Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in China
China: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in China, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in China stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 64.8% on the previous year and down 96.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in China peaked at 4.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
That places China 189th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.4% | — |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | +30.9% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -31.3% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +55.8% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -23.8% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -29.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +25.6% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -22.7% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +31.3% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -45.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -72.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -64.8% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 4% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- China's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.1%, 5% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.5% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.3% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 1.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
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- 191 Polynesia -0.1% compare
- 192 French Polynesia -0.2% compare
More economy & growth data for China
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -0.8795 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in China?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in China was 0.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does China rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- China ranks 189th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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