This statistic illustrates the leading inbound foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by European ultimate investing country. It can be seen that the Germany was the leading ultimate investing country of FDI in the UK with investments of approximately 103 billion British pounds. This was followed by France and the Netherlands with investments of 78.66 billion British pounds and 56.44 billion British pounds respectively.
Leading European countries of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by ultimate country (in billion British pounds)*
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Leading European countries of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by ultimate country (in billion British pounds)*
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Definition of ultimate investing country found in the IMF Glossary of Foreign Direct Investment Terms and Definitions, page 12.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 3, 2020). Leading European countries of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by ultimate country (in billion British pounds)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/915284/fdi-in-the-uk-by-european-ultimate-investing-country/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Leading European countries of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by ultimate country (in billion British pounds)*." Chart. August 3, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/915284/fdi-in-the-uk-by-european-ultimate-investing-country/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Leading European countries of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by ultimate country (in billion British pounds)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/915284/fdi-in-the-uk-by-european-ultimate-investing-country/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Leading European Countries of Foreign Direct Investment (Fdi) in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2018, by Ultimate Country (in Billion British Pounds)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/915284/fdi-in-the-uk-by-european-ultimate-investing-country/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Leading European countries of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by ultimate country (in billion British pounds)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/915284/fdi-in-the-uk-by-european-ultimate-investing-country/ (last visited April 07, 2025)
Leading European countries of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by ultimate country (in billion British pounds)* [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), August 3, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/915284/fdi-in-the-uk-by-european-ultimate-investing-country/
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