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Friday, January 30, 2015

China Overtakes US for Foreign Direct Investment(FDI)in 2014

China has overtaken the US as the top destination for foreign direct investment (FDI), for the first time since 2003.

Last year, foreign firms invested $128bn (£84,8bn) in China, and $86bn in the US, according to the United Nations Conference of Trade and Development(UNCTAD)

Globally, foreign investment fell by 8% to a total of $1.26tn last year.

Top destinations for FDI in 2014

Source: UNCTAD
China
$128bn
Hong Kong
$111bn
US
$86bn
Singapore
$81bn
Brazil
$62bn
UK
$61bn
Canada
$53bn
Australia
$49bn
Netherlands
$42bn
Luxembourg
$36bn

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