China's Foreign Direct Investment

Foreign Direct Investment (Inflows and Outflows)

Definition: FDI stands for Foreign Direct Investment, a component of a country's national financial accounts. Foreign direct investment is investment of foreign assets into domestic structures, equipment, and organizations. It does not include foreign investment into the stock markets.

During 1979 to 1991, FDI inflows were low, but they grew steadily. From 1992 to 2001 FDI inflows initially increased very rapidly, however, they slowed after 1997 and declined in 1999 and 2000, followed by a moderate recovery in 2001. The total value of China’s foreign trade increased from US$509.65 billion in 2001 to US$1,760.4 billion in 2006. China’s current FDI sits at $1732.339 (Billion $US.)

Source: Taken from

http://economics.about.com/cs/economicsglossary/g/fdi.htm

http://epress.anu.edu.au/chinalink/pdf/ch11.pdf 

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html