Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into China declined by 10.3% year-on-year to CNY 287.7 billion in the first four months of 2026. Of this total, FDI in the manufacturing sector reached CNY 78.9 billion, while high-tech industries attracted CNY 166.3 billion, an increase of 20.3%, bringing their share to 40.4% of total FDI. The services sector received CNY 204.2 billion.
Within this, investment in R&D and design services, as well as in the manufacturing of computers and office equipment and of electronic and communication equipment, rose by 108.4%, 22.9%, and 20.2%, respectively.
Over the same period, 20,113 new foreign-invested enterprises were established in China, a year-on-year increase of 6.8%. By source country, FDI inflows into China grew markedly from Luxembourg (+110.3%), Switzerland (+60.8%), France (+58.3%), and the United States (+24.5%).
