Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in China, mainland
China, mainland: Total FDI outflows — Value US$ was 147,850 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in China, mainland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 147,850 million USD for total fdi outflows — value us$ in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$ in China, mainland peaked at 196,149 million USD in 2016 and was at its lowest, 830 million USD, in 1990.
China, mainland ranks 2nd of 168 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$ 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$ 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
- 2 Türkiye 5,669 million USD compare
- 3 Switzerland 104,954 million USD compare
- 4 China, Hong Kong SAR 104,286 million USD compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,434 million USD compare
- 5 Germany 101,254 million USD compare
- 5 Melanesia 687.37 million USD compare
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 outflows — value us$ in China, mainland?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$ in China, mainland was 147,850 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 196,149 million USD in 2016.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$ 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$?
- China, mainland ranks 2nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$ 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI outflows — 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.