This statistic shows the value of Chinese foreign direct investments (FDI) in the United States from 2010 to 2020, by ownership. After the record numbers in 2016, Chinese direct investment in the U.S. decreased significantly. In 2020, China's governmental direct investments in the United States amounted to approximately one billion U.S. dollars, whereas private investment deals were valued at about 6.1 billion U.S. dollars.
Value of Chinese foreign direct investment flows to the United States from 2010 to 2020, by ownership
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The source used transaction-based data to calculate FDI values. These figures vary from official Chinese outbound FDI data, but might be more representative for actual investment flows.
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Rhodium Group. (October 27, 2021). Value of Chinese foreign direct investment flows to the United States from 2010 to 2020, by ownership (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/234111/value-of-chinese-direct-investments-in-the-us-by-type-of-investor/
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