Information on the UK's 20 largest sources of foreign direct investment for each year since 2000 is shown in the following table. The table excludes countries for which data are disclosive.
£ million 2000 France 31,722 USA 12,741 Germany 10,564 Japan 5,765 Netherlands 4,629 Canada 1,882 Australia 1,440 Switzerland 1,119 Hong Kong 921 Singapore 800 Luxembourg 688 Sweden 657 Denmark 481 Jersey 481 Italy 469 Republic of Ireland 384 South Africa 378 Netherlands Antilles 208 Bermuda 205 Austria 175 2001 USA 15,025 France 8,779 Netherlands 4,256 Italy 2,848 Japan 2,572 British Virgin Islands 784 Republic of Ireland 755 Bermuda 402 Germany 279 Spain 224 Channel Islands 216 Luxembourg 196 Denmark 195 Isle of Man 162 Cayman Islands 146 Jersey 143 Australia 112 Sweden 106 Guernsey 101 Singapore 78 2002 Germany 11,340 Japan 2,352 Netherlands 1,756 France 1,460 Canada 562 Sweden 493 Spain 232 Republic of Ireland 210 Singapore 157 Denmark 114 Bermuda 69 Hong Kong 63 South Africa 63 Cayman Islands 55 Isle of Man 52 New Zealand 18 Australia 14 Taiwan 12 Greece 7 Turkey 7 2003 USA 2,676 Netherlands 2,452 Germany 1,437 Switzerland 1,411 British Virgin Islands 664 Spain 518 France 414 Sweden 406 Denmark 321 Australia 309 Bermuda 236 Cayman Islands 221 Belgium 218 Republic of Ireland 206 Iceland 155 Hong Kong 63 Channel Islands 51 Greece 33 Finland 26 Liechtenstein 22 2004 Germany 11,131 Switzerland 3,488 France 1,703 Belgium 1,542 Australia 1,412 Italy 1,327 Netherlands 1,226 Republic of Ireland 936 Cayman Islands 886 Japan 817 Canada 683 Jersey 317 Iceland 310 Isle of Man 204 South Korea 193 Iran 97 Finland 32 Liechtenstein 18 Singapore 14 Greece 13 2005 Netherlands 51,238 USA 15,565 France 9,634 Switzerland 7,543 Germany 6,802 Spain 3,816 Australia 3,429 Canada 1,593 Japan 1,547 Republic of Ireland 1,031 Norway 962 Cayman Islands 791 Iceland 679 Guernsey 446 Bermuda 445 Sweden 394 Hong-Kong 315 Belgium 252 Finland 252 Austria 172 Source: National Statistics