater London area accounted for the vast majority of venture capital investments in the United Kingdom. VC investments in the UK capital amounted to **** billion euros. VC investments in South East England, the second region in the ranking, amounted to *** billion U.S. dollars.

Annual estimates of gross fixed capital formation (investment) by industry and asset, in current prices and chained volume measures, consistent with the UK National Accounts.

NI Water Annual Information Return 2019 2020 Table 36 Financial Measures Capital Investment Gross Capital Investment Summary

Quarterly estimates of net expenditure from the Quarterly Acquisitions and Disposals of Capital Assets Survey (QCAS), broken down by industry, sector and sizeband.

United Kingdom UK: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data was reported at 5.608 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.977 % for 2016. United Kingdom UK: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 2.574 % from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17.722 % in 2000 and a record low of -3.769 % in 2014. United Kingdom UK: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Weighted average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).

Private Investment in the United Kingdom decreased by 0.30 percent in the third quarter of 2025 from -1.10 percent in the second quarter of 2025. This dataset provides - United Kingdom Business Investment- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The United Kingdom: Capital investment, billion USD: The latest value from 2024 is 652.11 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 580.25 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 144.23 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 128 countries. Historically, the average for the United Kingdom from 1970 to 2024 is 296.83 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 31.89 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1970 while the maximum of 652.11 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2024.

Experimental regional gross fixed capital formation estimates split by asset type, UK.

Companies in this industry provide seed, start-up and early-stage investment capital. These operators generate revenue through management fees for the provision of services.

UK public-funded gross capital and non-capital expenditure on research and development (R&D) by International Territorial Level 1 (ITL1) geographies during the financial year ending 2022. Official statistics in development.

NI Water Annual Information Return - Financial Measures Capital Investment Gross Capital Investment Summary 2019 2020

Detailed breakdown of business investment by industry and asset, in current prices, chained volume measures, non-seasonally adjusted and seasonally adjusted.