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.


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• 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.

The United Kingdom's gross domestic product is forecast to amount to ***** billion British pounds by 2025, and ***** billion British pounds by 2025. However, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic accelerated the investments in digital tech which also impacted the country's GDP. By 2025, it is expected that UK's GDP will increase by *** percent due to tech investments, and by nearly ***** percent in 2040.

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

• United Kingdom Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a fall equal to 0.7 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Jun 2025, compared with a growth equal to 1.2 % in the previous quarter.
• UK Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1987 to Jun 2025.
• The data reached an all-time high of 23.3 % in Sep 2005 and a record low -11.7 % in Jun 2009.

CEIC calculates Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Foreign Direct Investment and quarterly Nominal GDP. Office for National Statistics provides Foreign Direct Investment in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency.


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

• In the latest reports of UK, Current Account recorded a deficit of 38.7 USD bn in Jun 2025.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell by 7.4 USD bn in Jun 2025.
• UK Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 84.2 USD mn in Jun 2025.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 26.1 USD bn in Jun 2025.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 1,029.9 USD bn in Sep 2025.

Investment as percent of GDP in the United Kingdom, June, 2025 The most recent value is 17.36 percent as of Q2 2025, an increase compared to the previous value of 17.32 percent. Historically, the average for the United Kingdom from Q1 1960 to Q2 2025 is 18.94 percent. The minimum of 15.38 percent was recorded in Q4 2009, while the maximum of 24.84 percent was reached in Q2 1989. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

This statistic illustrates the residential investment of the United Kingdom (UK) as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) from 2004 to 2017. It can be seen that residential investments amounted to **** percent of GDP as of 2017, an increase of **** percent in comparison to the previous year.

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

• United Kingdom Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP was reported at 2.6 % in Jun 2025.
• This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.7 % for Mar 2025.
• UK Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP data is updated quarterly, averaging 11.4 % from Mar 1987 to Jun 2025, with 154 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 41.2 % in Jun 1999 and a record low of -15.6 % in Sep 2012.
• UK Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of Nominal GDP: Quarterly.

CEIC calculates quarterly Foreign Portfolio Investment as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Foreign Portfolio Investment and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Office for National Statistics provides Foreign Portfolio Investment in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency.

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.

Actual value and historical data chart for United Kingdom Foreign Direct Investment Net Inflows Percent Of GDP

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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).

Key information about United Kingdom Foreign Direct Investment

• United Kingdom Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell by 7.4 USD bn in Jun 2025, compared with an increase of 11.8 USD bn in the previous quarter.
• UK Foreign Direct Investment: USD mn net flows data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1987 to Jun 2025.
• 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.

CEIC converts Foreign Direct Investment into USD. Office for National Statistics provides Foreign Direct Investment in local currency. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.


Related information about United Kingdom Foreign Direct Investment

• In the latest reports of UK, Current Account recorded a deficit of 38.7 USD bn in Jun 2025.
• UK Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 84.2 USD mn in Jun 2025.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 26.1 USD bn in Jun 2025.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 1,029.9 USD bn in Sep 2025.

This statistic shows the total UK insurers' investment portfolio to UK gross domestic product ratio from 2004 to 2020. In 2020, the total insurers' investment portfolio was equivalent to **** percent of the UK's gross domestic product.

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Key information about European Union Investment: % of GDP

• European Union Investment accounted for 22.0 % of its Nominal GDP in Jun 2025, compared with a ratio of 21.6 % in the previous quarter.
• EU investment share of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1995 to Jun 2025, with an average ratio of 20.0 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 24.8 % in Sep 2022 and a record low of 19.1 % in Mar 2013.

CEIC calculates Investment as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Nominal Gross Capital Formation and quarterly Nominal GDP. Eurostat provides Nominal Gross Capital Formation in EUR and Nominal GDP in EUR. European Union stands for EU27 excluding UK.


Related information about European Union Investment: % of GDP

• In the latest reports, EU GDP expanded 1.6 % YoY in Sep 2025.
• EU Nominal GDP reached 5,301.1 USD bn in Jun 2025.
• Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) increased 2.7 % in Jun 2025.
• EU GDP Per Capita reached 41,541.4 USD in Dec 2023.
• Its Gross Savings Rate was measured at 26.0 % in Jun 2025.

In 2024, private equity (PE) investments in the United Kingdom reached *** percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP), placing the country as the leader in Europe in terms of PE investment/GDP ratio. Sweden and France were the following leading countries in Europe, with private equity investments amounting to **** percent and *** percent of the countries' GDP, respectively.

This statistic illustrates the share of the gross domestic product (GDP) spent on all modes of inland transport infrastructure in Great Britain from 2004 to 2017. In the period under consideration, this expenditure presented a trend of growth. In 2017, share of GDP spent on inland transport infrastructure reached its peak at one percent. The lowest share was recorded between 2004 and 2007 at 0.6 percent.

This statistic shows the predicted year on year change in business expenditure as part of fixed investment expenditure of GDP in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2023. The largest change is predicted to be between 2018 and 2019 with an increase of 1.8 percent.

Key information about United Kingdom External Debt: % of GDP

• United Kingdom External Debt accounted for 269.7 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2024, compared with the ratio of 270.9 % in the previous year.
• UK External Debt: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1987 to Dec 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 393.3 % in Dec 2008 and a record low of 115.7 % in Dec 1987.

CEIC calculates External Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly External Debt and quarterly Nominal GDP. Office for National Statistics provides External Debt in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency.


Related information about United Kingdom External Debt: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of UK, Current Account recorded a deficit of 38.7 USD bn in Jun 2025.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell by 7.4 USD bn in Jun 2025.
• UK Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 84.2 USD mn in Jun 2025.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 26.1 USD bn in Jun 2025.
• The country's External Debt reached 10,917,612.9 in Jun 2025.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 1,029.9 USD bn in Sep 2025.

Annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth rates slowed in 2023 as the effects of the high inflation rates hit the global economy, even being negative in Germany. In Eastern Europe, the GDP grew by less than *** percent. What is GDP? GDP is an important indicator to measure the economic strength of a country. It is the sum of all the consumption, investment, government expenditures, and net exports in a country. For this reason, consumer confidence can give an idea of future GDP growth. Similarly, stock exchanges such as the S&P 500 index can give an idea of the investment trends in an economy. Government spending tends to be more constant, and net exports are generally a smaller component of overall GDP. In fact, a negative trade balance can fuel an economy by boosting domestic consumption and investment. Not included in GDP GDP does not account for some factors. For example, existing infrastructure is not a part of the GDP calculation, though a thriving economy would be impossible without it. Nevertheless, GDP is the most widespread measure of economic performance because of its simplicity and wide scope.