The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development released a report on the 19th that global foreign direct investment fell 11% to about 1.5 trillion US dollars in 2024, the second consecutive year of decline. The “2025 World Investment Report” released by UNCTAD on the same day indicates that factors such as geopolitical tension, trade fragmentation, increased competition in industrial policies, and rising financial risk and uncertainty are reshaping the global investment pattern. The report shows that the decline in global foreign direct investment last year was due in large part to a 22% decrease in FDI inflows to developed economies, with Europe falling as high as 58%. In developing countries, capital inflows have generally remained stable, but there are regional differences.

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development released a report on the 19th that global foreign direct investment fell 11% to about 1.5 trillion US dollars in 2024, the second consecutive year of decline. The “2025 World Investment Report” released by UNCTAD on the same day indicates that factors such as geopolitical tension, trade fragmentation, increased competition in industrial policies, and rising financial risk and uncertainty are reshaping the global investment pattern. The report shows that the decline in global foreign direct investment last year was due in large part to a 22% decrease in FDI inflows to developed economies, with Europe falling as high as 58%. In developing countries, capital inflows have generally remained stable, but there are regional differences.