The Sectors
Attracting
Investment
Financial services accounts for £596bn of FDI. Equal to around 30.1% of all UK FDI, this is the sector with the largest FDI position.
Between 2020 and 2021, the total stock of inbound FDI for financial services increased by £43bn, with the US responsible for 39% of this increase. Foreign-owned banks with offices in the UK make up the large proportion of the FDI in this sector.
Figure 2: FDI International investment positions in the United Kingdom analysed by sector, 2021
Financial Services
⇧ 7%*
Professional, scientific and technical services
⇧ 1%
Other services
⇧ 20%
Retail and wholesale trade, repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles
↔ 0%
Information and communication
⇩ -11%
Administrative and support service activities
⇧ 79%
Food products, beverages and tobacco products
⇧ 12%
Transportation and storage
⇩ -3%
Electricity, gas, water and waste
⇩ -2%
Metal and machinery products
⇩ -16%
*All percentages compared against 2020 values
Key sector insights
