Foreign Direct Investment in Hong Kong increased by 20178.29 HKD Billion in the second quarter of 2025. This dataset provides - Hong Kong Foreign Direct Investment- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about Hong Kong SAR (China) Foreign Direct Investment

• Hong Kong SAR (China) Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 27.0 USD bn in Sep 2024, compared with an increase of 32.2 USD bn in the previous quarter.
• Hong Kong SAR (China) Foreign Direct Investment: USD mn net flows data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1999 to Sep 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 75.9 USD bn in Mar 2015 and a record low of -16.3 USD bn in Jun 2019.

• In the latest reports of Hong Kong SAR (China), Current Account recorded a surplus of 12.9 USD bn in Jun 2024.
• Hong Kong SAR (China) Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 9.6 USD bn in Jun 2024.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 955.0 USD mn in Jun 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 91.4 USD bn in Mar 2023.

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Hong Kong was reported at 28.75 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Hong Kong - Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

This statistic displays the value of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Hong Kong from 2010 to 2024. In 2024, FDI inflows to Hong Kong amounted to around ****** billion U.S. dollars, indicating an increase from ****** billion U.S. dollars in the previous year.

Key information about Hong Kong SAR (China) Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

• Hong Kong SAR (China) Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 25.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2024, compared with a growth equal to 33.2 % in the previous quarter.
• Hong Kong SAR (China) Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1999 to Sep 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 102.9 % in Mar 2015 and a record low -18.5 % in Jun 2019.

• In the latest reports of Hong Kong SAR (China), Current Account recorded a surplus of 15.4 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 27.0 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• Hong Kong SAR (China) Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 13.2 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 1.2 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 91.4 USD bn in Mar 2023.

In 2023, the annual inflow of foreign direct investments (FDI) into Hong Kong's banking sector amounted to approximately **** billion Hong Kong dollars. That year, the total FDI flows into Hong Kong ranged at around ***** billion Hong Kong dollars.

In 2023, the total annual flow of inward foreign direct investments (FDI) in Hong Kong amounted to approximately 962.6 billion Hong Kong dollars. That year, direct investments from the U.S. in Hong Kong reached around 61.6 billion Hong Kong dollars.

China (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Utilized: Asia: Hong Kong data was reported at 89.917 USD bn in 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 94.509 USD bn for 2017. China (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Utilized: Asia: Hong Kong data is updated yearly, averaging 24.190 USD bn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2018, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 94.509 USD bn in 2017 and a record low of 15.500 USD bn in 2000. China (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Utilized: Asia: Hong Kong 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.

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.

Hong Kong: Foreign Direct Investment, billion USD: The latest value from 2024 is 117.03 billion U.S. dollars, a decline from 121.99 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 7.99 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 183 countries. Historically, the average for Hong Kong from 1970 to 2024 is 40.09 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, -0.27 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1985 while the maximum of 181.05 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2015.

This graph shows the outward foreign direct investment (FDI) stock of Hong Kong in selected years from 2000 to 2024. In 2024, Hong Kong's outward foreign direct investment stock ranged at approximately **** trillion U.S. dollars.

Historical dataset showing Hong Kong foreign direct investment by year from 1970 to 2023.

Mexico (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Hong Kong SAR (China) data was reported at 19,045.045 USD th in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 35,342.759 USD th for Sep 2024. Mexico (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Hong Kong SAR (China) data is updated quarterly, averaging 6,881.807 USD th from Mar 1999 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 99 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 295,999.861 USD th in Mar 2023 and a record low of -72,223.172 USD th in Sep 2023. Mexico (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Hong Kong SAR (China) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Economy. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.O007: Foreign Direct Investments: by Country.

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Hong Kong was reported at 117026502147 USD in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Hong Kong - Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

Feature Articles on Finance - Hong Kong's External Direct Investment Statistics

In 2023, the total stock of inward foreign direct investments (FDI) in Hong Kong amounted to approximately 16.59 trillion Hong Kong dollars. That year, the investment stock from U.S. investors in Hong Kong reached around 413.6 billion Hong Kong dollars.

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in Hong Kong was reported at 78101368252 USD in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Hong Kong - Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

Hong Kong HK: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data was reported at 35.848 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 41.529 % for 2016. Hong Kong HK: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 28.196 % from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2017, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 58.519 % in 2015 and a record low of 4.056 % in 2002. Hong Kong HK: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong SAR – Table HK.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.; ; International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).

External Direct Investment Statistics of Hong Kong - Table 315-38001 : Direct investment (DI) statistics of Hong Kong

External Direct Investment Statistics of Hong Kong - Table 315-38021 : Position, flow and income of outward direct investment (DI) of Hong Kong by selected major recipient country/territory