This statistic illustrates the leading inbound foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United Kingdom in 2018, by global ultimate investing continent. As of 2018, European countries were the largest investors in the United Kingdom (UK) with a total of over *** billion British pounds in immediate foreign direct investment and approximately *** billion British pounds in ultimate FDI. The Americas was the second largest source of foreign direct investment into the United Kingdom, of which the U.S was the majority source on both an immediate and ultimate basis.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 3, 2020). Global foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by basis (in billion British pounds)* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/915711/fdi-in-the-uk-by-global-ultimate-investing-country/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Global foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by basis (in billion British pounds)*." Chart. August 3, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/915711/fdi-in-the-uk-by-global-ultimate-investing-country/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Global foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by basis (in billion British pounds)*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/915711/fdi-in-the-uk-by-global-ultimate-investing-country/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Global Foreign Direct Investment (Fdi) in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2018, by Basis (in Billion British Pounds)*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 3 Aug 2020, /statistics/915711/fdi-in-the-uk-by-global-ultimate-investing-country/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Global foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by basis (in billion British pounds)* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/915711/fdi-in-the-uk-by-global-ultimate-investing-country/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Global foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by basis (in billion British pounds)* [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), August 3, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/915711/fdi-in-the-uk-by-global-ultimate-investing-country/
