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

QuarterlyNot seasonally adjustedCode UK.FDINET.Q.NSA.ITEM-N2SA

Latest17,681 £mQ2 2026
Previous18,568 £mQ1 2026
Year ago−9,070.0 £mQ2 2025

United Kingdom BPM6:BoP:FA:a/l:FDI:liab:total investment net:nsa:£m () was 17,681 £m in Q2 2026, down 4.8% from Q1 2026 and up 26,751 from a year earlier.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −25,024 £m (Q2 2018) to 92,093 £m (Q4 2016), averaging 15,881 £m.

United Kingdom BPM6:BoP:FA:a/l:FDI:liab:total investment net:nsa:£m () (£m), Q1 1987 – Q2 2026−50k0k50k100k19901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
United Kingdom BPM6:BoP:FA:a/l:FDI:liab:total investment net:nsa:£m () (£m), Q1 1987 – Q2 2026. Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

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Recent data

PeriodValue
Q2 202617,681 £m
Q1 202618,568 £m
Q4 20259,964.0 £m
Q3 202512,765 £m
Q2 2025−9,070.0 £m
Q1 202515,289 £m
Q4 2024−12,780 £m
Q3 20243,089.0 £m
Q2 2024−6,833.0 £m
Q1 20246,346.0 £m
Q4 20236,782.0 £m
Q3 2023916.0 £m
Q2 202313,201 £m
Q1 202325,583 £m
Q4 2022−5,944.0 £m
Q3 202237,160 £m
Q2 202228,727 £m
Q1 202214,891 £m
Q4 202117,591 £m
Q3 202117,305 £m
Q2 202129,491 £m
Q1 20219,895.0 £m
Q4 202023,111 £m
Q3 202015,344 £m

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

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curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.FDINET.Q.NSA.ITEM-N2SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.FDINET.Q.NSA.ITEM-N2SA",
                 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 high92,093 £m (Q4 2016)
10-year low−25,024 £m (Q2 2018)
10-year average15,881 £m
Source agencyUK Office for National Statistics
Makrognosis codeUK.FDINET.Q.NSA.ITEM-N2SA

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FAQ

What is the current bPM6:BoP:FA:a/l:FDI:liab:total investment net:nsa:£m () in United Kingdom?
The latest reading is 17,681 £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-N2SA.

Last updated 2026-10-23. Source: UK Office for National Statistics. Original title: “BPM6:BoP:FA:a/l:FDI:liab:total investment net:nsa:£m (UK)”.