Asia vs China, mainland: Total FDI outflows — Value US$
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ over time
- Asia
- China, mainland
How they compare
Asia currently reports 667,014 million USD against 147,850 million USD in China, mainland, a difference of 519,164 million USD.
That makes Asia's figure about 4.5 times China, mainland's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 1st and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 16 regions.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | China, mainland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59,293 million USD | 2,323 million USD | 56,971 million USD | Asia |
| 2000s | 182,254 million USD | 19,104 million USD | 163,150 million USD | Asia |
| 2010s | 534,944 million USD | 124,228 million USD | 410,716 million USD | Asia |
| 2020s | 653,418 million USD | 160,875 million USD | 492,543 million USD | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, Asia or China, mainland?
- Asia, at 667,014 million USD against 147,850 million USD in China, mainland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$ between Asia and China, mainland?
- 519,164 million USD, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and China, mainland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Asia and China, mainland rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$?
- Asia ranks 1st and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 16 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.