Chinese companies invested 28.04 billion U.S. dollars into firms in the United States in 2023, when measured on a historical-cost basis. The total foreign direct investments in the U.S. were valued at approximately 5.39 trillion U.S. dollars in that year. Sino-American relations FDI flows are even higher from the United States into China than the flows in this statistic. In addition to FDI, the countries are linked by billions of U.S. dollars in trade value, much of which includes integrated supply chains which see intermediate products shipped back and forth before a final product goes to consumers. This close economic relationship does not imply a political partnership, however. In fact, the countries engaged in what most analysts consider a trade war starting in 2018. China’s other options China is expanding its Belt and Road Initiative, producing infrastructure investments abroad in different parts of Asia. However, these outflows do not yet reach the values seen in this statistic, partly due to the smaller size of the target economies. Still, the majority of net overseas direct investment from China goes to Asia. This measure is slightly different because it does not give the total volume of investments, but it underscores the importance of regional ties to Chinese investors.

This statistic shows the capital stock of Chinese foreign direct investments (FDI) in Latin America from 2013 to 2023. In 2023, China's FDI capital stock in Latin American countries amounted to around ***** billion U.S. dollars.

China Outward Investment: Latin America: Ecuador data was reported at 100.400 USD mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 16.800 USD mn for 2022. China Outward Investment: Latin America: Ecuador data is updated yearly, averaging 16.800 USD mn from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2023, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 470.600 USD mn in 2013 and a record low of -131.100 USD mn in 2017. China Outward Investment: Latin America: Ecuador data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Commerce. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Investment – Table CN.OB: Outward Direct Investment: by Country.

China (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Utilized: Year to Date: North America: United States data was reported at 2.689 USD bn in Dec 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.506 USD bn for Nov 2018. China (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Utilized: Year to Date: North America: United States data is updated monthly, averaging 1.543 USD bn from Jan 2006 (Median) to Dec 2018, with 156 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.017 USD bn in Dec 2010 and a record low of 121.110 USD mn in Jan 2017. China (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Utilized: Year to Date: North America: United States data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Commerce. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Investment – Table CN.OA: Foreign Direct Investment: Capital Utilized: by Country.

Foreign Direct Investment in China increased by 507 USD Hundred Million in August of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - China Foreign Direct Investment - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

The graph shows data on Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) in selected countries in Latin America between 2003 and 2016. In the presented period, China invested more than ** billion U.S. dollars in Brazil.

China Outward Investment: North America: Bermuda data was reported at 515.120 USD mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of -167.650 USD mn for 2022. China Outward Investment: North America: Bermuda data is updated yearly, averaging 47.785 USD mn from Dec 2004 (Median) to 2023, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.127 USD bn in 2015 and a record low of -316.830 USD mn in 2018. China Outward Investment: North America: Bermuda data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Commerce. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Investment – Table CN.OB: Outward Direct Investment: by Country.

The graph shows Chinese cash flows and capital stocks of direct investments in the United States in 2023, by sector. That year, Chinese investments in the U.S. manufacturing industry resulted in a cash flow of around *** billion U.S. dollars and a capital stock of around **** billion U.S. dollars.

In 2023, about **** billion U.S. dollars of foreign direct investments (FDI) have been invested into the manufacturing sector in China. Total FDI inflows to China amounted to around *** billion U.S. dollars that year. Sectoral FDI distribution Foreign investment in China has been traditionally strong in the manufacturing sector. However, with the focus of Chinese economic development shifting from production to technology, services, and consumption, the landscape is changing rapidly. The manufacturing sector’s contribution to total FDI inflows has gradually declined from nearly ** percent in 2005 to less than ** percent in 2021, while the service sector accounted for more than ** percent in that year. In particular, research and technology, IT, and leasing and business services, are quickly gaining importance adding to the diversification of investments into China. Investment restrictions in China In international comparison, the level of investment openness in China is still low. Sectors with long standing restrictions are media and telecommunications, as well as industries of national interest. In recent years, China has made new efforts to improve the investment environment and issued a new foreign investment law in 2019, further protecting the interests of foreign companies in the country. Given China’s ongoing, comparatively low FDI intensity, the country has the potential to attract much more foreign investment than it currently does. However, current geopolitical tensions and doubts about China’s determination to further open the market, raise questions about future development in this area.

