The UK has the lowest rates of investment of any other country in the G7, according to analysis by the
Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).
It found that, compared to the USA, Germany, France, Italy, Canada and Japan, the UK was in last place for
business investment in 2022.
The IPPR also revealed that the UK has been bottom of the G7 league for investment in 24 out of the last 30
years. It said that the UK has the lowest rates of investment of any G7 economy, and that it ranks 28th out of
31 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries for business investment.
According to the IPPR, countries such as Hungary, Slovenia and Latvia attract higher levels of private sector
investment than the UK as a percentage of GDP.
Dr George Dibb, Associate Director for Economic Policy at the IPPR, said:
‘If the economy is an engine, then investment is its fuel. The UK’s dire productivity performance is the
single biggest driver of our dire living standards. Without resources flowing into new investment, it’s hard to
see how UK economic performance can improve.’
Internet link: IPPR website
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