Name: Trends in outward FDI from the UK and RoI (2005-2008*)Date Range: Jan 2003 – June 2008
OUTBOUND FDI FROM THE UK -PROJECT NOS/INVESTMENT/JOBS (2005-2008*)
Year Jobs % Growth
2005 26,727
2006 47,966 +79.47 %
2007 60,635 +26.41 %
2008 * 13,905 N/A
Total 149,233
Average 37,308
Top 5 Source Cities• London• Dublin
• Cheshunt• Edinburgh• Windsor
* Jan – June 2008 Source : fDi Markets, part of the Financial Times Ltd
OUTBOUND FDI FROM THE UK - TOP SECTORS - PROJECT NOS/INVESTMENT/JOBS (2005-2008*)
Sector Project No’s Investment (US$ Mn) Jobs
Financial Services 528 2,210 17,861
Business Services 490 381 18,555
Software & IT services 351 683 8,846
Real Estate 260 19,253 8,088
Food & Tobacco 186 3,608 15,102
Communications 163 3,532 7,823
Consumer Products 142 1,177 6,880
Textiles 139 999 8,176
Hotels & Tourism 137 7,060 4,411
Metals 121 32,743 7,606
Industrial Machinery, Equipment & Tools
115 926 2,291
Coal, Oil and Natural Gas 90 34,578 2,180
* Jan – June 2008 Source : fDi Markets, part of the Financial Times Ltd
OUTBOUND FDI FROM THE UK - FASTEST GROWING SECTORS - PROJECT NOS (2005-2008*)
Sector2007
Project No’s% Growth between
2005 & 2007
Increase in project No’s between
2005 & 2007
Real Estate 44 159% 62
Business Services 68 52% 54
Financial Services 66 43% 50
Software & IT services 52 47% 40
Aerospace 8 156% 14
Textiles 25 46% 12
Alternative/Renewable energy 4 92% 11
Communications 24 26% 10
Electronic Components 2 41% 7
Medical Devices 7 167% 5
* Jan – June 2008 Source : fDi Markets, part of the Financial Times Ltd
OUTBOUND FDI FROM THE UK -TOP ACTIVITIES - PROJECT NOS/INVESTMENT/JOBS (2005-2008*)
Sector Project No’s Investment (US$ Mn) JobsBusiness Services 913 986.15 9,796
Sales, Marketing & Support 698 1,651.33 5,965
Manufacturing 602 69,042.65 42,844
Retail 439 3,455.52 20,067
Construction 256 26,740.49 14,279Logistics, Distribution & Transportation
142 4,741.98 9,228
Headquarters 125 1,887.73 8,084Design, Development & Testing
97 640.64 5,776
Extraction 96 21,088.90 130
Research & Development 57 911.48 1,537
ICT & Internet Infrastructure 49 3,615.83 899
Customer Contact Centre 45 115.47 7,867
Shared Services Centre 31 308.1 20,151
Electricity 25 5,321.50 143
Education & Training 18 7.29 185
Maintenance & Servicing 15 15.42 707
Technical Support Centre 13 29.85 1,170
Recycling 9 527.21 405
* Jan – June 2008 Source : fDi Markets, part of the Financial Times Ltd
OUTBOUND FDI FROM THE UK - FASTEST GROWING ACTIVITIES - PROJECT NOS (2005-2008*)
Activities2007
Project No’s% Growth between
2005 & 2007
Increase in project No’s between
2005 & 2007
Business Services 331 83% 150
Sales, Marketing & Support 201 20% 34
Construction 79 44% 24
Design, Development & Testing 32 78% 14
ICT & Internet Infrastructure 19 46% 6
Headquarters 36 16% 5
Shared Services Centre 9 80% 4
Electricity 7 133% 4
Maintenance & Servicing 7 75% 3
Recycling 4 100% 2
* Jan – June 2008 Source : fDi Markets, part of the Financial Times Ltd
OUTBOUND FDI FROM THE UK -TOP SOURCE COUNTRIES - PROJECT NOS/INVESTMENT/JOBS (2005-2008*)
* Jan – June 2008 Source : fDi Markets, part of the Financial Times Ltd
OUTBOUND FDI FROM THE UK FASTEST GROWING DESTINATION COUNTRIES - PROJECT NOS (2005-2008*)
Countries2007
Project No’s% Growth between
2005 & 2007
Increase in project No’s between
2005 & 2007
USA 159 67% 64
Spain 47 161% 29
China 92 35% 24
UAE 52 73% 22
Germany 46 53% 16
Singapore 28 100% 14
France 70 21% 12
Malaysia 16 220% 11
Romania 18 125% 10
Hong Kong 18 80% 8
* Jan – June 2008 Source : fDi Markets, part of the Financial Times Ltd
OUTBOUND FDI FROM THE UK TOP SECTORS BY DESTINATION COUNTRIES - PROJECT NOS (2005-2008*)
USA China India France Ireland UAE Poland Spain Germany Russia
Financial Services 54 87 22 26 38 21 7 12 12 11
Business Services 47 26 39 38 13 50 13 16 31 13
Software & IT services
68 15 34 44 7 9 4 8 19 4
Real Estate 41 9 10 8 7 10 26 17 12 15
Food & Tobacco 14 14 3 7 22 2 23 4 2
Communications 23 12 10 10 16 6 2 5 7 1
Consumer Products 14 14 11 8 19 3 7 2 1 13
Textiles 12 9 10 9 16 10 2 12 2 3
Industrial Machinery, Equipment & Tools
12 18 18 7 3 7 3 1 4 5
Hotels & Tourism 6 8 14 3 5 11 1 6 5 4
* Jan – June 2008 Source : fDi Markets, part of the Financial Times Ltd
OUTBOUND FDI FROM THE UK TOP ACTIVITIES BY DESTINATION COUNTRIES - PROJECT NOS (2005-2008*)
USA China India France Ireland UAE Poland Spain Germany Russia
Business Services 121 92 49 57 39 70 14 26 41 18
Sales, Marketing & Support
103 70 28 62 19 30 18 26 43 12
Manufacturing 73 62 64 33 8 8 42 18 17 27
Retail 24 31 16 21 77 19 21 23 5 19
Construction 9 9 23 3 7 12 21 15 10 15
Logistics, Distribution & Transportation
13 4 6 17 4 2 6 12 4 5
Headquarters 47 6 4 2 2 5 1 1 1 2
Design, Development & Testing
16 10 21 6 3 3 2 1
Extraction 5 2 6 1 9
Research & Development
2 5 8 10 2 3 1 4 1
* Jan – June 2008 Source : fDi Markets, part of the Financial Times Ltd