MOFCOM: China's FDI Equity Stock Hits 26.8 Trillion Yuan, Ranking Second Globally
China's Ministry of Commerce released 2025 annual report data showing FDI equity stock has grown for six consecutive years to 26.8 trillion yuan, with foreign enterprises maintaining healthy profitability.
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On October 15, He Yadong, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), presented data from the recently completed 2025 Annual Report on Foreign Investment Information. The figures show that China's Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) equity stock reached 26.8 trillion yuan, marking the sixth consecutive year of growth and securing the second-largest position globally. A total of 461,000 foreign-invested enterprises submitted annual reports, a 5.7% year-on-year increase.
Regarding operational efficiency, the average profit margin of reporting foreign-invested enterprises was 8.7%. Notably, manufacturing foreign-invested enterprises achieved a profit margin 2.2 percentage points higher than the national average for industrial enterprises above designated size. Additionally, foreign-invested enterprises accounted for one-third of China's total goods import and export value, one-seventh of national tax revenue, and absorbed an average of over 30 million jobs annually in the past five years.