Investing in China has grown dramatically in recent years with each province desperate to encourage foreign investment. Below you can find pages describing levels of investment in the different Chinese Provinces. The pages include information on levels of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), the performance of major industry sectors, standards of infrastructure and levels of employment and welfare.
Whilst Anhui still lags someway behind its neighbouring provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in terms of GDP, attempts have been made in recent years to improve the accessibility of the area to foreign investors... Read more...
Investment in Hebei Province has experienced continued growth, in 2005 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and investment from other sources totalled US$ 2.65 billion, a 12.4% increase on the previous year. The value of imports and exports in Hebei Province also saw dramatic increases between 2004 and 2005. Read more...
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been on a steady increase in Hunan Province for some years now. By the end of 2005 FDI realised in monetary terms was approximately US$ 2,072 million and 38 of the world’s 500 largest companies had established businesses in the province. Read more...
Realised in monetary terms foreign investment in Jiangsu Province in 2005 totalled US$ 13.18 billion, this is a dramatic increase of 29.2% on the total foreign investment from 2004. The total value of imports and exports increased to US$ 227.941 in 2005, this is a 33.4% increase compared to the previous year. Read more...
Shaanxi Province approved a total of 256 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects in 2005, a decrease of 5.5%. However, when realised into monetary terms investment in the province increased by 19.3% to an estimated total of US$ 628 billion. Read more...
When realised in monetary terms Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Shandong Province in 2005 was US$ 9.82 billion, an increase of 32.4% on the previous year. During the year overseas project and labour contracts that were signed are estimated to have been worth US$ 1.47 billion, an increase of 18% on 2004. Read more...
In monetary terms the total Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Shanxi Province in 2005 was approximately US$ 280 million, a significant increase on the previous year. Project and labour contracts from overseas signed in Shanxi Province in 2005 had an estimated value of US$ 220 million. Read more...
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Sichuan province during 2004 stood at approximately US$ 1 billion, this was an increase of 8.1% on the previous year. A total of 436 overseas project and labour contracts were signed in Sichuan Province over 2004. Total business turnover in the province for 2004 was US$ 490 million. Read more...
Realised into monetary terms the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) for Yunnan Province in 2005 stood at US$ 189 million, this is an increase of 34.1% on the previous year. Over 2005 companies in Yunnan province were contracted with 132 projects from abroad worth an estimated US$530 million. Read more...
In 2005 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Zhejiang Province increased by 22.6% in comparison to 2004. In monetary terms FDI in the province was approximately US$ 6.68 billion. The province has gone to great lengths to increase the number of foreign project and labour contracts signed. Read more...