This statistic shows China's outward foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to non-financial sectors in 2024, by region of origin. That year, the outward FDI flows from Beijing in non-financial sectors reached around *** billion U.S. dollars.

Key information about China Foreign Direct Investment

• China Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 8.5 USD bn in Sep 2025, compared with an increase of 17.4 USD bn in the previous quarter.
• China Foreign Direct Investment: USD mn net flows data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1998 to Sep 2025.
• The data reached an all-time high of 107.2 USD bn in Mar 2022 and a record low of -15.0 USD bn in Jun 2024.

• In the latest reports of China, Current Account recorded a surplus of 195.6 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• China Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 39.9 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 8.3 USD bn in Jun 2025.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 4,953.4 USD bn in Sep 2025.

This statistic shows the countries and regions leading in inflows of Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2024. That year, Hong Kong received FDI inflows of approximately ****** billion U.S. dollars from mainland China.

Japan JP: Foreign Direct Investment Position: Outward: Total: China data was reported at 18,769,258.611 JPY mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 18,355,475.898 JPY mn for 2022. Japan JP: Foreign Direct Investment Position: Outward: Total: China data is updated yearly, averaging 13,628,934.419 JPY mn from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2023, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18,769,258.611 JPY mn in 2023 and a record low of 12,445,817.000 JPY mn in 2014. Japan JP: Foreign Direct Investment Position: Outward: Total: China data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment Position: by Region and Country: OECD Member: Annual. Reverse investment: Netting of reverse investment in equity (when a direct investment enterprise acquires less than 10% equity ownership in its parent) and reverse investment in debt (when a direct investment enterprise extends a loan to its parent) is applied in the recording of total inward and outward FDI transactions and positions. Treatment of debt FDI transactions and positions between fellow enterprises: directional basis according to the residency of the direct investor. FDI financial flows, income flows and positions include, if they exist, resident Special Purpose Entities (SPEs) which cannot be identified separately. Valuation method used for listed inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book value, Accumulation of FDI equity flows. Valuation method used for unlisted inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book value, Accumulation of FDI equity flows. Valuation method used for inward and outward debt positions: Nominal value .; FDI statistics are available by geographic allocation, vis-à-vis single partner countries worldwide and geographical and economic zones aggregates. Partner country allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Geographic allocation of inward and outward FDI transactions and positions is according to the immediate counterparty. Inward FDI positions according to the ultimate counterparty (the ultimate investing country) are also available and publishable. In the dataset 'FDI statistics by parner country and by industry - Summary', inward FDI positions are showed according to the UIC. Intercompany debt between related financial intermediaries, including permanent debt, are excluded from FDI transactions and positions. Direct investment relationships are identified according to the criteria of the Framework for Direct Investment Relationships (FDIR) method. Debt between fellow enterprises are completely covered . Collective investment institutions are covered as direct investment enterprises. Non-profit institutions serving households are covered as direct investors. FDI statistics are available by industry sectors according to ISIC4 classification. Industry sector allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Inward FDI transactions and positions are allocated to the activity of the resident direct investment enterprise. Outward FDI transactions are allocated according to the activity of the non resident direct investment enterprise. Statistical unit: Enterprise.

In 2023, total annual foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into China amounted to around ****** billion U.S. dollars. According to official accounts, approximately ***** billion U.S. dollars were invested from Hong Kong and *** billion from the U.S. However, this picture might not be representative for the actual origin of these money flows. Who are the investors? International financial hubs play an important role in directing foreign financial streams to China. According to official accounts, more than ** percent of the inward Chinese FDI stock in 2023 had entered China through *********, while a substantial share also came from the **************. These financial hubs offer favorable conditions or services to international investors, who are in most of the cases located in a third country. According to calculations by UNCTAD, made in an attempt to trace back ultimate investors, approximately **** percent of the total Chinese inward FDI stock in 2020 originated from investors in the United States, *** percent from Japan, and *** percent from the United Kingdom. Only **** percent originated from Hong Kong, while **** percent came from within China, from Chinese companies not registered on the mainland. Investment destinations in China Although China’s economic development has spread from Eastern China into the inner provinces, foreign FDI inflows are still mainly directed towards the coastal regions, which attracted more than ** percent of total investments in recent years. Foreign companies were most active in the Yangtze River Delta, namely in Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang province, in the Greater Bay Area in Guangdong, and in the north in Beijing, Tianjin, and Shandong province. Many investments were made in Special Economic Zones, which provide beneficial conditions for foreign investors.

