North American FDI into China continues to fall

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Greenfield investment monitor fDi Markets has recorded a year-on-year decline of FDI from North America into China between 2013 and 2016.

China is consistently the most popular destination in the Asia-Pacific region for receiving North American investment. It accounted for 23.73% of capital investment in the 2013 to 2016 period from US and Canadian businesses. Further, China is North America’s second most popular destination for foreign investment projects globally, behind only the UK, and has received the most capital investment (9.18% of North America’s total outward capital investment).

During 2013, 343 investment projects from North America into China were recorded. This figure has subsequently declined year-on-year, with 2016 recording 213 projects, a fall of 37.9% on 2013. The US was the biggest source country in North America for China’s inward investment, accounting for 92.71% of the projects in the period. Between 2013 and 2016, US projects…

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