China Foreign Direct Investment YoY

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into China fell by 10.3% to CNY 621.93 billion on the year to October of 2025, extending the two-and-a-half-year ongoing streak of contractions, albeit at the softest magnitude since December of 2023. The allocation of foreign direct investment to manufacturing was CNY 161.91 billion, while that for services was CNY 445.82 billion. In the meantime, CNY 192.52 of foreign capital was directly invested in technological industries. The largest source of investment was the United Arab Emirates, totaling nearly half of all inflow, while the UK and Switzerland also placed notable investments.