In January 2026, the country attracted 92.01 billion RMB in foreign investment.

In January 2026, nationwide, 5,306 newly established foreign-invested enterprises were set up, an increase of 25.5% year over year; the actual amount of foreign capital utilized was 92.01 billion yuan, down 5.7% year over year. By industry, actual foreign capital utilized in the manufacturing sector was 26.09 billion yuan, and in the services sector was 64.04 billion yuan. For high-tech industries, the actual foreign capital utilized was 33.75 billion yuan, up 0.6%, accounting for 36.7% of the nation’s total actual foreign capital utilized, which is 2.3 percentage points higher than the same period last year. Among them, the research and design services sector, the computer and office equipment manufacturing industry, and the electronic and communications equipment manufacturing industry saw actual foreign capital utilized increase by 175.1%, 82.4%, and 3.7%, respectively. By source region, Germany, Switzerland, and Singapore’s actual investment in China increased by 86.6%, 57.4%, and 10.9%, respectively (including data on investment made through free ports). (Ministry of Commerce)