Regional distribution of China’ s outward FDI
A look at the regional distribution of China’ s outward FDI
stock delivers a similar picture : At 70 percent, Asia
has received a dominant portion of China’ s FDI over time,
even while that share has dropped from75 percent back in
2004.
This is mainly attributable to the steady growth in
China’ s outward FDI stock in the developed regions of the
world. While the Euhad received only 0. 9 percent of Chi-
nese cumulative FDI in 2004 (and North America only 2. 0%) ,
by 2015 these figures had risen significantly to 5. 9 per-
cent and 4. 8 percent, respectively . This trend is
also reflected in the list of the top ten target countries: in 2004
the United States and Australia were included, but not a sin-
gle EU country. By 2015, five developed countries, includ-
ing two EU countries, were among China’ s top ten recipients
of FDI. Germany, having received j ust 0. 5 percent of Chinese
FDI over time, was ranked 13th in 2015.
Compared with 2004,
Hong Kong has lost some of its significance as a host coun-
try for Chinese FDI , but keeps its dominant role, with almost
60 percent of China’ s outward FDI stock in 2015.
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