By Zhong Nan | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-12-19
Foreign direct investment inflows in China saw a notable rebound in November, surging 26.1 percent year-on-year, data from the Ministry of Commerce showed on Friday.
According to an online statement from the ministry, China’s actual utilized foreign capital totaled 693.18 billion yuan ($98.45 billion) in the first 11 months of 2025, falling 7.5 percent year-on-year.
Between January and November, the manufacturing sector attracted 171.72 billion yuan in foreign capital, compared with 506.29 billion yuan for the services sector.
In the meantime, high-tech industries utilized 221.26 billion yuan in foreign capital, with significant growth seen in sectors such as e-commerce services, medical equipment and instrument manufacturing, and aerospace equipment manufacturing.
Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom recorded notable increases in their investment in China, with year-on-year growth rates of 67 percent, 47.6 percent and 19.3 percent, respectively.