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Facts and figures on investor–State dispute settlement cases

IIA Issues Note, No. 3, 2024
  • In the past 10 years, the number of treaty-based investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) cases has more than doubled.

    The total count of ISDS cases brought based on investment treaties reached 1,332, with 60 new arbitrations initiated in 2023.
     

  • Developing countries faced the majority of investor-State disputes, often brought by claimants from developed countries.
     
  • About one third of total ISDS cases involve energy supply and extractive industries.

    These are the most frequent economic sectors underlying ISDS cases, followed by manufacturing, construction, and financial services.
     

  • By the end of 2023, investors had filed a total of 235 fossil fuel-related cases and at least 123 ISDS proceedings arose in relation to the renewable energy sector.
Facts and Figures on Investor–State Dispute Settlement Cases - IIA Issues Note, No. 3, 2024  (UNCTAD/DIAE/PCB/INF/2024/5)
26 Nov 2024