Ireland IE: Foreign Direct Investment Financial Flows: Outward: Total: China data was reported at -1,426.314 EUR mn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of -38.680 EUR mn for 2022. Ireland IE: Foreign Direct Investment Financial Flows: Outward: Total: China data is updated yearly, averaging -20.000 EUR mn from Dec 2013 (Median) to 2023, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 343.000 EUR mn in 2014 and a record low of -1,426.314 EUR mn in 2023. Ireland IE: Foreign Direct Investment Financial Flows: Outward: Total: China data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ireland – Table IE.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment Financial Flows: by Region and Country: OECD Member: Annual. Reverse investment: Netting of reverse investment in equity (when a direct investment enterprise acquires less than 10% equity ownership in its parent) and reverse investment in debt (when a direct investment enterprise extends a loan to its parent) is applied in the recording of total inward and outward FDI transactions and positions. Treatment of debt FDI transactions and positions between fellow enterprises: directional basis according to the residency of the ultimate controlling parent (extended directional principle). FDI transactions and positions by partner country and/or by industry are available excluding and including resident Special Purpose Entities (SPEs). The dataset 'FDI statistics by parner country and by industry - Summary' contains series including resident SPEs only. Valuation method used for listed inward and outward equity positions: Market value, Own funds at book value. Valuation method used for unlisted inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book value. Valuation method used for inward and outward debt positions: Market value .; FDI statistics are available by geographic allocation, vis-à-vis single partner countries worldwide and geographical and economic zones aggregates. Partner country allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Geographic allocation of inward and outward FDI transactions and positions is according to the immediate counterparty. Intercompany debt between related financial intermediaries, including permanent debt, are not excluded from FDI transactions and positions. Direct investment relationships are identified according to the criteria of the Framework for Direct Investment Relationships (FDIR) method. Debt between fellow enterprises are completely covered. Collective investment institutions are not covered as direct investment enterprises. Non-profit institutions serving households are covered as direct investors. FDI statistics are available by industry sectors according to ISIC4 classification. Industry sector allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Inward FDI transactions and positions are allocated to the activity of the resident direct investment enterprise. Outward FDI transactions and positions are allocated according to the activity of the resident direct investor. Statistical unit: Enterprise.

Canada CA: Foreign Direct Investment Financial Flows: Outward: Total: China data was reported at 1,365.913 CAD mn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,435.640 CAD mn for 2022. Canada CA: Foreign Direct Investment Financial Flows: Outward: Total: China data is updated yearly, averaging 1,330.177 CAD mn from Dec 2016 (Median) to 2023, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,719.847 CAD mn in 2017 and a record low of 555.479 CAD mn in 2018. Canada CA: Foreign Direct Investment Financial Flows: Outward: Total: China data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment Financial Flows: by Region and Country: OECD Member: Annual. Reverse investment:Reverse investment in equity (when a direct investment enterprise acquires less than 10% equity ownership in its parent) cannot be identified but is believed to be extremely rare. Netting of reverse investment in debt (when a direct investment enterprise extends a loan to its parent) is applied in the recording of total inward and outward FDI transactions and positions. In the case of Canada, any extension of loans by the DIE to its parent is netted out from inward and outward transactions and positions, regardless of the DIE's equity ownership in its parent. Treatment of debt transactions and positions between fellow enterprises: asset/liability basis. FDI transactions and positions by partner country and by industry include resident Special Purpose Entities (SPEs), which cannot yet be reported separately. Valuation method used for listed inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book values. Valuation method used for unlisted inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book values. Valuation method used for inward and outward debt positions: Book value .; FDI statistics are available by geographic allocation, vis-à-vis single partner countries worldwide and geographical and economic zones aggregates. Partner country allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Geographic allocation of inward and outward FDI transactions and positions is according to the immediate counterparty. Inward FDI positions according to the ultimate counterparty (the ultimate investing country) are also available and publishable. In the dataset 'FDI statistics by parner country and by industry - Summary', inward FDI positions are showed according to the UIC. Intercompany debt between related financial intermediaries, including permanent debt, are excluded from FDI transactions and positions. Direct investment relationships are identified according to the criteria of the Framework for Direct Investment Relationships (FDIR) method. Debt between fellow enterprises are completely covered except in outward FDI positions. Collective investment institutions are covered as direct investment enterprises. Non-profit institutions serving households are covered as direct investors. FDI statistics are available by industry sectors according to ISIC4 classification. Industry sector allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Inward FDI transactions and positions are allocated to the activity of the resident direct investment enterprise. Outward FDI transactions are allocated according to the activity of the resident direct investor. Outward FDI positions are allocated according to the activity of the non resident direct investment enterprise. Statistical unit: Enterprise.

