Foreign direct investment into China jumped 19.6 percent year-on-year to CNY 859.51 billion (USD 129.26 billion) in January-September 2021, China’s commerce ministry data showed. Foreign investment in the service industry soared 22.5 percent from a year earlier to CNY 685.32 billion; and that in the high-tech industry grew by 29.1 percent, of which high-tech services (33.4 percent) and high-tech manufacturing (15.2 percent). Among the main sources of investment, FDI into China rose from the ASEAN countries (31.4 percent), while FDI from the countries along the Belt and Road surged by 31.9 percent. source: Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China

Foreign Direct Investment in China averaged 471.19 USD HML from 1997 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 1443.70 USD HML in December of 2020 and a record low of 18.32 USD HML in January of 2000. This page provides the latest reported value for - China Foreign Direct Investment - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. China Foreign Direct Investment - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2021.

Foreign Direct Investment in China is expected to be 920.00 USD HML by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the China Foreign Direct Investment is projected to trend around 1500.00 USD HML in 2022, according to our econometric models.

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China Foreign Direct Investment


Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2021-07-14 02:30 AM Jun 28.7% 35.4% 32%
2021-08-13 08:00 AM Jul 25.5% 28.7% 25%
2021-09-16 07:00 AM Aug 22.3% 25.5% 23%
2021-10-20 01:25 AM Sept 19.6% 22.3%
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FDI Into China Surges 19.6% in Jan-Sept
Foreign direct investment into China jumped 19.6 percent year-on-year to CNY 859.51 billion (USD 129.26 billion) in January-September 2021, China’s commerce ministry data showed. Foreign investment in the service industry soared 22.5 percent from a year earlier to CNY 685.32 billion; and that in the high-tech industry grew by 29.1 percent, of which high-tech services (33.4 percent) and high-tech manufacturing (15.2 percent). Among the main sources of investment, FDI into China rose from the ASEAN countries (31.4 percent), while FDI from the countries along the Belt and Road surged by 31.9 percent.
2021-10-20
FDI Into China Jumps 22.3% in Jan-August
Foreign direct investment into China surged 22.3 percent year-on-year to CNY 758.05 billion (USD 113.78 billion) in January-August 2021, China’s commerce ministry data showed. Foreign investment in the service industry jumped 25.8 percent from a year earlier to CNY 599.33 billion; and that in the high-tech industry grew by 30.2 percent, of which high-tech services (35.2 percent) and high-tech manufacturing (14.9 percent). Among the main sources of investment, FDI into China rose from the ASEAN countries (36.8 percent), while FDI from the countries along the Belt and Road surged by 37.6 percent.
2021-09-16
FDI Into China Jumps 28.7% in H1
Foreign direct investment into China surged 28.7 percent year-on-year to CNY 607.84 billion (USD 90.96 billion) in January-June 2021, amid a low base effect from last year when FDI into the country fell by 1.3 percent due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, China’s commerce ministry data showed. Foreign investment in the service industry jumped 33.4 percent from a year earlier to CNY 482.77 billion; and that in the high-tech industry grew by 39.4 percent, of which high-tech services (42.7 percent) and high-tech manufacturing (29.2 percent). Among the main sources of investment, FDI into China rose from ASEAN (50.7 percent) and the EU (10.3 percent), while FDI from the countries along the Belt and Road surged by 49.6 percent.
2021-07-14
FDI Into China Surges 35.4% in Jan-May
Foreign direct investment into China jumped 35.4 percent year-on-year to CNY 481 billion (USD 75.3 billion) in January-May 2021, amid a low base effect from last year, when FDI into the country dropped by 3.8 percent due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, China’s commerce ministry data showed. Foreign investment in the service industry soared 41.6 percent from a year earlier to CNY 381.9 billion; and that in the high-tech industry grew by 34.6 percent, of which high-tech services (37.6 percent) and high-tech manufacturing (25 percent). Among the main sources of investment, FDI into China rose from ASEAN (56 percent) and the EU (16.8 percent), while FDI from the countries along the Belt and Road surged by 54.1 percent.
2021-06-14

China Last Unit Reference Previous Highest Lowest
Foreign Direct Investment 1292.60 USD HML Sep/21 1137.80 1443.70 18.32


China Foreign Direct Investment
In China, foreign direct investment refer to the accumulated foreign investment in domestic companies or entities in non financial sector in a given year.