Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in China, mainland
China, mainland: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was 147,850 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in China, mainland, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in China, mainland stood at 147,850 million USD.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in China, mainland peaked at 196,149 million USD in 2016 and was at its lowest, 830 million USD, in 1990.
That places China, mainland 2nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 830 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 913 million USD | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 4,000 million USD | +338.1% |
| 1993 | 4,400 million USD | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 2,000 million USD | -54.5% |
| 1995 | 2,000 million USD | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,114 million USD | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 2,562 million USD | +21.2% |
| 1998 | 2,634 million USD | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 1,774 million USD | -32.6% |
| 2000 | 915.78 million USD | -48.4% |
| 2001 | 6,885 million USD | +651.9% |
| 2002 | 2,518 million USD | -63.4% |
| 2003 | 2,855 million USD | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 5,498 million USD | +92.6% |
| 2005 | 12,261 million USD | +123.0% |
| 2006 | 21,164 million USD | +72.6% |
| 2007 | 26,506 million USD | +25.2% |
| 2008 | 55,907 million USD | +110.9% |
| 2009 | 56,529 million USD | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 68,811 million USD | +21.7% |
| 2011 | 74,654 million USD | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 87,804 million USD | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 107,844 million USD | +22.8% |
| 2014 | 123,120 million USD | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 145,667 million USD | +18.3% |
| 2016 | 196,149 million USD | +34.7% |
| 2017 | 158,288 million USD | -19.3% |
| 2018 | 143,037 million USD | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 136,908 million USD | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 153,710 million USD | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 178,819 million USD | +16.3% |
| 2022 | 163,121 million USD | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 147,850 million USD | -9.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in China, mainland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +651.9% | 915.78 million USD | 6,885 million USD |
| 1992 | +338.1% | 913 million USD | 4,000 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,323 million USD | 830 million USD | 4,400 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,104 million USD | 915.78 million USD | 56,529 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 124,228 million USD | 68,811 million USD | 196,149 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 160,875 million USD | 147,850 million USD | 178,819 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 1 Japan 184,022 million USD compare
- 3 Switzerland 104,954 million USD compare
- 4 China, Hong Kong SAR 104,286 million USD compare
- 5 Germany 101,254 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for China, mainland
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 4.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value Standard Local 3.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 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$, annual growth rate 7.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 4.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency 137.38 million million SLC (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in China, mainland?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in China, mainland was 147,850 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 196,149 million USD in 2016.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 830 million USD in 1990.
- How does China, mainland rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
- China, mainland ranks 2nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. 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$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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.