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United Kingdom FDI : Inward : Total FDI : Net Transactions in Equity Capital : nsa : £m ()

QuarterlyNot seasonally adjustedCode UK.FDIIN.Q.NSA.ITEM-HJYR

Latest21,211 £mQ2 2026
Previous8,146.0 £mQ1 2026
Year ago−4,142.0 £mQ2 2025

United Kingdom FDI : Inward : Total FDI : Net Transactions in Equity Capital : nsa : £m () was 21,211 £m in Q2 2026, up 160.4% from Q1 2026 and up 25,353 from a year earlier.

That is the highest reading since Q1 2023.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4,142.0 £m (Q2 2025) to 88,920 £m (Q4 2016), averaging 12,128 £m.

United Kingdom FDI : Inward : Total FDI : Net Transactions in Equity Capital : nsa : £m () (£m), Q1 1987 – Q2 2026−20k0k20k40k60k80k19901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
United Kingdom FDI : Inward : Total FDI : Net Transactions in Equity Capital : nsa : £m () (£m), Q1 1987 – Q2 2026. Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

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Recent data

PeriodValue
Q2 202621,211 £m
Q1 20268,146.0 £m
Q4 202519,149 £m
Q3 20251,418.0 £m
Q2 2025−4,142.0 £m
Q1 202512,419 £m
Q4 2024−4,000.0 £m
Q3 2024−2,711.0 £m
Q2 20242,860.0 £m
Q1 20241,338.0 £m
Q4 202320,385 £m
Q3 20233,236.0 £m
Q2 20239,252.0 £m
Q1 202328,728 £m
Q4 20222,562.0 £m
Q3 202220,400 £m
Q2 202219,264 £m
Q1 20229,439.0 £m
Q4 202110,999 £m
Q3 202111,462 £m
Q2 202113,073 £m
Q1 20219,110.0 £m
Q4 20209,090.0 £m
Q3 20206,424.0 £m

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

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                 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 high88,920 £m (Q4 2016)
10-year low−4,142.0 £m (Q2 2025)
10-year average12,128 £m
Source agencyUK Office for National Statistics
Makrognosis codeUK.FDIIN.Q.NSA.ITEM-HJYR

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FAQ

What is the current fDI : Inward : Total FDI : Net Transactions in Equity Capital : nsa : £m () in United Kingdom?
The latest reading is 21,211 £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.FDIIN.Q.NSA.ITEM-HJYR.

Last updated 2026-10-16. Source: UK Office for National Statistics. Original title: “FDI : Inward : Total FDI : Net Transactions in Equity Capital : nsa : £m (UK)”.