Data on the net foreign direct investment (FDI) from Asia to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2019 shows that the net FDI peaked in 2016 at approximately 28.7 billion British pounds. In 2009, net FDI was negative, meaning there was a net disinvestment in these years.
Net foreign direct investment (FDI) from Asia to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2019 (in million GBP)*
Characteristic
Net foreign direct investment in million GBP
2019
4,765
2018
4,923
2017
11,325
2016
28,651
2015
7,869
2014
6,692
2013
4,606
2012
4,922
2011
9,721
2010
4,729
2009
-2,845
2008
3,530
2007
23,046
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Net foreign direct investment in million GBP11,80611,80623,04623,0463,5303,530-2,845-2,8454,7294,7299,7219,7214,9224,9224,6064,6066,6926,6927,8697,86928,65128,65111,32511,3254,9234,9234,7654,76520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019
-5,00005,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,000
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (December 21, 2020). Net foreign direct investment (FDI) from Asia to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2019 (in million GBP)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284824/net-foreign-direct-investment-fdi-from-asia-to-the-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Net foreign direct investment (FDI) from Asia to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2019 (in million GBP)*." Chart. December 21, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284824/net-foreign-direct-investment-fdi-from-asia-to-the-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Net foreign direct investment (FDI) from Asia to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2019 (in million GBP)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284824/net-foreign-direct-investment-fdi-from-asia-to-the-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Net Foreign Direct Investment (Fdi) from Asia to The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2006 to 2019 (in Million Gbp)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284824/net-foreign-direct-investment-fdi-from-asia-to-the-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Net foreign direct investment (FDI) from Asia to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2019 (in million GBP)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284824/net-foreign-direct-investment-fdi-from-asia-to-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited April 28, 2025)
Net foreign direct investment (FDI) from Asia to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2019 (in million GBP)* [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), December 21, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284824/net-foreign-direct-investment-fdi-from-asia-to-the-united-kingdom/
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