China’s Foreign Investment Stock Exceeds $3.6 Trillion with Robust High-tech Inflow Growth

New official data reveals steady expansion of foreign presence in China’s market, with sustained corporate reinvestment and structural optimisation across key industrial sectors. According to data released by China’s Ministry of Commerce on May 23, the country’s stock of foreign-funded enterprises has maintained consecutive growth for the past three years, surpassing 530,000 entities, while cumulative foreign investment stock has exceeded $3.6 trillion.

Massive foreign enterprises continue to anchor their long-term development in China and scale up local investment. Over 8,000 foreign firms increased their investment in China in 2025, representing a year-on-year rise of more than 10%. More than 3,000 overseas enterprises have launched additional investment projects in the first four months of this year, reflecting sustained market confidence in China’s industrial prospects.

CCTV News reports that China saw steady growth in newly established foreign-invested enterprises from January to April 2026. A total of 20,113 new foreign-funded enterprises were registered nationwide, up 6.8% year on year. The actual utilised foreign capital reached 287.69 billion yuan during the period, marking a 10.3% year-on-year decline.

Investment structure continues to improve with prominent growth in high-value sectors. Breakdown by industry shows the manufacturing sector utilised 78.88 billion yuan of foreign capital, while the service sector attracted 204.15 billion yuan. High-tech industries stand out as a core growth driver, absorbing 116.33 billion yuan of foreign investment, a year-on-year increase of 20.3%. This accounts for 40.4% of China’s total utilised foreign capital, rising 10.3 percentage points from the same period last year.

Sub-sectors within high-tech industries register explosive investment growth. Foreign capital inflows into research and design services surged 108.4% year on year. The computer and office equipment manufacturing sector achieved a 22.9% increase in foreign investment, and the electronic and communication equipment manufacturing sector recorded a 20.2% growth, highlighting accelerated foreign layout in China’s advanced manufacturing and innovative service fields.

Investment sources show diversified growth momentum from major global economies. Latest statistics indicate Luxembourg’s actual investment in China jumped 110.3% year on year, followed by Switzerland with a 60.8% increase, France with 58.3% and the United States with 24.5%, demonstrating expanding cross-border investment cooperation between China and major European and American economies.

China’s pharmaceutical industry is poised to unlock new opportunities for global investors during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, a crucial stage for advancing the Healthy China initiative. Boasting a comprehensive industrial innovation ecosystem and the world’s largest medical and healthcare service system, China will continuously deliver broad development space for multinational pharmaceutical enterprises to deepen local operations and expand industrial layout in the future.