Foreign Direct Investment in China totalled $107.38 billion in 2025, a 9.5% reduction from 2024. Foreign Direct Investment in China averaged 536.76 USD Hundred Million from 1997 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 1891.30 USD Hundred Million in December of 2022 and a record low of 18.32 USD Hundred Million in January of 2000. source: Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China

Foreign Direct Investment in China increased by 1073.80 USD Hundred Million in December of 2025.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Passanger Car Exports	851951.00	702680.00		Dec 2025
Balance of Trade	114.14	111.68	USD Billion	Dec 2025
Capital Flows	-2404.62	-1369.75	USD Hundred Million	Sep 2025
Crude Oil Production	4240.00	4320.00	BBL/D/1K	Oct 2025
Current Account	1987.00	1287.00	USD Hundred Million	Sep 2025
Current Account Goods	2694.50	2191.40	USD Hundred Million	Sep 2025
Current Account Services	-493.38	-471.04	USD Hundred Million	Sep 2025
Current Account to GDP	2.20	1.50	percent of GDP	Dec 2024
Electric Car Exports	235229.00	199836.00	Units	Dec 2025
Exports	357.78	330.35	USD Billion	Dec 2025
Exports by Category
Exports by Country
Exports YoY	6.60	5.90	percent	Dec 2025
External Debt	24198.00	24475.00	USD Hundred Million	Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment	1073.80	863.80	USD Hundred Million	Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment YoY	-9.50	-7.50	percent	Dec 2025
Gold Reserves	2306.30	2303.50	Tonnes	Dec 2025
Imports	243.64	218.67	USD Billion	Dec 2025
Imports by Category
Imports by Country
Imports YoY	5.70	1.90	percent	Dec 2025
Terms of Trade	94.50	93.90	points	Dec 2025
Terrorism Index	1.86	0.58	Points	Dec 2024
Tourist Arrivals	2694.00	1378.38	Tens of Thousands	Dec 2024
Weapons Sales	1131.00	2982.00	SIPRI TIV Million	Dec 2024

China Foreign Direct Investment

In China, Foreign Direct Investment refers to foreign capital actually utilized, which is to the amount which has been actually used according to the agreements and contracts, including cash, materials and invisible capital such as labor service and technology which both parties agree to take as an investment.