China outward direct investment (ODI)
China outward direct investment figures from MOFCOM track overseas investment and contracted projects.
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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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| Non-financial outward direct investment4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investment amount | 866.8 | 768.4 | 657.3 | 552 | 455.8 | 335.1 | 209.9 | 120.5 | 1,456.6 | 1,320.9 | 1,219 | 1,107.4 | 969 | 845.3 | 722.3 | 616 | 510.4 | 356.8 | 229.7 | 135.5 | 1,438.5 | 1,286.3 | 1,158.3 | 1,064.6 | 940.9 | 835.5 | 726.2 | 602 | 483.6 | 342 | 210.6 | 119.8 | 1,301.3 | 1,156.8 | 1,047.4 | 959.6 | 837.3 | |
| Investment amount, year-on-year growth | -10.6 | -9.1 | -9 | -10.4 | -10.7 | -6.1 | -8.6 | -11.1 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 4 | 3 | 1.2 | -0.5 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 9.1 | 13.2 | 10.5 | 11.2 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 12.4 | 16.2 | 16.6 | 16.3 | 14.6 | 8.4 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 11.4 | 12.7 | 11 | 11.8 | 11.5 | |
| Number of investing enterprises | 8,424 | 7,742 | 6,867 | 6,081 | 5,231 | 4,111 | 2,927 | 1,871 | 11,048 | 10,165 | 9,553 | 8,995 | 8,350 | 7,676 | 6,887 | 5,989 | 5,116 | 4,023 | 2,799 | 1,762 | 9,400 | 8,581 | 7,960 | 7,375 | 6,762 | 6,103 | 5,532 | 4,829 | 4,163 | 3,311 | 2,316 | 1,491 | 7,913 | 7,149 | 6,584 | 6,169 | 5,642 | |
| Number of destination countries and regions | 148 | 148 | 144 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 134 | 131 | 153 | 153 | 152 | 151 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 147 | 145 | 143 | 142 | 139 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 152 | 152 | 151 | 150 | 147 | 146 | 144 | 155 | 154 | 154 | 152 | 152 | |
| Overseas contracted projects4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Newly signed contracts | 1,713.4 | 1,466.8 | 1,256.4 | 995.6 | 804.4 | 554.3 | 354.1 | 2,892.2 | 2,307.5 | 2,107 | 1,928.5 | 1,700.8 | 1,495.8 | 1,299 | 986.8 | 765.9 | 586.7 | 353.4 | 2,673 | 1,987.9 | 1,776.5 | 1,716.9 | 1,495 | 1,339.5 | 1,155.4 | 873 | 625.7 | 465.5 | 274.6 | 131.6 | 2,645.1 | 1,777.2 | 1,540.9 | 1,406 | 1,234.4 | |||
| Newly signed contracts, year-on-year growth | 0.7 | -1.9 | -3.3 | 0.9 | 5 | -5.5 | 0.2 | 8.2 | 16.1 | 18.6 | 12.3 | 13.8 | 11.7 | 12.4 | 13 | 22.4 | 26 | 28.7 | 1.1 | 11.9 | 15.3 | 22.1 | 21.1 | 25 | 22 | 21.7 | 5.6 | 7.9 | 9.6 | 28.4 | 4.5 | -9.2 | -6.5 | -4.4 | -4.3 | |||
| Turnover completed | 1,156.1 | 1,019.7 | 879.5 | 689.3 | 541.7 | 373.1 | 225.8 | 1,788.2 | 1,532.4 | 1,341.8 | 1,223.3 | 1,052 | 909.4 | 781.2 | 619.4 | 471.1 | 341.8 | 183.4 | 1,659.7 | 1,402.3 | 1,243.8 | 1,098.6 | 973.4 | 862.8 | 722.5 | 587.9 | 441.3 | 324 | 194.3 | 92.5 | 1,609.1 | 1,356.6 | 1,219.1 | 1,090.3 | 927.4 | |||
| Turnover completed, year-on-year growth | 9.9 | 12.1 | 12.6 | 11.3 | 15 | 9.2 | 23.1 | 7.7 | 9.3 | 7.9 | 11.4 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 5.5 | -5.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2 | 0.8 | 5 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 8.8 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 6.6 | 12 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 1.9 | -0.5 | |||
| Overseas labour services: workers dispatched3 | 31.5 | 27.4 | 22.8 | 17.3 | 13.2 | 9.6 | 5.7 | 42.8 | 38.6 | 34.9 | 31.1 | 27.1 | 23.1 | 21.5 | 17.9 | 14.5 | 10.6 | 6 | 40.9 | 35.8 | 32.4 | 29.1 | 25.7 | 22.5 | 19 | 15.9 | 12.9 | 9.7 | 6 | 3.8 | 34.7 | 30.8 | 28.1 | 25.4 | 22.7 | |||
| Dispatched under contracted projects | 9.2 | 8.3 | 7 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 3 | 1.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 9.8 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2 | 15.3 | 13 | 12 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 2 | 11.1 | 9.7 | 8.8 | 8 | 7.1 | |||
| Dispatched under labour cooperation | 22.3 | 19.1 | 15.8 | 12.1 | 9.1 | 6.6 | 4.1 | 29.2 | 26.2 | 23.7 | 21.3 | 18.5 | 15.5 | 15.1 | 12.5 | 10.1 | 7.3 | 4 | 25.6 | 22.8 | 20.4 | 18.2 | 16.2 | 14.1 | 11.7 | 9.6 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 23.6 | 21.1 | 19.3 | 17.4 | 15.6 | |||
| Workers dispatched, year-on-year growth | 4.4 | 4.3 | 1.3 | -0.6 | -1.3 | -1 | -0.3 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0 | 6.2 | 5 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.4 |
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The series on this page is monthly and runs from Feb 2003 to Aug 2026. Source: Ministry of Commerce of the PRC (MOFCOM) — Data Center.
About this data
China outward direct investment figures from MOFCOM track overseas investment and contracted projects. Measures include non-financial investment amount in US dollars, number of investing enterprises, destination countries, newly signed contracts, completed turnover, and dispatched labour. Published monthly by the Ministry of Commerce, all indicators report cumulative year-to-date values alongside year-on-year growth since 1979.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the latest figure for China outward direct investment (ODI)?
- Investment amount stood at 866.8 100 million US dollars in Aug 2026. That is +12.8% from Jul 2026 and −10.5% from a year earlier.
- How far back does the China outward direct investment (ODI) data go?
- The series on this page is monthly and runs from Feb 2003 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 does China outward direct investment measure?
- China outward direct investment (ODI) measures non-financial direct capital deployed abroad by Chinese enterprises, tracking investment amounts in US dollars alongside the number of investing enterprises and partner countries.
- What overseas cooperation indicators are included in this table?
- Beyond outward direct investment, the table covers China overseas contracted projects, including newly signed contracts and completed turnover in US dollars, as well as Chinese workers dispatched abroad under contracted projects and labour cooperation.
- Are China outward direct investment figures reported monthly or cumulative?
- China outward direct investment and economic cooperation statistics from MOFCOM are reported on a cumulative year-to-date basis from January of each year, accompanied by year-on-year percentage growth rates.