"Figure 4: Net direct investment abroad by UK companies, by region, 2010 and 2011","" "","" "","" "Notes","1. See background note 5 for further guidance on interpreting FDI by country." "Unit","£ billion" "","" "","2010","2011" "Europe","11.4","30.9" "The Americas","-13.8","19.0" "Asia","8.4","20.8" "Australasia & Oceania","11.7","0.9" "Africa","7.8","-3.3"