Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in China, Macao Special Administrative Region
China, Macao Special Administrative Region: Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows was 3,531 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in China, Macao Special Administrative Region, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows in China, Macao Special Administrative Region is 3,531, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 117.8% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows in China, Macao Special Administrative Region peaked at 6,664 in 2019 and was at its lowest, -6,308, in 2020.
China, Macao Special Administrative Region ranks 33rd of 36 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in China, Macao Special Administrative Region, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.48 | — |
| 1991 | 10.72 | +2133.3% |
| 1992 | -19.5 | -281.9% |
| 1993 | -3.6 | -81.5% |
| 1994 | 3.48 | -196.7% |
| 1995 | 2.19 | -37.1% |
| 1996 | 5.94 | +171.2% |
| 1997 | 2.31 | -61.1% |
| 1998 | -17.89 | -874.5% |
| 1999 | 9.42 | -152.7% |
| 2000 | -0.79 | -108.4% |
| 2001 | 160 | -20353.8% |
| 2002 | 377.67 | +136.0% |
| 2003 | 412.28 | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 484.66 | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 1,243 | +156.5% |
| 2006 | 1,736 | +39.6% |
| 2007 | 2,305 | +32.8% |
| 2008 | 2,591 | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 852.05 | -67.1% |
| 2010 | 2,831 | +232.3% |
| 2011 | 725.6 | -74.4% |
| 2012 | 3,894 | +436.6% |
| 2013 | 4,586 | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 3,456 | -24.6% |
| 2015 | 1,011 | -70.8% |
| 2016 | 1,942 | +92.2% |
| 2017 | 1,509 | -22.3% |
| 2018 | 2,613 | +73.2% |
| 2019 | 6,664 | +155.0% |
| 2020 | -6,308 | -194.7% |
| 2021 | 5,187 | -182.2% |
| 2022 | 3,784 | -27.1% |
| 2023 | 1,621 | -57.1% |
| 2024 | 3,531 | +117.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in China, Macao Special Administrative Region changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +20353.8% | -0.79 | 160 |
| 1991 | +2133.3% | 0.48 | 10.72 |
| 1998 | -874.5% | 2.31 | -17.89 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.645 | -19.5 | 10.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,016 | -0.79 | 2,591 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,923 | 725.6 | 6,664 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,563 | -6,308 | 5,187 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, Macao Special Administrative Region
More economy & growth data for China, Macao Special Administrative Region
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 2.8% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 0.6% (2025)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita 6.9% (2024)
- Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 0.7% (2024)
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 35.8% (2024)
- Annual GDP growth 7.8% (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP 3.8% (2024)
- Annual growth of exports of goods and services 6.8% (2024)
- Annual growth of imports of goods and services -0.5% (2024)
- Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material 0.1563 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows in China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- Foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows in China, Macao Special Administrative Region was 3,531 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows recorded in China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- The highest recorded value was 6,664 in 2019.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows recorded in China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- The lowest recorded value was -6,308 in 2020.
- How does China, Macao Special Administrative Region rank for foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows?
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region ranks 33rd out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows rising or falling in China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, Macao Special Administrative Region data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (millions of United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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