Global
$1.6tn
Global foreign direct investment, 2025
Up 6% on 2024, ending two consecutive years of decline.
UNCTAD — World Investment Report 2026 · 7 July 2026 (opens in a new tab)
06Perspectives
Context from public research.
A curated library of third-party research on investment and growth in our focus regions. Every figure links to its source. None of it is SEPTOR research, and inclusion implies no relationship with the publisher.
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Filter by topic. Values were checked against the linked sources in November 2026; projections are labelled as such.
Global
80%+
Share of global FDI received by the top 20 host economies, 2025
UNCTAD describes the recovery as increasingly concentrated across countries, sectors and projects.
UNCTAD — World Investment Report 2026 · 7 July 2026 (opens in a new tab)Global
44%
Strategic sectors' share of global greenfield project values, 2025
Up from 16% in 2020, according to UNCTAD.
UNCTAD — World Investment Report 2026 · 7 July 2026 (opens in a new tab)Uzbekistan
7.7%
Uzbekistan real GDP growth, 2025 (preliminary)
GDP at current prices reached 1,849.7 trillion soums, per the National Statistics Committee.
National Statistics Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan · 2026 (opens in a new tab)Uzbekistan · Central Asia
7.9%
World Bank projection for Uzbekistan's real GDP growth, 2026
The same update projects 5.8% growth for Central Asia in 2026, the fastest-growing subregion of Europe and Central Asia. Reported by Daryo.
World Bank — ECA Economic Update, as reported by Daryo · 6 October 2026 (report); 8 October 2026 (article) (opens in a new tab)United Arab Emirates
6.2%
UAE real GDP growth, 2025
Non-oil GDP grew 6.8% to AED 1.5 trillion, per the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre.
FCSC, via WAM (Emirates News Agency) · May 2026 (opens in a new tab)BResearch library
Reports and official releases.
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World Investment Report 2026: International investment in a turbulent era (external, opens in a new tab)
Annual analysis of global FDI flows, investment policy and sector trends, including the concentration of investment in fewer economies and strategic sectors.
UNCTADJuly 2026
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World Investment Report 2026 — Chapter I: International investment trends (external, opens in a new tab)
Detailed global and regional FDI data, with notes on conduit flows and how headline FDI differs from productive investment.
UNCTADJuly 2026
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Uzbekistan gross domestic product, 2025 (external, opens in a new tab)
Preliminary national accounts for 2025: GDP of 1,849.7 trillion soums at current prices and 7.7% real growth.
National Statistics Committee, Uzbekistan2026
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Uzbekistan GDP in a long-run perspective (external, opens in a new tab)
Nominal GDP series for 2021–2025 and real growth relative to 1991.
National Statistics Committee, Uzbekistan2026
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Europe and Central Asia Economic Update: Making AI Work (external, opens in a new tab)
Regional growth projections, including Central Asia as the fastest-growing subregion in 2026. Linked here via press coverage of the release.
World BankOctober 2026
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The World Bank in Europe & Central Asia (external, opens in a new tab)
Regional economic updates, country programmes and the Data 360 indicators for the region.
World BankOngoing
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UAE GDP reaches AED 1.9 trillion, grows 6.2% in 2025 (external, opens in a new tab)
Annual national accounts release with non-oil growth of 6.8% and sector contributions led by construction and financial services.
FCSC via WAMMay 2026
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