The UK | a top destination for financial and professional services investment

Trends in 2024

The City of London Corporation has published our annual analysis of financial and professional services (FPS) foreign direct investment (FDI) into the UK. Despite global economic challenges, the UK's FPS sector has demonstrated strong resilience.

In 2024:

• The UK was Europe’s top destination for FPS FDI by projects and investment value. It ranked third globally.
• The value of capital invested in FPS projects reached £1.6bn. This is a 45% year-on-year increase.
• Tech investment has now become the largest subsector for financial services (FS) FDI, overtaking investment management. This shift underscores the dynamic nature of the UK's financial services landscape.

£1.6bn capital invested in FPS
projects in 2024

FDI remains a cornerstone of the Government’s objective to drive economic growth and jobs. FPS investment goes on to drive further investment, jobs and prosperity across the whole of the country.