China Foreign Direct Investment

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Source: Ministry of Commerce China
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China’s FDI fell -12.7% YoY to ¥506.58 billion from January–August 2025, even as the number of new foreign-invested enterprises rose +14.8% YoY to 42,435.
- Manufacturing attracted ¥129.03 billion in FDI, while services drew ¥366.19 billion, underscoring the continued dominance of the service sector.
- High-tech industries received ¥148.28 billion, with sharp gains in e-commerce services (+169.2% YoY), aerospace equipment manufacturing (+37.5%), chemical manufacturing (+23.2%), and medical equipment manufacturing (+19.2%).
- FDI inflows from Japan rose +58.9% YoY, Switzerland +37.2% YoY, the UK +24.5% YoY, and Singapore +1.8% YoY (including flows via free ports).
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China’s FDI fell -13.4% YoY to ¥467.34 billion from January–July 2025, up from -15.2% YoY in the 1st half of the year, even as the number of new foreign-invested enterprises rose +14.1% YoY to 36,133.
- Manufacturing attracted ¥121.04 billion in FDI, while services drew ¥336.25 billion, underscoring the dominance of the service sector.
- High-tech industries received ¥137.36 billion, with sharp gains in e-commerce services (+146.8% YoY), aerospace equipment manufacturing (+42.2%), chemical manufacturing (+37.4%), and medical equipment manufacturing (+25.5%).
- FDI inflows from ASEAN rose +1.1% YoY, while Switzerland (+63.9%), Japan (+53.7%), and the UK (+19.5%) recorded strong increases.
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China’s FDI fell -15.2% YoY to ¥423.23 billion in the first half of 2025, despite a pickup in newly established foreign-invested enterprises, which rose +11.7% YoY to 30,014.
- High-tech industries attracted ¥127.87 billion, with strong YoY gains in e-commerce services (+127.1%), chemical/pharma manufacturing (+53%), aerospace/equipment (+36.2%), and medical devices (+17.7%).
- Manufacturing drew ¥109.06 billion in FDI, while the service sector brought in ¥305.87 billion.
- FDI from ASEAN rose +8.8% YoY, with notable increases from Switzerland (+68.6%), Japan (+59.1%), UK (+37.6%), Germany (+6.3%), and South Korea (+2.7%).
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Total foreign direct investment to China was down -13.2% YoY in the YTD period through May, down from -10.9% YoY in April.
- FDI from the ASEAN region was up 20.5% YoY.
- Investment from other developed economies saw strong increases as well: Japan up 70.2% YoY, UK up 60.9% YoY, South Korea up 10.3% YoY, and Germany up 7.1% YoY.
- Investment in the following industries saw strong increases: e-commerce services up 146% YoY, aerospace & equipment manufacturing up 74.9% YoY, chemical manufacturing up 59.2% YoY, and medical & equipment manufacturing up 20% YoY.
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Total foreign direct investment to China was down -10.9% YoY in the YTD period April, slightly lower than -10.8% YoY March.

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China Foreign Direct Investment: March 2025 2025-04-18 05:00