China Global Investment Tracker
The value of China’s overseas investment and construction combined since 2005 has passed $2.5 trillion. The investment recovery that began after the end of zero-Covid stalled in 2024 but construction showed its own recovery, moving sharply higher. Energy returned to its usual place as the top sector for both investment and construction. The US continues to be hesitant concerning Chinese investment, while the UK was among the leaders. In construction, Saudi Arabia easily led again.
The China Global Investment Tracker is the only comprehensive public data set covering the country’s outbound investment and construction, documented both separately and together. It includes over 4600 large transactions across transport, metals, real estate, agriculture, and other sectors (plus 400 troubled transactions). The full set with the amount, Chinese parent firm, host country, and sector, is available for public use with proper citation. The tracker is published by the American Enterprise Institute.
For the full data set, please contact Derek Scissors
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THE CHINA GLOBAL INVESTMENT TRACKER IS PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE AND THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION.
HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DATA? Contact Derek Scissors by email or phone at 202-862-7168.