Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in China, mainland
China, mainland: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices was 134,749 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in China, mainland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in China, mainland stood at 134,749 million USD.
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$, 2015 prices in China, mainland peaked at 206,379 million USD in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,094 million USD, in 2000.
That places China, mainland 2nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in China, mainland, year by year
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 Japan 201,907 million USD compare
- 3 Switzerland 94,403 million USD compare
- 4 China, Hong Kong SAR 89,476 million USD compare
- 5 Germany 82,280 million USD compare
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 outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in China, mainland?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in China, mainland was 134,749 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 206,379 million USD in 2016.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices 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$, 2015 prices?
- China, mainland ranks 2nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI outflows — 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.