Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in China, mainland
China, mainland: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices was 148,788 million USD in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in China, mainland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in China, mainland stood at 148,788 million USD.
The figure is down 13.4% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in China, mainland peaked at 171,885 million USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9,080 million USD, in 1990.
That places China, mainland 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,080 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 11,857 million USD | +30.6% |
| 1992 | 28,621 million USD | +141.4% |
| 1993 | 64,896 million USD | +126.7% |
| 1994 | 98,765 million USD | +52.2% |
| 1995 | 93,556 million USD | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 97,250 million USD | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 103,498 million USD | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 104,776 million USD | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 94,101 million USD | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 93,239 million USD | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 105,033 million USD | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 117,466 million USD | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 116,140 million USD | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 123,048 million USD | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 140,017 million USD | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 131,655 million USD | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 133,903 million USD | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 147,140 million USD | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 125,887 million USD | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 142,384 million USD | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 135,873 million USD | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 126,667 million USD | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 124,547 million USD | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 126,763 million USD | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 135,577 million USD | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 140,685 million USD | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 139,967 million USD | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 134,310 million USD | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 141,387 million USD | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 148,617 million USD | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 160,958 million USD | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 171,885 million USD | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 148,788 million USD | -13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70,640 million USD | 9,080 million USD | 104,776 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 123,353 million USD | 93,239 million USD | 147,140 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 134,816 million USD | 124,547 million USD | 142,384 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 157,562 million USD | 148,617 million USD | 171,885 million USD | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for China, mainland
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 40.34 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 4.29 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency 56.10 million million SLC (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 7.79 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 44.89 million million SLC (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 7.21 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 40.83 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 5.95 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local 4.06 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local Currency 7.65 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in China, mainland?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in China, mainland was 148,788 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 171,885 million USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,080 million USD in 1990.
- How does China, mainland rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- China, mainland ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.