Daily Management Review

Foreign direct investment in China rise by 13.2 per cent in March


04/22/2025


According to China's Ministry of Commerce, foreign direct investment (FDI) in mainland China's economy increased by 13.2 percent in March 2025 compared to the same month in the previous year.



Gary Lerude
Gary Lerude
At that, they decreased by 10.8% to 269.2 billion yuan ($37.35 billion) by the close of the first quarter. The manufacturing sector contributed 71.51 billion yuan, whereas the service sector added 193.33 billion yuan.

In the first quarter, FDI from ASEAN nations to China rose by 56.2%, from the European Union by 11.7%, from Switzerland by 76.8%, from Britain by 60.5%, from Japan by 29.1%, and from South Korea by 12.9%, according to data from the Xinhua agency.

Over 12,600 newly registered companies with foreign investment appeared in the country from January to March, marking a 4.3 percent increase compared to the same timeframe in 2024.

According to reports, FDI in 2024 dropped 27.1 percent to 826.25 billion yuan. This represents the largest drop recorded in counting history (since 2008).

source: english.news.cn