China new foreign-invested enterprises
China newly established foreign-invested enterprises figures track cumulative counts and growth.
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| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | |
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| Newly established foreign-invested enterprises | 42,582 | 37,711 | 31,617 | 25,297 | 20,113 | 13,987 | 8,631 | 5,306 | 70,392 | 61,207 | 53,782 | 48,921 | 42,435 | 36,133 | 30,014 | 24,018 | 18,832 | 12,603 | 7,574 | 4,229 | 59,080 | 52,379 | 46,893 | 42,108 | 36,968 | 31,654 | 26,870 | 21,764 | 16,805 | 12,086 | 7,160 | 4,588 | 53,766 | 48,078 | 41,947 | 37,814 | 33,154 | |
| Year-on-year growth | 0.3 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 11 | 14 | 25.5 | 19.1 | 16.9 | 14.7 | 16.2 | 14.8 | 14.1 | 11.7 | 10.4 | 12.1 | 4.3 | 5.8 | -7.8 | 9.9 | 8.9 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 14.2 | 17.4 | 19.2 | 20.7 | 34.9 | 74.4 | 39.7 | 36.2 | 32.1 | 32.4 | 33 |
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The series on this page is monthly and runs from Dec 1983 to Aug 2026. Source: Ministry of Commerce of the PRC (MOFCOM) — Data Center.
About this data
China newly established foreign-invested enterprises figures track cumulative counts and growth. Published monthly by the Ministry of Commerce of the PRC (MOFCOM), the series measure newly established foreign-invested enterprises and their year-on-year growth. Figures are reported on a cumulative year-to-date basis from January, with historical coverage extending back to 1983.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the latest figure for China new foreign-invested enterprises?
- Newly established foreign-invested enterprises stood at 42,582 enterprises in Aug 2026. That is +12.9% from Jul 2026 and +0.3% from a year earlier.
- How far back does the China new foreign-invested enterprises data go?
- The series on this page is monthly and runs from Dec 1983 to Aug 2026. Source: Ministry of Commerce of the PRC (MOFCOM) — Data Center. Every series in the table can be charted over its full history and downloaded as CSV or Excel.
- What do China newly established foreign-invested enterprise statistics measure?
- The indicator measures the number of new foreign-invested enterprises established across China, tracking direct business incorporation and foreign investment entry into the Chinese market.
- Are China foreign-invested enterprise figures reported monthly or cumulative?
- Figures for newly established foreign-invested enterprises in China are published as cumulative year-to-date totals starting from January, alongside percentage year-on-year growth rates.