Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) in China, mainland

China, mainland: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled was 134,749 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
134,749 million USD
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
2nd
of 183 countries
All-time high
206,379 million USD
in 2016
All-time low
2,094 million USD
in 2000
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in China, mainland, 1990–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1990200620231990: 2.2k million USD1991: 2.5k million USD1992: 10.4k million USD1993: 10.4k million USD1994: 5.8k million USD1995: 5.0k million USD1996: 4.9k million USD1997: 5.9k million USD1998: 6.1k million USD1999: 4.1k million USD2000: 2.1k million USD2001: 15.4k million USD2002: 5.6k million USD2003: 6.2k million USD2004: 11.2k million USD2005: 23.7k million USD2006: 38.3k million USD2007: 42.5k million USD2008: 75.9k million USD2009: 75.7k million USD2010: 85.4k million USD2011: 81.8k million USD2012: 91.9k million USD2013: 108.4k million USD2014: 121.5k million USD2015: 145.7k million USD2016: 206.4k million USD2017: 162.5k million USD2018: 138.9k million USD2019: 137.1k million USD2020: 153.0k million USD2021: 159.1k million USD2022: 148.2k million USD2023: 134.7k million USD

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in China, mainland is 134,749 million USD, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in China, mainland peaked at 206,379 million USD in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,094 million USD, in 2000.

China, mainland ranks 2nd of 183 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 outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in China, mainland, 1990 to 2023.
Year million USD Change
1990 2,161 million USD —
1991 2,479 million USD +14.7%
1992 10,400 million USD +319.5%
1993 10,378 million USD -0.2%
1994 5,850 million USD -43.6%
1995 4,987 million USD -14.8%
1996 4,927 million USD -1.2%
1997 5,860 million USD +18.9%
1998 6,070 million USD +3.6%
1999 4,141 million USD -31.8%
2000 2,094 million USD -49.4%
2001 15,427 million USD +636.7%
2002 5,609 million USD -63.6%
2003 6,197 million USD +10.5%
2004 11,158 million USD +80.1%
2005 23,710 million USD +112.5%
2006 38,319 million USD +61.6%
2007 42,495 million USD +10.9%
2008 75,948 million USD +78.7%
2009 75,656 million USD -0.4%
2010 85,394 million USD +12.9%
2011 81,812 million USD -4.2%
2012 91,860 million USD +12.3%
2013 108,397 million USD +18.0%
2014 121,454 million USD +12.0%
2015 145,667 million USD +19.9%
2016 206,379 million USD +41.7%
2017 162,528 million USD -21.2%
2018 138,905 million USD -14.5%
2019 137,065 million USD -1.3%
2020 152,964 million USD +11.6%
2021 159,056 million USD +4.0%
2022 148,245 million USD -6.8%
2023 134,749 million USD -9.1%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled 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.

YearChange FromTo
2001 +636.7% 2,094 million USD 15,427 million USD
1992 +319.5% 2,479 million USD 10,400 million USD

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,725 million USD 2,161 million USD 10,400 million USD 10
2000s 29,661 million USD 2,094 million USD 75,948 million USD 10
2010s 127,946 million USD 81,812 million USD 206,379 million USD 10
2020s 148,754 million USD 134,749 million USD 159,056 million USD 4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 Japan 201,907 million USD compare
  2. 3 Switzerland 94,403 million USD compare
  3. 4 China, Hong Kong SAR 89,476 million USD compare
  4. 5 Germany 82,280 million USD compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in China, mainland?
Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in China, mainland was 134,749 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 206,379 million USD in 2016.
What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 2,094 million USD in 2000.
How does China, mainland rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
China, mainland ranks 2nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled
Unit
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Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
213 places, 6,138 data points, 1990–2023
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Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.