Reports and Indices

Global Investment Trends Monitor

January 30 , 2026 17 hrs 0 min 70 0

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released the report Global Investment Trends Monitor for 2024.
Global foreign direct investment (FDI) rose 14% in 2025 to $1.6 trillion.
More than $140 billion of the increase in global FDI came from higher flows through global financial centres.
FDI flows to developed economies jumped 43% to $728 billion in 2025.
The European Union recorded a 56% increase.
But flows to developing economies declined by 2% to $877 billion, accounting for 55% of global FDI.
UNCTAD is a UN body established in 1964 with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.