In 2023, Japan's total level of direct investment to China amounted to approximately ***** billion U.S. dollars. Comparatively, Japan's total level of direct investment to New Zealand amounted to approximately **** billion U.S. dollars in 2023.

Since the Chinese government launched the Belt and Road Initiative, state-owned enterprises and private conglomerates have increased overseas investment. The massive outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) profoundly affects China’s regional development to varying degrees. Existing studies have mainly investigated the effect of foreign direct investment inflow on domestic investment (DI), but only a few studies have examined the impact of OFDI on DI. Though most researchers have indicated that OFDI activities can promote (or inhibit) DI in a particular country, they have overlooked how OFDI’s geographical distribution and motivation across the Chinese macro-regions have influenced DI. To fill these gaps, this paper examines the impact of such OFDI on DI in China and its macro-regions, using a province-level dataset from 2005 to 2021. It employs panel regression and rigorously tests the data using the generalised method of moments to address endogeneity issues. We also investigate the investment motivations of the top 100 Chinese multinationals with significant FDI outflows from 2015 to 2018. We find that OFDI has positively and markedly influenced DI in eastern coastal and central inland regions but not in western China. Though OFDI has positively affected DI in China, it may not hold in a regional context. Such OFDI seeks to enhance the efficiency of existing investment, expand domestic markets, and look for strategic assets. Our findings indicate that central and provincial governments could develop OFDI policies to cater to significant regional variations. Local governments should also consider the various OFDI motivations of Chinese multinationals and provide adequate support for developing and implementing local investment policies that encourage domestic firms to invest abroad.

In 2023, around ***** overseas projects with direct investment (FDI) from Guangdong were signed. Guangdong is the most populous province in China as well as the largest economy among all the provinces in China. For better development and opportunities, companies from Guangdong have begun investing overseas.

Since the Chinese government launched the Belt and Road Initiative, state-owned enterprises and private conglomerates have increased overseas investment. The massive outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) profoundly affects China’s regional development to varying degrees. Existing studies have mainly investigated the effect of foreign direct investment inflow on domestic investment (DI), but only a few studies have examined the impact of OFDI on DI. Though most researchers have indicated that OFDI activities can promote (or inhibit) DI in a particular country, they have overlooked how OFDI’s geographical distribution and motivation across the Chinese macro-regions have influenced DI. To fill these gaps, this paper examines the impact of such OFDI on DI in China and its macro-regions, using a province-level dataset from 2005 to 2021. It employs panel regression and rigorously tests the data using the generalised method of moments to address endogeneity issues. We also investigate the investment motivations of the top 100 Chinese multinationals with significant FDI outflows from 2015 to 2018. We find that OFDI has positively and markedly influenced DI in eastern coastal and central inland regions but not in western China. Though OFDI has positively affected DI in China, it may not hold in a regional context. Such OFDI seeks to enhance the efficiency of existing investment, expand domestic markets, and look for strategic assets. Our findings indicate that central and provincial governments could develop OFDI policies to cater to significant regional variations. Local governments should also consider the various OFDI motivations of Chinese multinationals and provide adequate support for developing and implementing local investment policies that encourage domestic firms to invest abroad.

