Foreign aid and investments received in China
China: Foreign aid and investments received was -2.92 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-2.92 billion millions of current united states dollars
Change on year
down 114.7%
World rank
152nd
of 155 countries
All-time high
61.10 billion millions of current united states dollars
in 2014
All-time low
-2.92 billion millions of current united states dollars
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Foreign aid and investments received in China, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in millions of current united states dollars.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid and investments received in China is -2.92 billion millions of current united states dollars, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 114.7% on the previous year and down 104.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid and investments received in China peaked at 61.10 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2014 and was at its lowest, -2.92 billion millions of current united states dollars, in 2024.
China ranks 152nd of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid and investments received in China, year by year
| Year | millions of current united states dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 889.48 million millions of current united states dollars | — |
| 2001 | -1.96 billion millions of current united states dollars | -319.8% |
| 2002 | -2.34 billion millions of current united states dollars | +19.6% |
| 2003 | 4.64 billion millions of current united states dollars | -298.6% |
| 2004 | 17.91 billion millions of current united states dollars | +285.7% |
| 2005 | 23.35 billion millions of current united states dollars | +30.4% |
| 2006 | 15.72 billion millions of current united states dollars | -32.7% |
| 2007 | 22.40 billion millions of current united states dollars | +42.5% |
| 2008 | 32.84 billion millions of current united states dollars | +46.6% |
| 2009 | 15.67 billion millions of current united states dollars | -52.3% |
| 2010 | 50.45 billion millions of current united states dollars | +221.9% |
| 2011 | 49.99 billion millions of current united states dollars | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 19.28 billion millions of current united states dollars | -61.4% |
| 2013 | 54.01 billion millions of current united states dollars | +180.1% |
| 2014 | 61.10 billion millions of current united states dollars | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 15.01 billion millions of current united states dollars | -75.4% |
| 2016 | 41.49 billion millions of current united states dollars | +176.4% |
| 2017 | 39.00 billion millions of current united states dollars | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 31.23 billion millions of current united states dollars | -19.9% |
| 2019 | 42.42 billion millions of current united states dollars | +35.8% |
| 2020 | 21.64 billion millions of current united states dollars | -49.0% |
| 2021 | 28.45 billion millions of current united states dollars | +31.5% |
| 2022 | 33.82 billion millions of current united states dollars | +18.9% |
| 2023 | 19.85 billion millions of current united states dollars | -41.3% |
| 2024 | -2.92 billion millions of current united states dollars | -114.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's -2.92 billion millions of current united states dollars is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 818.00 million millions of current united states dollars. (58 countries reporting)
- China's -2.92 billion millions of current united states dollars is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 499.53 million millions of current united states dollars. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.91 billion millions of current united states dollars | -2.34 billion millions of current united states dollars | 32.84 billion millions of current united states dollars | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.40 billion millions of current united states dollars | 15.01 billion millions of current united states dollars | 61.10 billion millions of current united states dollars | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.17 billion millions of current united states dollars | -2.92 billion millions of current united states dollars | 33.82 billion millions of current united states dollars | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 149 Equatorial Guinea -243.96 million millions of current united states dollars compare
- 150 Turkmenistan -518.33 million millions of current united states dollars compare
- 151 Azerbaijan -1.28 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 153 South Africa -7.90 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 154 Chile -9.27 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 155 Dominican Republic -11.41 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
More economy & growth data for China
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.46 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 39.69 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.8948 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 28.98 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid and investments received in China?
- Foreign aid and investments received in China was -2.92 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign aid and investments received recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 61.10 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2014.
- What is the lowest foreign aid and investments received recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.92 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024.
- How does China rank for foreign aid and investments received?
- China ranks 152nd out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid and investments received rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 104.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign aid and investments received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions of current United States dollars).