Research and analysis

Impact of international investment agreements on UK outward direct investment

This research report assesses the impact of the UK’s bilateral investment treaties on the UK’s outward direct investment (ODI).

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Published: 12 January 2024

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Impact of international investment agreements on UK outward direct investment

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This research investigates the impact of the UK’s International Investment Agreements, in particular its bilateral investment treaties, on the UK’s outward direct investment (ODI).

This research includes econometric analysis of the UK’s bilateral investment treaties to see what impact they have had on UK ODI. In doing so, the research has sought to account for other factors that may influence investment including:

• governance and rule of law indicators
• inflation and GDP growth
• economic openness
• natural resources

Places with unique relationships with the UK are also excluded from the analysis. For example:

• the EU, given the free movement of capital
• the US, due to its longstanding economic, social and political connections to the UK

Published 12 January 2024