Inbound FDI from January to July 2021 totaled RMB 672.19 billion, up by 25.5% year-on-year

By：MOFCOM Update：2021-08-18

From January to July 2021, paid-in FDI in China reached RMB 672.19 billion, up by 25.5% year-on-year (equivalent to USD 100.74 billion with a year-on-year increase of 30.9%, excluding banking, securities and insurance, the same hereinafter) and by 26.1% over the same period of 2019.

To be industry-specific, paid-in FDI in the service industry reached RMB 535.57 billion, up by 29.2% year-on-year, accounting for 79.7% of the total. In breakdown, paid-in FDI was up in wholesale and retail industry by 69.3%, scientific research and technology services by 49.2% and information transmission, software and IT services by 29.1%. In high-tech industries, it was up by 34.1%, with a rise of 27.8% in high-tech manufacturing and 36% in high-tech services.

In terms of the source of investment, paid-in FDI from countries along the Belt and Road and ASEAN countries grew by 46.3% and 46.3% respectively. In Hong Kong SAR, Singapore and Luxembourg, it increased by 31.9%, 48.9% and 64.2% respectively (including investment via free ports).