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<p>According to UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2020, the UK’s level of FDI stock
was over $2 trillion in 2019. This is more than France and Germany combined.</p><p>
</p><p>With respect to Scotland, support for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is a
joint responsibility of both DIT and the Scottish Government. The FDI results for
Scotland reflect their joint efforts.</p><p> </p><p>In the most recent figures, for
the financial year 2018/19, the total recorded number of FDI projects in the UK was
1,782, with 57,625 associated new jobs. DIT supported 81% of those projects accounting
for 51,863 jobs. In the same period, 126 projects were recorded in Scotland, with
3,346 new jobs created as a result. DIT recognises the value that more granular data
breakdown could provide but does not currently have the ability to report beyond UK
regional level.</p><p> </p><p>Further historical data for recorded FDI projects can
be seen below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Measure</strong></p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK
FDI Projects</p></td><td><p><strong>2,213</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,265</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,072</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,782</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland
FDI Projects</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>183</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>126</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK
total jobs</p></td><td><p><strong>115,974</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>107, 898</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>91,031</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>64,623</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland
total jobs</p></td><td><p>5,905</p></td><td><p>8,597</p></td><td><p>9,287</p></td><td><p>4,469</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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