Japan JP: Foreign Direct Investment Position: Inward: USD: Total: Hong Kong SAR (China) data was reported at 19.973 USD bn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 20.762 USD bn for 2022. Japan JP: Foreign Direct Investment Position: Inward: USD: Total: Hong Kong SAR (China) data is updated yearly, averaging 12.578 USD bn from Dec 2017 (Median) to 2023, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28.181 USD bn in 2021 and a record low of 6.542 USD bn in 2017. Japan JP: Foreign Direct Investment Position: Inward: USD: Total: Hong Kong SAR (China) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment Position: USD: by Region and Country: OECD Member: Annual. Reverse investment: Netting of reverse investment in equity (when a direct investment enterprise acquires less than 10% equity ownership in its parent) and reverse investment in debt (when a direct investment enterprise extends a loan to its parent) is applied in the recording of total inward and outward FDI transactions and positions. Treatment of debt FDI transactions and positions between fellow enterprises: directional basis according to the residency of the direct investor. FDI financial flows, income flows and positions include, if they exist, resident Special Purpose Entities (SPEs) which cannot be identified separately. Valuation method used for listed inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book value, Accumulation of FDI equity flows. Valuation method used for unlisted inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book value, Accumulation of FDI equity flows. Valuation method used for inward and outward debt positions: Nominal value .; FDI statistics are available by geographic allocation, vis-à-vis single partner countries worldwide and geographical and economic zones aggregates. Partner country allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Geographic allocation of inward and outward FDI transactions and positions is according to the immediate counterparty. Inward FDI positions according to the ultimate counterparty (the ultimate investing country) are also available and publishable. In the dataset 'FDI statistics by parner country and by industry - Summary', inward FDI positions are showed according to the UIC. Intercompany debt between related financial intermediaries, including permanent debt, are excluded from FDI transactions and positions. Direct investment relationships are identified according to the criteria of the Framework for Direct Investment Relationships (FDIR) method. Debt between fellow enterprises are completely covered . Collective investment institutions are covered as direct investment enterprises. Non-profit institutions serving households are covered as direct investors. FDI statistics are available by industry sectors according to ISIC4 classification. Industry sector allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Inward FDI transactions and positions are allocated to the activity of the resident direct investment enterprise. Outward FDI transactions are allocated according to the activity of the non resident direct investment enterprise. Statistical unit: Enterprise.

Canada CA: Foreign Direct Investment Position: Outward: % of Total (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Total: China data was reported at 0.688 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.700 % for 2022. Canada CA: Foreign Direct Investment Position: Outward: % of Total (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Total: China data is updated yearly, averaging 0.853 % from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2023, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.076 % in 2017 and a record low of 0.481 % in 2011. Canada CA: Foreign Direct Investment Position: Outward: % of Total (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Total: China data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment: % of Total FDI: by Region and Country: OECD Member: Annual. Reverse investment:Reverse investment in equity (when a direct investment enterprise acquires less than 10% equity ownership in its parent) cannot be identified but is believed to be extremely rare. Netting of reverse investment in debt (when a direct investment enterprise extends a loan to its parent) is applied in the recording of total inward and outward FDI transactions and positions. In the case of Canada, any extension of loans by the DIE to its parent is netted out from inward and outward transactions and positions, regardless of the DIE's equity ownership in its parent. Treatment of debt transactions and positions between fellow enterprises: asset/liability basis. FDI transactions and positions by partner country and by industry include resident Special Purpose Entities (SPEs), which cannot yet be reported separately. Valuation method used for listed inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book values. Valuation method used for unlisted inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book values. Valuation method used for inward and outward debt positions: Book value .; FDI statistics are available by geographic allocation, vis-à-vis single partner countries worldwide and geographical and economic zones aggregates. Partner country allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Geographic allocation of inward and outward FDI transactions and positions is according to the immediate counterparty. Inward FDI positions according to the ultimate counterparty (the ultimate investing country) are also available and publishable. In the dataset 'FDI statistics by parner country and by industry - Summary', inward FDI positions are showed according to the UIC. Intercompany debt between related financial intermediaries, including permanent debt, are excluded from FDI transactions and positions. Direct investment relationships are identified according to the criteria of the Framework for Direct Investment Relationships (FDIR) method. Debt between fellow enterprises are completely covered except in outward FDI positions. Collective investment institutions are covered as direct investment enterprises. Non-profit institutions serving households are covered as direct investors. FDI statistics are available by industry sectors according to ISIC4 classification. Industry sector allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Inward FDI transactions and positions are allocated to the activity of the resident direct investment enterprise. Outward FDI transactions are allocated according to the activity of the resident direct investor. Outward FDI positions are allocated according to the activity of the non resident direct investment enterprise. Statistical unit: Enterprise.

