Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in China, Taiwan Province of
China, Taiwan Province of: Total FDI outflows — Value US$ was 24,714 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in China, Taiwan Province of, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi outflows — value us$ in China, Taiwan Province of is 24,714 million USD, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 58.5% on the previous year and up 372.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$ in China, Taiwan Province of peaked at 24,714 million USD in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,967 million USD, in 1992.
That places China, Taiwan Province of 15th out of 168 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$ in China, Taiwan Province of, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,243 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 2,055 million USD | -60.8% |
| 1992 | 1,967 million USD | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 2,611 million USD | +32.7% |
| 1994 | 2,640 million USD | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 2,983 million USD | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 3,843 million USD | +28.8% |
| 1997 | 5,243 million USD | +36.4% |
| 1998 | 3,836 million USD | -26.8% |
| 1999 | 4,420 million USD | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 5,077 million USD | +14.9% |
| 2001 | 4,392 million USD | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 3,370 million USD | -23.3% |
| 2003 | 3,969 million USD | +17.8% |
| 2004 | 3,382 million USD | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 2,447 million USD | -27.6% |
| 2006 | 4,315 million USD | +76.3% |
| 2007 | 6,470 million USD | +49.9% |
| 2008 | 4,466 million USD | -31.0% |
| 2009 | 3,006 million USD | -32.7% |
| 2010 | 2,823 million USD | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 3,697 million USD | +30.9% |
| 2012 | 8,099 million USD | +119.1% |
| 2013 | 5,232 million USD | -35.4% |
| 2014 | 7,294 million USD | +39.4% |
| 2015 | 10,745 million USD | +47.3% |
| 2016 | 12,123 million USD | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 11,573 million USD | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 18,058 million USD | +56.0% |
| 2019 | 11,763 million USD | -34.9% |
| 2020 | 11,500 million USD | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 11,341 million USD | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 15,589 million USD | +37.5% |
| 2023 | 24,714 million USD | +58.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,484 million USD | 1,967 million USD | 5,243 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,089 million USD | 2,447 million USD | 6,470 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,141 million USD | 2,823 million USD | 18,058 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,786 million USD | 11,341 million USD | 24,714 million USD | 4 |
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- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 5,700 million USD (2023)
- Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months 96.71 % (2024)
- 2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value 3.6 % (2024)
- 15.6.1 Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements 0 No (2025)
- 15.6.1 Countries that are contracting Parties to the International 0 No (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$ in China, Taiwan Province of?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$ in China, Taiwan Province of was 24,714 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, Taiwan Province of?
- The highest recorded value was 24,714 million USD in 2023.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,967 million USD in 1992.
- How does China, Taiwan Province of rank for total fdi outflows — value us$?
- China, Taiwan Province of ranks 15th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$ rising or falling in China, Taiwan Province of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 372.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, Taiwan Province of 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.