UNCTAD's World Investment Report 2026 says 2025 global FDI rose 6% to $1.6
trillion, ending a two-year decline but the recovery is narrow, fragile and
uneven. In 2025 FDI into developed economies increased 11%, while developing
economies saw a 2% rise. The top 20 FDI recipient economies captured more than
80% of flows, highlighting rising concentration, especially in technology,
energy and industries shaped by industrial policy. Strategic sectors — AI
infrastructure, semiconductors, critical minerals and energy-transition
technologies and services — accounted for 44% of global greenfield investment in
2025 versus 16% in 2020.
