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Even after the UK’s decision to leave the EU, total foreign investment into the UK exceeded any other European country in 2017.

The UK FDI landscape

The UK has long been one of the world’s top performers at attracting foreign direct investment (FDI).

Over the last ten years, the UK has consistently ranked second only to the United States globally, in terms of the number of inward investment projects; and third, behind only the US and China, in terms of capital investment.

Between January 2015 and January 2018 the UK recorded a 6.7% share of global FDI, ahead of Germany at 5.7% and France at 3.6%.

Between January 2015 and January 2018, 3,900 FDI projects into the UK were recorded, creating almost 267,000 jobs.

In terms of capital investment, the UK recorded over $140 billion during this time – more than Germany and France combined – with $50billion in Germany and $43.9billion in France.

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