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United Kingdom BPM6:BoP:FA:a/l:FDI:balance:total investment net:nsa:£m: ()

QuarterlyNot seasonally adjustedCode UK.FDINET.Q.NSA.ITEM-MU7M

Latest4,319.0 £mQ2 2026
Previous−19,777 £mQ1 2026
Year ago7,136.0 £mQ2 2025

United Kingdom BPM6:BoP:FA:a/l:FDI:balance:total investment net:nsa:£m: () was 4,319.0 £m in Q2 2026, up 24,096 from Q1 2026 and down 39.5% from a year earlier.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −35,272 £m (Q3 2021) to 98,074 £m (Q4 2016), averaging 6,639.7 £m.

United Kingdom BPM6:BoP:FA:a/l:FDI:balance:total investment net:nsa:£m: () (£m), Q1 1987 – Q2 2026−100k−50k0k50k100k150k19901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
United Kingdom BPM6:BoP:FA:a/l:FDI:balance:total investment net:nsa:£m: () (£m), Q1 1987 – Q2 2026. Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

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Recent data

PeriodValue
Q2 20264,319.0 £m
Q1 2026−19,777 £m
Q4 2025−822.0 £m
Q3 202511,181 £m
Q2 20257,136.0 £m
Q1 20253,690.0 £m
Q4 202419,873 £m
Q3 202424,008 £m
Q2 20248,416.0 £m
Q1 2024−6,136.0 £m
Q4 202319,931 £m
Q3 2023−18,007 £m
Q2 20231,862.0 £m
Q1 202317,719 £m
Q4 2022−30,904 £m
Q3 20223,038.0 £m
Q2 2022261.0 £m
Q1 2022−13,804 £m
Q4 2021−8,526.0 £m
Q3 2021−35,272 £m
Q2 202115,193 £m
Q1 20215,780.0 £m
Q4 202041,811 £m
Q3 2020−657.0 £m

Last 24 observations. The full history (158 observations) is available through the API.

Get United Kingdom BPM6:BoP:FA:a/l:FDI:balance:total investment net:nsa:£m: () in your code or spreadsheet

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curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.FDINET.Q.NSA.ITEM-MU7M"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.FDINET.Q.NSA.ITEM-MU7M",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
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About this series

Latest observationQ2 2026
First observationQ1 1987
Observations158
FrequencyQuarterly
Units£m
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high98,074 £m (Q4 2016)
10-year low−35,272 £m (Q3 2021)
10-year average6,639.7 £m
Source agencyUK Office for National Statistics
Makrognosis codeUK.FDINET.Q.NSA.ITEM-MU7M

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FAQ

What is the current bPM6:BoP:FA:a/l:FDI:balance:total investment net:nsa:£m: () in United Kingdom?
The latest reading is 4,319.0 £m for Q2 2026, published by UK Office for National Statistics.
Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from UK Office for National Statistics and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code UK.FDINET.Q.NSA.ITEM-MU7M.

Last updated 2026-10-16. Source: UK Office for National Statistics. Original title: “BPM6:BoP:FA:a/l:FDI:balance:total investment net:nsa:£m: (UK)”.