Direct Investment Liabilities in China increased to 463.54 USD Hundred Million in the fourth quarter of 2025 from -0.50 USD Hundred Million in the third quarter of 2025. Direct Investment Liabilities in China averaged 384.31 USD Hundred Million from 1998 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 1072.06 USD Hundred Million in the first quarter of 2022 and a record low of -108.50 USD Hundred Million in the third quarter of 2023. source: State Administration of Foreign Exchange, China

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Capital Flows	-2348.12	-2505.49	USD Hundred Million	Dec 2025
Current Account	2438.21	2024.70	USD Hundred Million	Dec 2025
Current Account Goods	3102.75	2764.98	USD Hundred Million	Dec 2025
Current Account Services	-485.21	-598.78	USD Hundred Million	Dec 2025
Current Account to GDP	3.70	2.20	percent of GDP	Dec 2025
Direct Investment Liabilities	463.54	-0.50	USD Hundred Million	Dec 2025
External Debt	23288.00	24198.00	USD Hundred Million	Dec 2025

China Direct Investment Liabilities

In China, Direct Investment Liabilities serve as a measure of new foreign investment into the country, capturing monetary flows associated with foreign-owned entities in China. Unlike the figures provided by the Ministry of Commerce, this indicator, compiled by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, encompasses reinvested earnings of existing foreign firms. As a result, it can provide insights into trends in foreign company profits and changes in the scale of their operations within the country.