Publication - FOI/EIR release

Direct investment into Scotland, 2014 to 2017: FOI release

Published: 25 April 2018
Directorate: International Trade and Investment Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

FOI reference: FOI/18/00926
Date received: 21 March 2018
Date responded: 18 April 2018

Information requested

A breakdown of how much foreign direct investment into Scotland in each of the last three years has come from: the UK, the EU, and foreign countries.

Response

The answer to your question is set out in the table below.

Financial Year	Investor Location	Number of projects	Number of Jobs
2014-15	EU	17	625
	Non EU	46	4,336
	UK	28	4,698
2015-16	EU	16	1,191
	Non EU	52	4,034
	UK	28	1,865
2016-17	EU	29	1,731
	Non EU	76	4,328
	UK	34	1,780

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Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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