This statistic illustrates the leading source countries globally for foreign direct investment (FDI) into Europe in 2017, by the number of projects. In 2017, the United States was the leading source of foreign direct investment projects into Europe with a total of 1,381. This was more than double the number of FDI projects from Germany, ranking in second place with 664. Of the top 15 source countries for FDI projects, ten were European.
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The source adds the following information: "Projects are identified through the daily monitoring of more than 10,000 news sources. To confirm the accuracy of the data
collected, the research team aims to directly contact more than 70% of the companies undertaking these investments."
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EY. (June 1, 2018). Leading source countries for foreign direct investment (FDI) into Europe in 2017, by number of projects [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/915191/leading-source-countries-for-foreign-direct-investment-in-europe/
EY. "Leading source countries for foreign direct investment (FDI) into Europe in 2017, by number of projects." Chart. June 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/915191/leading-source-countries-for-foreign-direct-investment-in-europe/
EY. (2018). Leading source countries for foreign direct investment (FDI) into Europe in 2017, by number of projects. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/915191/leading-source-countries-for-foreign-direct-investment-in-europe/
EY. "Leading Source Countries for Foreign Direct Investment (Fdi) into Europe in 2017, by Number of Projects." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/915191/leading-source-countries-for-foreign-direct-investment-in-europe/
EY, Leading source countries for foreign direct investment (FDI) into Europe in 2017, by number of projects Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/915191/leading-source-countries-for-foreign-direct-investment-in-europe/ (last visited June 15, 2025)
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