Ministry of Commerce: China's non-financial outbound direct investment in 2025 was 145.66 billion US dollars, an increase of 1.3% over the previous year.

According to the Ministry of Commerce on January 30th, the person in charge of the Department of Cooperation introduced the operation of China's foreign investment cooperation in 2025. In 2025, China's foreign investment cooperation achieved stable development. First, foreign investment maintained steady and orderly growth. Non-financial direct investment abroad reached $145.66 billion, an increase of 1.3% from the previous year. Investments in Africa, Europe, and Asia increased by 41%, 20.9%, and 1.2% respectively, effectively driving local economic and social development, and promoting the stability of the global production and supply chain. Secondly, the scale of foreign contracting projects steadily increased. The turnover reached $178.82 billion, an increase of 7.7% from the previous year, and the value of new signed contracts reached $289.22 billion, an increase of 8.2% from the previous year, both reaching historical highs. A number of landmark projects and small-scale projects were implemented, effectively promoting regional infrastructure interconnection. Thirdly, foreign labor services saw growth. 428,000 labor personnel were sent abroad, an increase of 4.6% from the previous year, adding 19,000 personnel. They were mainly concentrated in areas such as construction, transportation, manufacturing, accommodation, and catering, and the personnel structure continued to optimize. By the end of 2025, there were 603,000 labor personnel abroad. Fourth, actively serving the construction of the "Belt and Road". Non-financial direct investment in "Belt and Road" countries reached $39.67 billion, an increase of 17.6% from the previous year. The value of new signed contracts for foreign contracting projects reached $257.98 billion, with a turnover of $152.63 billion, accounting for 89.2% and 85.4% respectively of the total, making positive contributions to deepening economic and trade cooperation with co-building countries and high-quality construction of the "Belt and Road". This article is excerpted from the official website of the Ministry of Commerce, edited by GMTEight: Feng Qiuyi.