Ireland Foreign Direct Investment Income: Outward: Total: China data was reported at -982.424 EUR mn in 2023. Ireland Foreign Direct Investment Income: Outward: Total: China data is updated yearly, averaging -982.424 EUR mn from Dec 2023 (Median) to 2023, with 1 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -982.424 EUR mn in 2023 and a record low of -982.424 EUR mn in 2023. Ireland Foreign Direct Investment Income: Outward: Total: China data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ireland – Table IE.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment Income: by Region and Country: OECD Member: Annual. Reverse investment: Netting of reverse investment in equity (when a direct investment enterprise acquires less than 10% equity ownership in its parent) and reverse investment in debt (when a direct investment enterprise extends a loan to its parent) is applied in the recording of total inward and outward FDI transactions and positions. Treatment of debt FDI transactions and positions between fellow enterprises: directional basis according to the residency of the ultimate controlling parent (extended directional principle). FDI transactions and positions by partner country and/or by industry are available excluding and including resident Special Purpose Entities (SPEs). The dataset 'FDI statistics by parner country and by industry - Summary' contains series including resident SPEs only. Valuation method used for listed inward and outward equity positions: Market value, Own funds at book value. Valuation method used for unlisted inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book value. Valuation method used for inward and outward debt positions: Market value .; FDI statistics are available by geographic allocation, vis-à-vis single partner countries worldwide and geographical and economic zones aggregates. Partner country allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Geographic allocation of inward and outward FDI transactions and positions is according to the immediate counterparty. Intercompany debt between related financial intermediaries, including permanent debt, are not excluded from FDI transactions and positions. Direct investment relationships are identified according to the criteria of the Framework for Direct Investment Relationships (FDIR) method. Debt between fellow enterprises are completely covered. Collective investment institutions are not covered as direct investment enterprises. Non-profit institutions serving households are covered as direct investors. FDI statistics are available by industry sectors according to ISIC4 classification. Industry sector allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Inward FDI transactions and positions are allocated to the activity of the resident direct investment enterprise. Outward FDI transactions and positions are allocated according to the activity of the resident direct investor. Statistical unit: Enterprise.

Canada CA: Foreign Direct Investment Position: Inward: Total: China data was reported at 36,960.462 CAD mn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 37,377.486 CAD mn for 2022. Canada CA: Foreign Direct Investment Position: Inward: Total: China data is updated yearly, averaging 36,586.618 CAD mn from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2023, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 49,812.385 CAD mn in 2020 and a record low of 24,150.000 CAD mn in 2015. Canada CA: Foreign Direct Investment Position: Inward: Total: China data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment Position: by Region and Country: OECD Member: Annual. Reverse investment:Reverse investment in equity (when a direct investment enterprise acquires less than 10% equity ownership in its parent) cannot be identified but is believed to be extremely rare. Netting of reverse investment in debt (when a direct investment enterprise extends a loan to its parent) is applied in the recording of total inward and outward FDI transactions and positions. In the case of Canada, any extension of loans by the DIE to its parent is netted out from inward and outward transactions and positions, regardless of the DIE's equity ownership in its parent. Treatment of debt transactions and positions between fellow enterprises: asset/liability basis. FDI transactions and positions by partner country and by industry include resident Special Purpose Entities (SPEs), which cannot yet be reported separately. Valuation method used for listed inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book values. Valuation method used for unlisted inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book values. Valuation method used for inward and outward debt positions: Book value .; FDI statistics are available by geographic allocation, vis-à-vis single partner countries worldwide and geographical and economic zones aggregates. Partner country allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Geographic allocation of inward and outward FDI transactions and positions is according to the immediate counterparty. Inward FDI positions according to the ultimate counterparty (the ultimate investing country) are also available and publishable. In the dataset 'FDI statistics by parner country and by industry - Summary', inward FDI positions are showed according to the UIC. Intercompany debt between related financial intermediaries, including permanent debt, are excluded from FDI transactions and positions. Direct investment relationships are identified according to the criteria of the Framework for Direct Investment Relationships (FDIR) method. Debt between fellow enterprises are completely covered except in outward FDI positions. Collective investment institutions are covered as direct investment enterprises. Non-profit institutions serving households are covered as direct investors. FDI statistics are available by industry sectors according to ISIC4 classification. Industry sector allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Inward FDI transactions and positions are allocated to the activity of the resident direct investment enterprise. Outward FDI transactions are allocated according to the activity of the resident direct investor. Outward FDI positions are allocated according to the activity of the non resident direct investment enterprise. Statistical unit: Enterprise.

