In 2021, inward foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to China ranged at approximately 1.98 percent of the Chinese gross domestic product (GDP). Over the last decade, FDI inflows grew at a much slower pace than GDP, leading to a shrinking FDI inflows to GDP ratio.
Inward 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) into China
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Direct investment openness in China in comparison 2021
- Premium Statistic FDI confidence index 2022
- Premium Statistic Leading economies for FDI inflows by country 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Leading economies worldwide 2019-2021, by FDI inward stock
- Premium Statistic FDI restrictiveness index in China 2020, by industry
Size of FDI in China
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- Premium Statistic Annual FDI inflows to China 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Monthly FDI inflows in China March 2020-2023
- Premium Statistic Number of newly established foreign invested enterprises in China 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Value of foreign direct investment inward stock in China 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic FDI inflows as a share of GDP in China 2005-2021
- Premium Statistic FDI inward stock as a share of GDP in China 2005-2021
- Premium Statistic China's share in global inward FDI flows 2000-2021
Leading sources
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- Premium Statistic FDI inflows in China 2021, by country or region
- Premium Statistic Inward FDI stock distribution in China 2021, by country or region of origin
- Premium Statistic Inward FDI stock breakdown in China 2020, by ultimate investor
- Premium Statistic FDI inflows in Hong Kong 2021, by origin
- Premium Statistic FDI inward stock in Hong Kong 2021, by origin
- Premium Statistic Actually used FDI from Hong Kong in mainland China 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Actually used FDI from Europe in mainland China 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Actually used FDI from the United States in mainland China 2011-2021
Composition of FDI
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- Premium Statistic Value of announced inward greenfield FDI projects in China 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of announced inward greenfield FDI projects in China 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Value of net cross-border M&A sales in China 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of net cross-border M&A sales in China 2011-2021
Invested industries
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- Premium Statistic Distribution of used inward FDI in China 2011-2021, by sector
- Premium Statistic Value of foreign direct investments in China by sector 2021
- Premium Statistic Number of new foreign invested enterprises in China 2022, by sector
- Premium Statistic Foreign invested companies' share in total import and export in China 1986-2021
- Premium Statistic Breakdown of used FDI from the EU in China 2021, by leading industry
- Premium Statistic Breakdown of used FDI from the ASEAN in China 2021, by leading industry
Leading destinations
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- Premium Statistic Distribution of used inward FDI in China 2021, by geographic region
- Premium Statistic Actually used inward FDI in China 2021, by destination region
- Premium Statistic Inward FDI actually used by major city in China 2019
- Premium Statistic Number of inward FDI projects by major city in China 2019
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OECD. (August 11, 2022). Inward foreign direct investment (FDI) flows as a share of the gross domestic product (GDP) in China from 2005 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273181/china-inward-fdi-flows-share-of-gdp/
OECD. "Inward 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 May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273181/china-inward-fdi-flows-share-of-gdp/
OECD. (2022). Inward foreign direct investment (FDI) flows as a share of the gross domestic product (GDP) in China from 2005 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273181/china-inward-fdi-flows-share-of-gdp/
OECD. "Inward 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/1273181/china-inward-fdi-flows-share-of-gdp/
OECD, Inward 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/1273181/china-inward-fdi-flows-share-of-gdp/ (last visited May 29, 2023)
Inward 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/1273181/china-inward-fdi-flows-share-of-gdp/