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 direct investment position of the United States in China from 2000 to 2023, on a historical-cost basis. In 2023, the U.S. investments made in China were valued at 126.91 billion U.S. dollars. Direct investment position of the United States - additional information Foreign direct investment (FDI), simply put, is an investment of one company into another company located in a different country. It differs from a traditional way of investing into shares of foreign companies listed on a stock exchange. The companies which make foreign direct investment usually own a part of the company in which they invest and they have influence on the decision making process. In the United States, FDI is defined as an American investor (called the U.S. parent) owning a minimum of 10 percent of a foreign firm (known as a foreign affiliate). The total direct position of the United States abroad amounted to 6.68 trillion U.S. dollars in 2023. Although the phenomenon profits greatly from the technological advances of the 21st century, as well as from the cultural flexibility of today’s workforce, FDI has a long history, going back to the colonial empires. Not without critics, FDI is generally believed to bring advantages to the investing company, such as access to new markets and decreased costs of labor, materials and production facilities. The local economy can benefit from an infusion of capital, access to new technologies and engagement of native labor pool. There are three recognized types of foreign direct investment, namely horizontal FDI, platform FDI and vertical FDI, along with various methods of implementing the investment itself. FDI considered by many one of the motors of worldwide economic growth. U.S. foreign investment abroad has seen a dramatic growth in the past decades. Multinational American corporations, especially focused on manufacturing, have largely invested in facilities overseas, due to financial benefits. However, a large share of these corporations focuses toward not only supplying the U.S. market, but also the local markets in which they operate. In 2020, the country that received the largest amount of U.S. foreign investment was the United Kingdom, with a little over one trillion U.S. dollars, followed by the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. Overall, the total amount of U.S. dollars invested in European states in 2021 reached 3.98 trillion U.S. dollars compared to 2.25 trillion U.S. dollars a decade prior.

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 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.

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 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.

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.

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.

Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) in China was reported at 153687573951 USD in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. China - Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

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.

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in China was reported at 18556141173 USD in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. China - Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

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.

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.

This report provides a brief description of Chinese investment in the U.S. and European tier 1 and tier 2 automotive suppliers of textile-based automotive components.

China (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Utilized: Year to Date: North America: Canada data was reported at 284.610 USD mn in Dec 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 202.610 USD mn for Sep 2018. China (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Utilized: Year to Date: North America: Canada data is updated quarterly, averaging 220.655 USD mn from Sep 1994 (Median) to Dec 2018, with 98 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 861.770 USD mn in Dec 2009 and a record low of 23.760 USD mn in Mar 2015. China (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Utilized: Year to Date: North America: Canada data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Commerce. The data is categorized under Global Database’s China – Table CN.OA: Foreign Direct Investment: Capital Utilized: by Country.

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.

This statistic shows the cash flow of Chinese foreign direct investments (FDI) to Latin America from 2013 to 2023. In 2023, around ***** billion U.S. dollars were directed from China to Latin America, a decrease from around ***** billion U.S. dollars in the year prior.

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.

ABSTRACT This paper aims to analyze the recent changes in economic relations between Latin American countries and China in the context of the transformations occurred in the latter’s development strategy after the global financial crisis. The text argues that, in relation to the first decade of the twenty-first century, connections linked to FDI, financing flows, and infrastructure projects have been growing in importance and present new challenges to Latin America, which surpass the ones based only on trade flows.

As of 2020, Chinese FDI flow to Africa amounted to *** billion U.S. dollars. In the same period, Foreign Direct Investment from the United States totaled *** billion U.S. dollars. This trend - higher Chinese than American FDI flows to Africa - has been observed since 2013, when China overtook the U.S. regarding investment flows to the continent.