China Outward Investment: Latin America: Mexico data was reported at 1.079 USD bn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 488.520 USD mn for 2022. China Outward Investment: Latin America: Mexico data is updated yearly, averaging 49.730 USD mn from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2023, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.079 USD bn in 2023 and a record low of -6.276 USD mn in 2015. China Outward Investment: Latin America: Mexico data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Commerce. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Investment – Table CN.OB: Outward Direct Investment: by Country.

China Outward Investment: Latin America: Honduras data was reported at 2.990 USD mn in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of -10.920 USD mn for 2020. China Outward Investment: Latin America: Honduras data is updated yearly, averaging 1.380 USD mn from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2021, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 49.060 USD mn in 2018 and a record low of -10.920 USD mn in 2020. China Outward Investment: Latin America: Honduras data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Commerce. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Investment – Table CN.OB: Outward Direct Investment: by Country.

What drives mass attitudes toward China? Scholars have written extensively on the political consequences of China’s recent integration into the world economy. Yet we lack causal empirical evidence on the relationship between China’s rising outward investment and perceptions toward China. I exploit foreign direct investment (FDI)’s agglomeration tendency to identify the effect of Chinese FDI on American views of China as a threat. I show that the announcement of Chinese greenfield FDI projects lessens concerns about China due to economic sociotropic considerations: Chinese greenfield FDI is believed to generate economic benefits broadcast to the public by the local news media. By contrast, Chinese takeovers of American companies, which do not stimulate the labor market, are not associated with a decline in threat perceptions. Findings are robust to controls for other political and economic conditions such as trade shocks from China and are mediated by respondents’ attachment to national identity.

During 2022, the foreign direct investment (FDI) from China in Mexico amounted to approximately 1.4* billion U.S. dollars, the highest FDI from China in the North American country during the given period.

China (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Utilized: Latin America: Brazil data was reported at 42.280 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 46.670 USD mn for 2016. China (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Utilized: Latin America: Brazil data is updated yearly, averaging 23.825 USD mn from Dec 1992 (Median) to 2017, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 57.600 USD mn in 2012 and a record low of 0.980 USD mn in 1995. China (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Utilized: Latin America: Brazil data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Commerce. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Investment – Table CN.OA: Foreign Direct Investment: Capital Utilized: by Country.

As of 2022, China invested over *** billion U.S. dollars in the Middle East and North Africa region. In comparison, Chinese investments in the region were worth around *** million U.S. dollars in 2005.

Graph and download economic data for Balance of Payments: Other Investment: Assets (or Net Acquisition of Assets) for China (CHNB6FAOI02CXCUQ) from Q1 1998 to Q4 2024 about M&A, financial account, BOP, China, investment, financial, and assets.

This statistic shows the combined value of China's global investment and construction from January 2005 through 2023, by global region. Between 2005 and 2023, China had invested more than *** billion U.S. dollars in Europe.

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.

China Outward Investment: Latin America: British Virgin Islands data was reported at 2.546 USD bn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9.116 USD bn for 2022. China Outward Investment: Latin America: British Virgin Islands data is updated yearly, averaging 3.222 USD bn from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2023, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 19.301 USD bn in 2017 and a record low of 209.680 USD mn in 2003. China Outward Investment: Latin America: British Virgin Islands data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Commerce. The data is categorized under Global Database’s China – Table CN.OB: Outward Direct Investment: by Country.

The statistic shows the number of Chinese direct investments in the United States in 2017, by sector. That year, China made ** direct investments into the real estate and hospitality sector in the United States.