Canada CA: Foreign Direct Investment Financial Flows: Inward: USD: Total: Hong Kong SAR (China) data was reported at 8.389 USD mn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.359 USD bn for 2022. Canada CA: Foreign Direct Investment Financial Flows: Inward: USD: Total: Hong Kong SAR (China) data is updated yearly, averaging -100.692 USD mn from Dec 2016 (Median) to 2023, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.526 USD bn in 2018 and a record low of -828.789 USD mn in 2020. Canada CA: Foreign Direct Investment Financial Flows: Inward: USD: Total: Hong Kong SAR (China) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment Financial Flows: USD: by Region and Country: OECD Member: Annual. Reverse investment:Reverse investment in equity (when a direct investment enterprise acquires less than 10% equity ownership in its parent) cannot be identified but is believed to be extremely rare. Netting of reverse investment in debt (when a direct investment enterprise extends a loan to its parent) is applied in the recording of total inward and outward FDI transactions and positions. In the case of Canada, any extension of loans by the DIE to its parent is netted out from inward and outward transactions and positions, regardless of the DIE's equity ownership in its parent. Treatment of debt transactions and positions between fellow enterprises: asset/liability basis. FDI transactions and positions by partner country and by industry include resident Special Purpose Entities (SPEs), which cannot yet be reported separately. Valuation method used for listed inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book values. Valuation method used for unlisted inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book values. Valuation method used for inward and outward debt positions: Book value .; FDI statistics are available by geographic allocation, vis-à-vis single partner countries worldwide and geographical and economic zones aggregates. Partner country allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Geographic allocation of inward and outward FDI transactions and positions is according to the immediate counterparty. Inward FDI positions according to the ultimate counterparty (the ultimate investing country) are also available and publishable. In the dataset 'FDI statistics by parner country and by industry - Summary', inward FDI positions are showed according to the UIC. Intercompany debt between related financial intermediaries, including permanent debt, are excluded from FDI transactions and positions. Direct investment relationships are identified according to the criteria of the Framework for Direct Investment Relationships (FDIR) method. Debt between fellow enterprises are completely covered except in outward FDI positions. Collective investment institutions are covered as direct investment enterprises. Non-profit institutions serving households are covered as direct investors. FDI statistics are available by industry sectors according to ISIC4 classification. Industry sector allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Inward FDI transactions and positions are allocated to the activity of the resident direct investment enterprise. Outward FDI transactions are allocated according to the activity of the resident direct investor. Outward FDI positions are allocated according to the activity of the non resident direct investment enterprise. Statistical unit: Enterprise.

