Quarterly inward and outward FDI flows in the European Union 2005-2023

The value of foreign direct investment into the European Union in quarter two of 2023 was -17.42 billion U.S. dollars, meaning that foreign investors in fact withdrew more money from their European investments than they invested into Europe during the quarter. On the other hand, European investors sent 17.29 billion U.S. dollars into investments outside of Europe during this quarter. Both net inward and outward FDI in Europe declined sharply in the second quarter of 2023, as deteriorating economic conditions in Europe led to a slowdown of investment. Nevertheless, current trends mark a turnaround from quarter four of 2022, which saw sharply negative flows, both inward and outward.

2023年第二季度，欧洲联盟的外国直接投资额为-174.2亿美元，这表明外国投资者实际上从他们在欧洲的投资中撤回了比其在该季度对欧洲投资更多的资金。另一方面，欧洲投资者在此期间向欧洲以外的投资输送了172.9亿美元。2023年第二季度的欧洲净流入和流出外国直接投资均大幅下降，这是由于欧洲经济状况的恶化导致了投资的放缓。然而，当前的走势标志着从2022年第四季度的大幅负向流动的逆转，当时无论是流入还是流出均呈现剧烈下降趋势。