Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in China, mainland
China, mainland: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 163,253 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ in China, mainland stood at 163,253 million USD.
The figure is down 13.7% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in China, mainland peaked at 189,132 million USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,487 million USD, in 1990.
China, mainland ranks 1st of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,487 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 4,366 million USD | +25.2% |
| 1992 | 11,008 million USD | +152.1% |
| 1993 | 27,515 million USD | +150.0% |
| 1994 | 33,766 million USD | +22.7% |
| 1995 | 37,520 million USD | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 41,726 million USD | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 45,257 million USD | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 45,463 million USD | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 40,319 million USD | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 40,772 million USD | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 46,878 million USD | +15.0% |
| 2002 | 52,743 million USD | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 53,505 million USD | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 60,630 million USD | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 72,406 million USD | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 72,715 million USD | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 83,521 million USD | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 108,312 million USD | +29.7% |
| 2009 | 94,061 million USD | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 114,734 million USD | +22.0% |
| 2011 | 123,985 million USD | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 121,073 million USD | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 123,911 million USD | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 128,502 million USD | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 135,577 million USD | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 133,711 million USD | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 136,315 million USD | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 138,306 million USD | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 141,225 million USD | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 149,342 million USD | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 180,957 million USD | +21.2% |
| 2022 | 189,132 million USD | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 163,253 million USD | -13.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in China, mainland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +152.1% | 4,366 million USD | 11,008 million USD |
| 1993 | +150.0% | 11,008 million USD | 27,515 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29,043 million USD | 3,487 million USD | 45,463 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 68,554 million USD | 40,772 million USD | 108,312 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 129,734 million USD | 114,734 million USD | 141,225 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 170,671 million USD | 149,342 million USD | 189,132 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
More economy & growth data for China, mainland
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, annual 7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth 8.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate 7.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 4.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 4.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency 137.38 million million SLC (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value Standard Local 3.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in China, mainland?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in China, mainland was 163,253 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 189,132 million USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,487 million USD in 1990.
- How does China, mainland rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- China, mainland ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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$. 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.