Canada CA: Foreign Direct Investment Position: Inward: Total: Hong Kong SAR (China) data was reported at 11,248.540 CAD mn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 13,125.306 CAD mn for 2022. Canada CA: Foreign Direct Investment Position: Inward: Total: Hong Kong SAR (China) data is updated yearly, averaging 12,617.126 CAD mn from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2023, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 22,492.926 CAD mn in 2019 and a record low of 10,788.000 CAD mn in 2015. Canada CA: Foreign Direct Investment Position: Inward: Total: Hong Kong SAR (China) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment Position: by Region and Country: OECD Member: Annual. Reverse investment:Reverse investment in equity (when a direct investment enterprise acquires less than 10% equity ownership in its parent) cannot be identified but is believed to be extremely rare. Netting of reverse investment in debt (when a direct investment enterprise extends a loan to its parent) is applied in the recording of total inward and outward FDI transactions and positions. In the case of Canada, any extension of loans by the DIE to its parent is netted out from inward and outward transactions and positions, regardless of the DIE's equity ownership in its parent. Treatment of debt transactions and positions between fellow enterprises: asset/liability basis. FDI transactions and positions by partner country and by industry include resident Special Purpose Entities (SPEs), which cannot yet be reported separately. Valuation method used for listed inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book values. Valuation method used for unlisted inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book values. Valuation method used for inward and outward debt positions: Book value .; FDI statistics are available by geographic allocation, vis-à-vis single partner countries worldwide and geographical and economic zones aggregates. Partner country allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Geographic allocation of inward and outward FDI transactions and positions is according to the immediate counterparty. Inward FDI positions according to the ultimate counterparty (the ultimate investing country) are also available and publishable. In the dataset 'FDI statistics by parner country and by industry - Summary', inward FDI positions are showed according to the UIC. Intercompany debt between related financial intermediaries, including permanent debt, are excluded from FDI transactions and positions. Direct investment relationships are identified according to the criteria of the Framework for Direct Investment Relationships (FDIR) method. Debt between fellow enterprises are completely covered except in outward FDI positions. Collective investment institutions are covered as direct investment enterprises. Non-profit institutions serving households are covered as direct investors. FDI statistics are available by industry sectors according to ISIC4 classification. Industry sector allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Inward FDI transactions and positions are allocated to the activity of the resident direct investment enterprise. Outward FDI transactions are allocated according to the activity of the resident direct investor. Outward FDI positions are allocated according to the activity of the non resident direct investment enterprise. Statistical unit: Enterprise.

Canada CA: Foreign Direct Investment Financial Flows: Inward: USD: Total: China data was reported at -467.891 USD mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of -908.669 USD mn for 2022. Canada CA: Foreign Direct Investment Financial Flows: Inward: USD: Total: China data is updated yearly, averaging 474.030 USD mn from Dec 2016 (Median) to 2023, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.693 USD bn in 2016 and a record low of -908.669 USD mn in 2022. Canada CA: Foreign Direct Investment Financial Flows: Inward: USD: Total: China data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment Financial Flows: USD: by Region and Country: OECD Member: Annual. Reverse investment:Reverse investment in equity (when a direct investment enterprise acquires less than 10% equity ownership in its parent) cannot be identified but is believed to be extremely rare. Netting of reverse investment in debt (when a direct investment enterprise extends a loan to its parent) is applied in the recording of total inward and outward FDI transactions and positions. In the case of Canada, any extension of loans by the DIE to its parent is netted out from inward and outward transactions and positions, regardless of the DIE's equity ownership in its parent. Treatment of debt transactions and positions between fellow enterprises: asset/liability basis. FDI transactions and positions by partner country and by industry include resident Special Purpose Entities (SPEs), which cannot yet be reported separately. Valuation method used for listed inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book values. Valuation method used for unlisted inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book values. Valuation method used for inward and outward debt positions: Book value .; FDI statistics are available by geographic allocation, vis-à-vis single partner countries worldwide and geographical and economic zones aggregates. Partner country allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Geographic allocation of inward and outward FDI transactions and positions is according to the immediate counterparty. Inward FDI positions according to the ultimate counterparty (the ultimate investing country) are also available and publishable. In the dataset 'FDI statistics by parner country and by industry - Summary', inward FDI positions are showed according to the UIC. Intercompany debt between related financial intermediaries, including permanent debt, are excluded from FDI transactions and positions. Direct investment relationships are identified according to the criteria of the Framework for Direct Investment Relationships (FDIR) method. Debt between fellow enterprises are completely covered except in outward FDI positions. Collective investment institutions are covered as direct investment enterprises. Non-profit institutions serving households are covered as direct investors. FDI statistics are available by industry sectors according to ISIC4 classification. Industry sector allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Inward FDI transactions and positions are allocated to the activity of the resident direct investment enterprise. Outward FDI transactions are allocated according to the activity of the resident direct investor. Outward FDI positions are allocated according to the activity of the non resident direct investment enterprise. Statistical unit: Enterprise.

