UNCTAD · World Investment Report 2026

2025: The $618 Billion Club

Megaproject Explorer — 44% of global greenfield value in 2025 came from deals worth $1B+, up from 22% in 2017.

Megaproject share

44%

Up from 22% in 2017

A small number of monster deals are quietly reshaping the whole global economy. Concrete, named projects — TSMC, MGX, ByteDance, Brookfield — each worth citing on their own. This reference table lists every named $1B+ greenfield deal UNCTAD highlights for 2025.

Source: UNCTAD, World Investment Report 2026 · Table I.3 (developed economies top deals) · Cross-region named deals · Box figure I.7.1 (megaproject share trend)

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19 deals · $313.6B combined · sorted by capex (desc)

Developed economies — Table I.3

Top named greenfield megadeals in developed host economies, 2025 ($B capex)

United States

Developed economies

Taiwan (TSMC)

Taiwan

Semiconductors100.0

France

Developed economies

UAE (MGX Fund Management)

UAE

Data centre43.4

United States

Developed economies

Spain (Iberdrola)

Spain

Renewable energy20.0

United States

Developed economies

Australia (Woodside Energy)

Australia

Oil & gas17.5

France

Developed economies

Canada (Brookfield)

Canada

Data centre16.3

Republic of Korea

Developed economies

US (Stock Farm Road)

United States

Data centre10.0

Sweden

Developed economies

Canada (Brookfield)

Canada

Data centre9.8

Japan

Developed economies

US (Micron)

United States

Semiconductors9.6

Australia

Developed economies

New Zealand (Taslink)

New Zealand

Renewable energy6.9

United States

Developed economies

Rep. of Korea (Hyundai Motor)

Rep. of Korea

Metals5.8

Cross-region named deals

Additional $1B+ projects cited elsewhere in the report, 2025

Brazil

Developing economies

China (ByteDance)

China

Data centre40.6

India

Developing economies

United States (Alphabet/Google)

United States

ICT/internet infrastructure14.5

UAE

Developing economies

United States (Microsoft)

United States

Data centre5.5

Ghana

Developing economies

Qatar (Al Jedad Holding)

Qatar

Chemicals5.0

Angola

Developing economies

France (TotalEnergies)

France

Oil & gas2.5

Angola

Developing economies

UK (BP)

United Kingdom

Oil & gas2.5

Morocco

Developing economies

Netherlands (Stellantis)

Netherlands

Automotive1.5

Zambia

Developing economies

China (Fujian Xiang Xin Group)

China

Oil & gas1.1

Zambia

Developing economies

China (CMOC Group)

China

Metals1.1
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Questions & answers

01
What share of global greenfield investment came from megaprojects in 2025?
Just 44% of all global investment value in 2025 came from megaprojects worth $1B+ — up from 22% in 2017. Total megaproject value reached $618B.
02
What was TSMC's investment in the United States in 2025?
Taiwan (TSMC) announced a $100.0B semiconductor greenfield project in the United States — the largest named deal in UNCTAD Table I.3.
03
What was ByteDance's data centre investment in Brazil in 2025?
China (ByteDance) announced a $40.6B data-centre megaproject in Brazil — among the largest cross-region deals cited in the report.
04
How many named megadeals does UNCTAD list for 2025?
This explorer includes 19 named deals: 10 from Table I.3 (developed economies) and 9 cross-region projects cited elsewhere in the report — all worth $1B or more in announced capex.
05
How should I cite a specific deal?
Data: UNCTAD, World Investment Report 2026, Table I.3 (developed economies) or cross-region references. Link to unctad.org/wir. Use ?deal=[id] in this page URL for permalinks.