The country allocated US$62.88 billion for external investments in the first four months of 2026; increase is 3.9% compared to 2025
China’s overseas direct investment across all sectors reached US$62.88 billion in the first 4 months of 2026, an increase of 3.9% compared to the same period in 2025.
Chinese domestic companies allocated 315.74 billion yuan for non-financial direct investments abroad (a modality that includes opening branches, building factories, acquisitions and participation in foreign companies, but excludes bank or stock market investments). This type of investment was 13.9% lower compared to the same period of the previous year. Capital was invested in 5,231 companies located in 142 countries and regions.
The opposite movement, the entry of foreign capital into the country, also declined. The effective use of FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) in China, which measures long-term investments made by foreign companies in the Chinese economy, totaled 287.69 billion yuan in the first 4 months of 2026, a drop of 10.3% compared to the same period in 2025.
With information from the official state news agency of the government of the People’s Republic of China.
