Foreign direct investment outflows in China in 2025 — 157,205,888,224 US$. Ranked 3 in the world out of 91. Since 1982, the indicator has risen by 357,186.1%.
1982–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: China
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 157B | −34.99B | −18.21% |
| 2024 | 192B | −33.47B | −14.83% |
| 2023 | 226B | +15.62B | +7.44% |
| 2022 | 210B | +31.25B | +17.48% |
| 2021 | 179B | +25.08B | +16.31% |
| 2020 | 154B | +16.81B | +12.28% |
| 2019 | 137B | −6.12B | −4.28% |
| 2018 | 143B | +4.73B | +3.42% |
| 2017 | 138B | −78.13B | −36.1% |
| 2016 | 216B | +42.03B | +24.1% |
| 2015 | 174B | +51.26B | +41.63% |
| 2014 | 123B | +50.16B | +68.74% |
| 2013 | 72.97B | +8.01B | +12.33% |
| 2012 | 64.96B | +16.54B | +34.16% |
| 2011 | 48.42B | −9.53B | −16.45% |
| 2010 | 57.95B | +14.06B | +32.04% |
| 2009 | 43.89B | −12.85B | −22.65% |
| 2008 | 56.74B | +39.59B | +230.77% |
| 2007 | 17.15B | −6.78B | −28.32% |
| 2006 | 23.93B | +10.2B | +74.31% |
| 2005 | 13.73B | +5.76B | +72.21% |
| 2004 | 7.97B | −483M | −5.72% |
| 2003 | 8.46B | +2.17B | +34.56% |
| 2002 | 6.28B | −3.41B | −35.19% |
| 2001 | 9.7B | +5.08B | +110.23% |
| 2000 | 4.61B | +576M | +14.27% |
| 1999 | 4.04B | −491M | −10.85% |
| 1998 | 4.53B | +762M | +20.24% |
| 1997 | 3.77B | +1.65B | +78.1% |
| 1996 | 2.11B | +114M | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 2B | +0 | +0% |
| 1994 | 2B | −2.4B | −54.55% |
| 1993 | 4.4B | +400M | +10% |
| 1992 | 4B | +3.09B | +338.12% |
| 1991 | 913M | +83M | +10% |
| 1990 | 830M | +50M | +6.41% |
| 1989 | 780M | −70M | −8.24% |
| 1988 | 850M | +205M | +31.78% |
| 1987 | 645M | +195M | +43.33% |
| 1986 | 450M | −179M | −28.46% |
| 1985 | 629M | +495M | +369.4% |
| 1984 | 134M | +41M | +44.09% |
| 1983 | 93M | +49M | +111.36% |
| 1982 | 44M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.
Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
How much direct investment from abroad comes into a country in a year.
Finance Current account balanceThe balance of a country's external transactions as a percent of GDP: surplus or deficit.
Economy GDPGross domestic product in current US dollars — the size of a country's economy.
Business FDI inflows (% of GDP)Inflows of direct investment relative to the size of the economy.
Business Stock market capitalization (% of GDP)The value of a country's listed companies as a percent of GDP.
Business Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP)The annual turnover in shares as a percent of GDP — the liquidity of the market.