Costa Rica Foreign Direct Investment Position: Inward: USD: Total: China data was reported at 102.469 USD mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 99.344 USD mn for 2022. Costa Rica Foreign Direct Investment Position: Inward: USD: Total: China data is updated yearly, averaging 95.855 USD mn from Dec 2017 (Median) to 2023, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 102.469 USD mn in 2023 and a record low of 86.080 USD mn in 2017. Costa Rica Foreign Direct Investment Position: Inward: USD: Total: China data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment Position: USD: by Region and Country: OECD Member: Annual. Reverse investment: Netting of reverse investment in equity (when a direct investment enterprise acquires less than 10% equity ownership in its parent) and reverse investment in debt (when a direct investment enterprise extends a loan to its parent) is applied in the recording of total inward and outward FDI transactions and positionsTreatment of debt FDI transactions and positions between fellow enterprises: directional basis according to the residency of the ultimate controlling parent (extended directional principle). Resident Special Purpose Entities (SPEs) do not exist or are not significant and are recorded as zero in the FDI database. Valuation method used for listed inward and outward equity positions: Book value. Valuation method used for unlisted inward and outward equity positions: Book value. Valuation method used for inward and outward debt positions: Book value. .; FDI statistics are available by geographic allocation, vis-à-vis single partner countries worldwide and geographical and economic zones aggregates. Partner country allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Geographic allocation of inward and outward FDI transactions and positions is according to the immediate counterparty. Intercompany debt between related financial intermediaries, including permanent debt, are excluded from FDI transactions and positions. Direct investment relationships are identified according to a partial application of the criteria of the Framework for Direct Investment Relationships (FDIR) method. Debt between fellow enterprises are covered. Non-profit institutions serving households are not covered as direct investors. FDI statistics are available by industry sectors according to ISIC4 classification. Industry sector allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Inward and outward FDI transactions and positions are allocated to the activity of the resident direct investment enterprise/direct investor. Outward FDI transactions and positions are allocated according to the activity of the resident direct investor. Statistical unit: Enterprise.

Japan JP: Foreign Direct Investment Income: Outward: USD: Total: Hong Kong SAR (China) data was reported at 4.665 USD bn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.905 USD bn for 2022. Japan JP: Foreign Direct Investment Income: Outward: USD: Total: Hong Kong SAR (China) data is updated yearly, averaging 3.664 USD bn from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2023, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.905 USD bn in 2022 and a record low of 2.467 USD bn in 2014. Japan JP: Foreign Direct Investment Income: Outward: USD: Total: Hong Kong SAR (China) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment Income: USD: by Region and Country: OECD Member: Annual. Reverse investment: Netting of reverse investment in equity (when a direct investment enterprise acquires less than 10% equity ownership in its parent) and reverse investment in debt (when a direct investment enterprise extends a loan to its parent) is applied in the recording of total inward and outward FDI transactions and positions. Treatment of debt FDI transactions and positions between fellow enterprises: directional basis according to the residency of the direct investor. FDI financial flows, income flows and positions include, if they exist, resident Special Purpose Entities (SPEs) which cannot be identified separately. Valuation method used for listed inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book value, Accumulation of FDI equity flows. Valuation method used for unlisted inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book value, Accumulation of FDI equity flows. Valuation method used for inward and outward debt positions: Nominal value .; FDI statistics are available by geographic allocation, vis-à-vis single partner countries worldwide and geographical and economic zones aggregates. Partner country allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Geographic allocation of inward and outward FDI transactions and positions is according to the immediate counterparty. Inward FDI positions according to the ultimate counterparty (the ultimate investing country) are also available and publishable. In the dataset 'FDI statistics by parner country and by industry - Summary', inward FDI positions are showed according to the UIC. Intercompany debt between related financial intermediaries, including permanent debt, are excluded from FDI transactions and positions. Direct investment relationships are identified according to the criteria of the Framework for Direct Investment Relationships (FDIR) method. Debt between fellow enterprises are completely covered . Collective investment institutions are covered as direct investment enterprises. Non-profit institutions serving households are covered as direct investors. FDI statistics are available by industry sectors according to ISIC4 classification. Industry sector allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Inward FDI transactions and positions are allocated to the activity of the resident direct investment enterprise. Outward FDI transactions are allocated according to the activity of the non resident direct investment enterprise. Statistical unit: Enterprise.