In 2021, outward foreign direct investment (FDI) flows from China ranged at approximately 0.76 percent of the Chinese gross domestic product (GDP). This value remained low over the last decade compared to other Asian countries such as Japan and South Korea.
Outward foreign direct investment (FDI) flows as a share of the gross domestic product (GDP) in China from 2005 to 2021
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Statistics on Foreign direct investment (FDI) from China
Global overview
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- Premium Statistic Value of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows worldwide 2012-2021
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- Premium Statistic Leading countries worldwide 2020-2021, by FDI outflows
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Size of FDI from China
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- Premium Statistic Annual FDI outflows from China 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Annual change of outward FDI flows from China 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic China's share in global outward FDI flows 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Capital stock of Chinese FDI 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic China's M&A value via direct investment in other countries 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic FDI outflows as a share of GDP in China 2005-2021
- Premium Statistic FDI outward stock as a share of GDP in China 2005-2021
Investing entities from China
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- Premium Statistic Number of domestic investors investing overseas from China 2021, by sector
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- Premium Statistic Outward FDI stock share of state-owned and private enterprises in China 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic FDI outflows from Chinese central enterprises in non-financial sectors 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Value of Chinese FDI flows to the U.S. 2010-2020, by ownership
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Investment destinations
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- Premium Statistic Countries with the highest capital stock of Chinese direct investments 2021
- Premium Statistic Annual FDI flows from China 2020-2021, by continent
- Premium Statistic Outward FDI flows from China 2021, by leading country or region
- Premium Statistic Annual FDI flows from China to Hong Kong 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Annual FDI flows from China to the United States 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Annual FDI flows from China to Europe 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Annual FDI flows from China to Germany 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic China's outward FDI flows along BRI countries 2013-2021
Invested sectors
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- Premium Statistic Breakdown of China's outward FDI flows 2021, by industry
- Premium Statistic Breakdown of China's outward FDI stock 2021, by industry
- Premium Statistic Outward FDI stock from China in ASEAN countries 2021, by sector
- Premium Statistic Outward FDI stock from China in EU countries 2021, by sector
- Premium Statistic Chinese direct investments in the U.S. 2021, by sector
- Premium Statistic China's outward FDI stock in Africa 2021, by sector
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OECD. (August 11, 2022). Outward foreign direct investment (FDI) flows as a share of the gross domestic product (GDP) in China from 2005 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273175/china-outward-fdi-flows-share-of-gdp/
OECD. "Outward foreign direct investment (FDI) flows as a share of the gross domestic product (GDP) in China from 2005 to 2021." Chart. August 11, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273175/china-outward-fdi-flows-share-of-gdp/
OECD. (2022). Outward foreign direct investment (FDI) flows as a share of the gross domestic product (GDP) in China from 2005 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273175/china-outward-fdi-flows-share-of-gdp/
OECD. "Outward Foreign Direct Investment (Fdi) Flows as a Share of The Gross Domestic Product (Gdp) in China from 2005 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273175/china-outward-fdi-flows-share-of-gdp/
OECD, Outward foreign direct investment (FDI) flows as a share of the gross domestic product (GDP) in China from 2005 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273175/china-outward-fdi-flows-share-of-gdp/ (last visited January 29, 2023)
Outward foreign direct investment (FDI) flows as a share of the gross domestic product (GDP) in China from 2005 to 2021 [Graph], OECD, August 11, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273175/china-outward-fdi-flows-share-of-gdp/